Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention; journalists remain under threat Published at 20.05.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women refugees and migrants HRD detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Women protesters arrested for displaying LGBTI flags, crackdown on critical voices continues Published at 26.03.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women youth attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights protest internet restriction prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Student protests calling for academic freedom met with excessive force, LGBTI students targeted Published at 25.02.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women youth harassment HRD detained negative court ruling labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Censoring critical voices: Social media giants fined; journalists, women HRDs behind bars Published at 15.01.2021 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling self censorship women HRD detained protest internet restriction bureaucratic restriction censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Free speech under siege as government launches new unit to tackle ‘misinformation’ Published at 09.11.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force labour rights protest internet restriction killing of journalist censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Protests over government plans to withdraw from Istanbul Convention Published at 18.08.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women harassment excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Expression under threat: New law to censor social media Published at 23.07.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women intimidation labour rights excessive force internet restriction restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Further attempts to curtail freedom of expression during COVID-19 Published at 05.06.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption women surveillance excessive force internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Censorship hindering free speech "like a brick wall" Published at 06.03.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption women HRD detained protest censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
The onslaught on freedom of expression shows no sign of abating Published at 05.02.2020 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship LGBTI women release of HRDs HRD detained censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Academics arrested, journalists silenced and blanket bans on LGBTI protests Published at 03.07.2019 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption women release of HRDs travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted time,place restrictions protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Websites blocked, journalists arrested and protests dispersed using excessive force Published at 08.05.2019 Country Turkey Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption release of HRDs HRD detained labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
