Ahmet Altan, an imprisoned Turkish writer and journalist, has topped the December 2020 ranking of the One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” list of press freedom cases. Altan, described by Amnesty International as a “prisoner of conscience”, was first arrested in September 2016 as part of the Turkish government’s media purge following the failed coup d’état. He was accused of encouraging planners of the coup with “subliminal messages” via … Read more →
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President Erdoğan has purged the press, now he’s going after social media
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced he will press ahead with his government’s controversial plans aimed at regulating social media companies. On some level, the plans are in line with wider discussions across Europe and the United … Read more →
Refugees caught between Turkish politics and Greek resistance
Background Since the start of the migrant crisis across Europe in 2015, and no less today, Greece has been a focal point for refugees in Europe. Up until March 2016, thousands of asylum seekers were arriving on Greek shores every day before attempting to continue their journeys through Europe. Things changed in March 2016, when the EU struck a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants entering the … Read more →
New research exposes the killing and abuse of migrants at the Greek-Turkish border
New research released by Amnesty International on Friday (3 April 2020) details the widespread abuse and violence subjected to migrants at the Greek-Turkish border. The report – titled Caught in a Political Game – finds that at least two men have been … Read more →
Turkey accused of using refugees as leverage in negotiations with the EU
President Erdogan of Turkey is travelling to Brussels today (March 9, 2020) for showdown talks with the EU over the current migrant crisis. Ankara is expected to demand hundreds of millions of euros from the EU in exchange for stopping the flood of … Read more →