Category: Freedom
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Dawit Isaak – The world’s longest imprisoned journalist
In 1993, Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia. After that, many of its refugees and migrants returned back to Eritrea, hoping for a better country. Dawit Isaak, a journalist and a writer, who sought refuge and granted citizenship in Sweden was one of them. After his return, he co-founded Eritrea’s first independent newspaper, Setit. The…
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Sümeyra Gelir
On April 3, 2025, 15-year-old Sümeyra Gelir passed away in her sleep at her home in Bolu, Turkey. While her death was medically attributed to epilepsy, her family and human rights advocates believe that the overwhelming responsibilities placed on her young shoulders—combined with the emotional trauma of being separated from her mother—played a significant role…
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Trial of the Girls – Weaponising Terrorist-Defence Laws Against Children
On September the 23rd 2024, the highly controversial trial of 15 minors (aged 13-17) began in Turkiye. The charges, like many similar cases, are that of ‘terrorist actions’. These actions involve studying, organising educational programs, and supporting children affected by the government’s emergency decrees (KHK). The source of the controversy is that the actions are…
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Turkey’s Instagram Ban and Rising Social Media Censorship: A Closer Look at Recent Developments
Turkey imposed a ban on Instagram on August 2, 2024, affecting millions of users who rely on the platform for social interaction and information sharing. This ban is part of a broader trend of increased social media censorship in the country. Turkish authorities defend the measures on grounds including national security concerns and the need…
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Freedom Activist Huda Kaya unlawfully detained, again
Last update (30/06/24): Huda Kaya, on her second hearing, has been released on the condition of sign-in once a month and travelling ban on the 25th June 2024. As this is a sign of fairer justice system; we demand the same conditions for other unlawfully detained people due to political motivations of the current ruling…
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Freedom Activist Huda Kaya unlawfully detained, again
Last update: An additional indictment was presented for Huda Kaya and 4 other people on the Kobani trial (Serpil Kemalbay, Fatma Kurtulan, Garo Paylan and Pero Dundar) while the others on the trial resulted. While some have been freed, the most charges were given to Selahattin Demirtas with 42 years in which the European Court…
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Critical Need for Action: Human Rights Violations in Guinea
Members of the security forces enjoy almost total impunity for the excessive use of force and other human rights abuses. With occasional exceptions, the government does not sufficiently investigate, prosecute, or punish government officials who committed abuses, either in the security forces or in other parts of government. Interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly;…
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Urgent Call to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect Women’s Rights in Morocco
The ruling on abortions in Morocco has been a long-standing multifaceted issue. Initially, abortion was entirely criminalized unless the mother’s life was in danger by article 453 of the Moroccan penal code which left Moroccan women to resort to unsafe, illegal abortion practices. Abortions under other circumstances attract penalties of up to two years for…