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Violations of rights faced by Kurdish artists in Turkey stem from discrimination

İSMAİL BEŞİKCİ FOUNDATION

Violations of rights faced by Kurdish artists in Turkey stem from discrimination

According to a study carried out by the İsmail Beşikci Foundation, the approaches that still see Kurdish as a security issue and prevent it with arbitrary bans lead to discrimination, self-censorship and difficulties in making ends meet.

Petition for Palestine: 350 people call for ‘economic, diplomatic pressure on Israel’

Petition for Palestine: 350 people call for ‘economic, diplomatic pressure on Israel’

350 academics, artists and politicians have called on the world, primarily Turkey, to react against the ongoing attacks of Israel.

EU is ‘gravely concerned about continuing pressure against HDP’

EU is ‘gravely concerned about continuing pressure against HDP’

In a written statement, EU Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Stano has raised concerns about the “continuing pressure against the HDP and several of its members”, calling on Turkey to “safeguard its democratic system.”

24 February 2021

Lawyers of İstanbul Bar pressured into 'changing their bar association'

Lawyers of İstanbul Bar pressured into 'changing their bar association'

With the enactment of the law on multiple bar associations and the establishment of a second bar in İstanbul, the İstanbul Bar Association has announced that public lawyers are pressured into changing their bar associations.

17 February 2021

"Freedom and Security for Press Workers"

WORKING JOURNALISTS DAY

"Freedom and Security for Press Workers"

On the Working Journalists Day on 10 January, the Freedom for Journalists Platform demanded to release detained journalists and lift government applications that obstruct press freedom. Journalist Şener argued that "pressure of journalists against journalists should be revealed".

11 January 2011 Emir Çelik,Serkan Demir