Campaigners vow to continue fight to free Amnesty International’s Turkey Chair Following a decision by a court in Istanbul to conditionally release eight human rights defenders while their trial continues, Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General said: “Today, finally, we celebrate that our friends and colleagues can go back with their loved ones and …
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Turkey must release human rights defenders, still in jail after 100 days
Amnesty International Turkey’s Director and Chair among detained Global protests mark “shameful milestone” for #Istanbul10 They face 15 years in jail on trumped-up terrorism charges One hundred days after their wrongful arrest, Amnesty International is leading a global demand for the immediate and unconditional release of 11 prominent human rights defenders in Turkey. Ten activists, …
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Turkey: Charging of activists, including Amnesty director, a crushing blow for rights
The charging of 10 human rights defenders on absurd terrorism-related grounds is an appalling affront to justice and a new low in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, said Amnesty International after a judge remanded six of the Istanbul 10 in pre-trial prison custody today. Amnesty International Turkey’s Director, Idil Eser who was among those remanded in custody, …
Response to the Turkish Consul-General to Australia: Release ‘the Istanbul 10’ and Taner Kiliç
Responding to comments by the Turkish Consul-General to Australia Melih Karalar on Radio National this morning, Campaigns Manager Michael Hayworth said: “We call for the immediate and unconditional release of 10 human rights defenders arrested by the Turkish government for their peaceful human rights work, including the Director of Amnesty International Turkey Idil Eser. The ‘Istanbul 10’ …