EFD Rights Watch: 14 tons of water mixed with tear gas used in May Day crackdown…

14 tons of water mixed with tear gas used in May Day crackdown by Istanbul police A total of 14 tons of water mixed with tear gas was used during the police crackdown on demonstrators on May Day in Istanbul, a lawyer has learned.   Top court ruling may replace conscientious objectors’ prison sentences with … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Turkey?s interior minister calls Uludere victims “extras”. Another lower point for the AKP rule…

Minister points at Air Force for Uludere raid from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey?s interior minister weighs into the row over Uludere, labeling the dead villagers ?extras?… Uludere and politics as a conspiracy from Hurriyet Daily News Uludere was a terrible event and has been a controversial issue from the beginning. Now, there is a new … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Zarakolu released; “ECHR Condemns Turkey Regarding Use of Pepper Gas in Peaceful Protest

Prominent publisher, 14 others released in KCK case: report from Hurriyet Daily News Jailed publisher Ragıp Zarakolu and 14 others have been released in the   Church Pastor Attacked in Istanbul from Bianet :: English Four people rushed into a Protestant church in Bahçelievler district and physically attacked the pastor, threatening and insulting him.   … Read more