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Detention of Lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan and Repression of the Legal Profession in Türkiye
Lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan, defence counsel for detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, has been subjected to escalating judicial harassment in Türkiye, […]
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Kurdish Journalist Nedim Türfent is targeted by the Turkish Government, again
Nedim Türfent, a journalist and a poet who focuses on human-rights abuses Kurdish people face in Türkiye, is being charged […]
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Rwanda Opposition Leader Victoire Ingabire Re-Arrested Amid Human Rights Concerns
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, an opposition leader in Rwanda, was re-arrested in June 2025. Ingabire, who returned from exile in 2010 […]
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Ending Arbitrary Detention in Northeast Syria: A Humanitarian and Legal Imperative
Years after the collapse of ISIS’s territorial control in Syria, tens of thousands of individuals—including large numbers of women and […]
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Forced Disappearances from Gaza
Urgent Concerns Regarding the Enforced Disappearance of Journalists from the Occupied Gaza Strip RIGHTSDEFENDERS urgently bring attention to the enforced […]
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ECHR Decision on Yalcinkaya Case
As Rights Defenders, we have deep concern regarding recent developments that question Turkey’s continued membership in the Council of Europe. […]
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Chad’s Democratic Decline: The Silencing of Opposition Voices
The recent arrest of opposition leader Succès Masra in Chad has sparked widespread concern over the erosion of democratic principles […]
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Gaza Under Siege: A Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, with over 53,000 Palestinians reported dead since October 2023. The Israeli […]
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Mohamed Benhalima
Mohamed Benhalima, a former Algerian military officer and anti-corruption activist, is currently serving a life sentence in Blida military prison, […]
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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 […]
