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Journalists detained, beaten, obstructed in Istanbul
Journalists were attacked, detained, and obstructed while reporting on clashes between police and protesters on Sunday. (Reuters/Serkan Senturk) Istanbul, June 17, 2013–Anti-press violence intensified...
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Re: ANDREW DUFF: G8 Leaders must bring Turkey back into dialogue with West +...
Re: ANDREW DUFF: G8 Leaders must bring Turkey back into dialogue with West + CALL FROM UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL Dear Mr Duff, We are very pleased to learn that you take the current situation of misuse...
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POLICE TERROR IN TURKEY
Lynne Featherstone‘s LETTER Re; POLICE TERROR IN ISTANBUL Sirk001-05Jun13-Hague Dear Ms Featherstone, I am very pleased to hear that you are asking questions to the Foreign Secretary on this issue and...
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Erdoğan’s needs list: Tolerance, compromise and apology
HURRIYET DAIL NEWS Tuesday,June 18 2013 BERFU KIZILTAN With all due respect to all the experienced columnists and contributors who have been trying to analyze what has been happening...
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JOURNALISTS CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL ACTION TO END CRAKDOWN ON MEDIA IN TURKEY...
17 June 2013 Files IFJ EFJ Letter on Turkey.doc Letter to member unions.doc EFJ Letter on Turkey to EC President.pdf EFJ Letter on Turkey to MEPs.pdf EFJ Letter on Turkey to Commissioner Reding.pdf EFJ...
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Now Turkey shuts down TV station
June 19, 2013 by Norman Lebrecht 1 Comment Taking a leaf from the authoritarian Greeks, the Turks are shutting down an opposition TV station over its coverage of the Taksim protests. An open letter...
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The Megalomania of Erdoğan the Magnificent
Stanley Weiss. Founding Chairman, Business Executives for National Security LONDON–It was the first time young Turks would march on the streets of Istanbul, when it was still known as Constantinople....
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Could Turkey Fall Below Iran in Press Freedom?
Even before the current protests, Turkey was already “the world’s largest prison for journalists,” its press freedom ranking had plummeted, falling below even Russia, Iraq, the Palestinian Authority,...
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Turkish police unleash water cannon on protests
By SUZAN FRASER and AMER COHADZIC — Jun. 22 5:54 Riot policemen shoot tear gas during clashes with protesters near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Petr David...
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Turkey’s crowds return, armed only with flowers
Justin Huggler Istanbul Sunday 23 June 2013 <!– 1 / 1 Protesters shower police with blooms in Taksim Square yesterday AFP Police Unrest gripped Turkey again last night as tens of thousands of...
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Stand still in support of peaceful protesters in Turkey
Stand still in support of peaceful protesters in Turkey 8 July 2013 Initiative for Freedom of Expression – Turkey Take action! Support Turkish protestors in their struggle to be heard by standing still...
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#Turkey: Stop lynching artists!
By Stratos Moraitis | July 7, 2013 at 3:18 pm | No comments | Featured, Opinion, Turkey | Tags: campaign, Memet Ali Alabora, petition During Occupy Gezi events in Istanbul, many artists took place...
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Turkey ordered to pay compensation for police mistreatment
Published: July 9, 2013 at 3:01 PM STRASBOURG, France, July 9 (UPI) — The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Turkey to pay damages to a woman who says...
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FOREIGN JOURNALIST HAS BEEN ARRESTED SCREAMING; PLEASE HELP ! I DON’T WANT TO...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktn9qkUzpqc&feature=player_embedded Filed under: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, IT IS ALL ABOUT DEMOCRACY, TURKISH CURRENT AFFAIRS
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TAKSIM PROTESTS SPILL INTO HIGHER EDUCATION
TURKEY; Yojana Sharma 09 July 2013 Issue No:280 Follow us on News Feeds Global Edition Africa Edition Protests in Turkey spilled over into a higher education conference last week when...
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How Turkey’s Leaders Are Exploiting Egypt’s Coup
By Claire Berlinski July 9, 2013 People cross their arms as riot police push them to leave Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey. If you’re reading the...
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TURKEY: GROWING AND WORRYING REPRESSION OF PROTESTERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Last Update 12 July 2013 Authorities failing to prosecute crimes against protesters. Following the death of a fifth protester, the FIDH deplores the response to the demonstrations that have been...
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AN UGLY CRACKDOWN IN TURKEY
By Howard Eissenstat July 11, 2013 at 9:04 AM Turkish policeman detain a protestor during a protest on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul (Photo Credit: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images). Ugly police violence...
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Brand Turkey and the Gezi Protests: Authoritarianism, Law, and Neoliberalism...
Jul 13 2013by Aslı Iğsız [Image via occupygezipics.tumblr.com] [Part one of this article can be found here.] Brand Turkey: Modeling Democracy and Neoliberalism When commentators for CNN...
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ANOTHER DAY GOES BY WITHOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM
TURKEY – Although, the international media is now turning a blind eye, the citizens of Turkey are still on the streets, protesting against the oppression of freedom and demanding the human rights not...
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