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Urgent action update: Drop charges against activist in Turkey and protect himThe prosecution of fashion designer and LGBTI activist Barbaros Şansal for exercising his right to freedom of expression continues. The next hearing will take place on 1 June. In the meantime, a travel ban prevents him from carrying out his professional…
Urgent action outcomes 10 Apr 2017 -
Syria: Miraculous journeys, stranded hopesGyan and her brother Alan fled their homes in Syria to escape war and reach safety in Europe. A dangerous and exhausting journey for anyone, but the stakes are even higher when you're in a wheelchair. This is their incredible story.
Blog post 15 Mar 2017 -
Latest Information & Urgent Action update: Syrian refugee remains detained five months onA 21-year-old Syrian refugee has spent more than five months in police detention awaiting a decision on whether he will be forcibly returned from Greece to Turkey under the EU-Turkey deal.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Woman in urgent need of surgery released in Turkey
Sibel Çapraz was conditionally released from prison on 28 February. She had been in pre-trial detention for almost one year and was in need of medical treatment and an urgent operation.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Activist still held despite rejected indictment in Turkey
Fashion designer and LGBTI activist Barbaros Şansal remains in pre-trial detention since 3 January for allegedly ‘inciting the public to hatred or hostility’, despite a court rejecting the indictment drawn up in his case. He must be freed immediately and…
Urgent action outcomes 09 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action: Imprisoned woman in urgent need of surgery in Turkey
Sibel Çapraz is imprisoned and the authorities are denying her a vital and an urgent operation and adequate medical treatment. She was shot in November 2015 in Yüksekova, south-east Turkey, during clashes between security forces and the PKK. She was…
Urgent action outcomes 24 Jan 2017 -
Turkey’s crackdown on human rightsFollowing the failed coup, the Turkish government embarked on a crackdown of exceptional proportions, targeting people it accuses of being linked to Fethullah Gülen – a Turkish cleric in exile in the US, who the government accuse of masterminding the…
Press release 10 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: LGBTI activist held in pre-trial detention in Turkey
Fashion designer and LGBTI activist Barbaros Şansal is being held in pre-trial detention, accused of ‘inciting the public to hatred or hostility’ for a video message and tweet he shared on social media on New Year’s Eve.
Urgent action outcomes 09 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Ex-government official held incommunicado in Gambia
Mamadou Sajo Jallow, an ex-deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has been held incommunicado for more than two months at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) without access to his family or a lawyer. He remains in detention despite a court granting him…
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Turkey permanently closes hundreds of NGOs
375 registered associations and NGOs were permanently closed and their assets seized following an executive decree No. 677 issued on 22 November.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Turkey: mass NGO closure is attempt to 'permanently silence' civil society criticismPress release 22 Nov 2016
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Urgent Action: Turkey suspends activities of hundreds of NGOs
The Ministry of Interior announced on 11 November the blanket and arbitrary suspension of the activities of 370 NGOs for three months.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Massive crackdown on media in Turkey
Nine journalists and board members of the opposition daily Cumhuriyet were imprisoned pending trial on 4 November. At least 112 journalists and other media workers have been remanded in pre-trial detention since the 15 July coup attempt and the…
Urgent action outcomes 11 Nov 2016 -
End Action: Return to Turkey not imminent for two Syrians in Greece
The first two Syrian refugees that became at risk of being forcibly returned to Turkey under the illegal EU-Turkey deal have now been released from detention. A court has also ordered the suspension of their deportation.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Aug 2016 -
Turkey: response to President Erdoğan’s speech challenging Amnesty's torture findingsDetainees are being tortured after the attempted coup in Turkey, but the country's president will not admit this
Press release 02 Aug 2016 -
The aftermath of the failed Turkey coup: Torture, beatings and rapeThe Turkish government has embarked on a crackdown of exceptional proportions. More than 10,000 people have been detained since the coup and we have evidence that many are being subjected to torture and rape.
25 Jul 2016 -
Turkey: Fears for media as purge continues“We are witnessing a crackdown of exceptional proportions in Turkey at the moment."
Press release 20 Jul 2016 -
Turkey: Human rights in grave danger following coup attempt and subsequent crackdownPress release 18 Jul 2016 -
Turkey must uphold human rights in its response to coup attemptPress release 16 Jul 2016
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Urgent Action Update: Istanbul Pride ban enforced
On the day of the banned Istanbul Pride march on 26 June, police used tear gas and plastic bullets against small groups of LGBTI activists.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jul 2016
