Prosecutions For ‘Insulting the President’ Continue in Türkiye

Prosecutions For ‘Insulting the President’ Continue in Türkiye

Last week, university student Esila Ayık was released after 40 days in detention following her arrest for holding a banner calling Türkiye’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a dictator at a protest in Istanbul.

Turkey should scrap ‘obsolete and unjustified’ offense of insulting the president: HRW - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Human Rights Watch has renewed its call for Turkey to repeal Article 299 of the penal code, which criminalizes “insulting the president,” citing recent prosecutions as proof that the law is incompatible with democratic norms and international free speech standards, Turkish Minute reported. The group said the offense is “obsolete and unjustified” and has been systematically used by authorities to silence dissent and punish criticism of President …

Turkey should scrap 'obsolete and unjustified' offense of insulting the president: HRW - Turkish Minute

Human Rights Watch has renewed its call for Turkey to repeal Article 299 of the penal code, which criminalizes “insulting the president,” citing recent prosecutions as proof that the law is incompatible with democratic norms and international free speech standards.