Workshop in Prague brings together MLSA’s lawyer network
A workshop titled “Training for Lawyers: Human Rights Mechanisms” took place in Prague between 5-8 March 2019. ...
Joint Press Release: Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu must be released immediately!
The investigation concerning the Gezi protests of 2013 has been concluded, and 16 persons, including Osman Kavala ...
Joint statement: “We stand united against efforts to destroy civil society”
A group of human rights advocacy organizations held a press conference on 27 February at 10:30 at ...
Fighting impunity in journalist murders: A panel with Matthew Caruana Galizia
Matthew Caruana Galizia, Özge Mumcu, Dicle Anter and Meryem Göktepe came together at the Unsolved: Fighting impunity ...
845 people in Turkey detained for criticizing military campaign in Syria
The Turkish Interior Ministry on 26 February announced that a total of 845 individuals have so far ...
Trans inmate quits hunger strike after reaching deal with prison officials
Imprisoned trans woman Diren Coşkun who has been on a hunger strike claiming rights violations in the ...
Journalist Yücel released from prison after meeting of Turkish – German leaders
Deniz Yücel, a German journalist who had been in jail in Turkey for a year, was released ...
Turkish journalist given award by Stockholm based rights group
Civil Rights Defenders, a Stockholm-based rights organization, announced on 8 February that Turkish human rights defender Murat Çelikkan ...
Trans activist goes on hunger strike in support of inmate
Kıvılcım Arat, a transsexual activist and a stage actress, announced on 6 February on her Twitter account ...
Total of people detained for criticizing Turkey’s war reaches 449, according to officials
Turkish Interior Ministry on 5 February announced a series of statistics, including the number of people detained for ...
