Turkey

Turkey: Respect the rights and safety of demonstrators - 30 April 2008

On the eve of May Day demonstrations, Amnesty International calls upon the Turkish authorities to respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to ensure th

Turkish activist gets jail sentence - 21 March 2008

Human rights activist Eren Keskin has been sentenced to six months and 20 days in prison after being convicted of “denigrating the Turkish army”.

Video: Worldwide actions to close Guantánamo - 18 January 2008

Thousands of people, including Amnesty International members and supporters from around the world, have taken action to mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfe

Turkey: Reveal the full circumstances surrounding Hrant Dink's murder - 18 January 2008

On the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Amnesty International calls on the Turkish authorities to condemn a

The world shouts 'Close Guantánamo' - 16 January 2008

Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January.

Turkey: Conscientious objector at risk of imprisonment - 3 October 2007

The Turkish authorities must recognize and guarantee the right to conscientious objection, Amnesty International said on the eve of a trial that may send a conscientio

Press Freedom: Journalists in need of protection - 3 May 2006

Since the beginning of the war in Iraq in March 2003, more journalists have been killed in that country than anywhere else in the world.