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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.

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.

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.

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