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Human rights defenders in Turkey blast detention of activists
Several Turkish human rights associations have slammed a number of media reports on the recent detention of human rights activists for "defaming and criminalizing" the rights activists.
Germany calls on Turkey to release local chair, director of Amnesty International
The chairman of the German Parliament Bundestag Committee on human rights, Matthias Zimmer, has urged Turkey's ambassador to Germany over the detention of two human rights activists working for Amnesty International, calling on Turkey to release them.
Amnesty International calls on President Erdoğan to release detained activists in video
Amnesty International has called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to release 10 human rights activists, including its Turkey head, who were detained in Istanbul on July 5 in a video shared on its Twitter account.The video reminded the president that the organization campaigned for his release 19 years ago when he was arrested for reciting a poem while acting as Istanbul mayor.
US concerned over detention of 10 human rights activists in Istanbul
The U.S. is "deeply concerned" by the detention of 10 human rights activists, including the Turkey head of Amnesty International, in Istanbul, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement on July 6.
Police detain 10 human rights activists in Istanbul
Police detained 10 human rights activists on July 5, including the Turkey head of Amnesty International, İdil Eser, at a meeting on an island off Istanbul.
The activists had gathered at a hotel on Büyükada, one of the Princes' Islands in the Marmara Sea, where they were organizing a "digital security and information management workshop," according to Amnesty International.
Turkish police detain 12 rights activists at meeting in Istanbul
Police have detained 12 human rights activists, including the Turkey head of Amnesty International, İdil Eser, at a meeting on an island near Istanbul.
They had gathered at a hotel on Büyükada island in the Marmara Sea when they were taken to a police station on July 5. It was not clear why they were being held and they had not been given access to lawyers.
Police detain 12 at meeting in island hotel in Istanbul
Police have detained 12 people, including the Turkey head of Amnesty International, İdil Eser, at a meeting on an island near Istanbul.
They had gathered at a hotel on Büyükada island in the Marmara Sea when they were taken to a police station on July 5. It was not clear why they were being held and they had not been given access to lawyers.
Turkey jails local head of Amnesty over suspected Gülen links
A Turkish court has formally arrested Amnesty International's chairman in the country pending trial on charges of "membership in a terror organization."
Amnesty says France using terrorism powers to curb peaceful protests
Rights group Amnesty International accused France yesterday of using emergency powers to fight terrorism as a pretext for clamping down on peaceful protests, including over sensitive environmental and labor issues.
AI says refugees displaced by Elliniko camp closure must get adequate housing
Human right groups Amnesty International on Monday issued a statement urging Greek authorities to provide safe and clean housing to hundreds of migrants and refugees being evacuated from a makeshift camp at the site of the capital's former airport at Elliniko.