Türkiye: Acquittal of Taner Kılıç after eight-year ordeal comes amid new wave of repression of rights defenders

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Rights group welcomes acquittal of Türkiye lawyer amid ongoing repression of human rights activists

Amnesty International on Thursday welcomed the acquittal of prominent refugee rights lawyer and former chair of the organization’s Türkiye branch, Taner Kılıç, following an eight-year judicial process but expressed concern over continued repression of human rights activists. In its statement, the human rights organization said that Kılıç’s case exemplifies the Turkish authorities’ attempts to criminalize human rights advocacy through politically…

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Türkiye: Acquittal of Taner Kılıç after eight-year ordeal comes amid new wave of repression of rights defenders

The case of Taner Kılıç, who has finally been acquitted after a judicial process that has lasted almost 8 years, is a stark example of the Turkish authorities’ politically motivated attempts to criminalize human rights defenders, said Amnesty International.Taner Kılıç, a refugee rights lawyer and former Chair of Amnesty International’s Türkiye section, was arrested in June 2017 and detained in prison for more than 14 months. Despite a complete a…

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Erdoğan government's wave of repression continues amid growing wildcat strikes

In order to intimidate the social opposition, the Turkish government is trying to criminalise workers' struggles and support for them, while at the same time trying to show legal political organisations as an extension of a "terrorist organisation".

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Amnesty welcomes acquittal of former Turkey chair, laments new crackdown on rights activists | Bible Prophecy In The Daily Headlines

Amnesty International has welcomed the acquittal of Taner Kılıç, a prominent Turkish human rights defender and former chair of Amnesty International’s Turkey branch, after an… Read More: The post Amnesty welcomes acquittal of former Turkey chair, laments new crackdown on rights activists appeared first on Bible Prophecy In The Daily Headlines.

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Amnesty welcomes acquittal of former Turkey chair, laments new crackdown on rights activists - Turkish Minute

Amnesty International has welcomed the acquittal of Taner Kılıç, a prominent Turkish human rights defender and former chair of Amnesty International’s Turkey branch, after an eight-year legal ordeal but lamented a new crackdown on rights activists and figures from the political opposition in the country. Kılıç was among the 11 human rights defenders who were accused of terrorism for attending a series of meetings on İstanbul’s Büyükada island in…

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The case of Taner Kılıç, who was finally acquitted after nearly eight years of judicial proceedings, is a striking example of the Turkish authorities' attempts to criminalize the work of human rights defenders on political grounds, said Amnesty International. Taner Kılıç, a refugee rights lawyer and former president of the Turkish Section of Amnesty International, was arrested in June 2017 and held in detention for more than 14 months. Despite t…