Turkey detains 16 over alleged Gülen movement ties as crackdown continues - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 16 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the TRT Haber public broadcaster reported. Police launched simultaneous operations…

Turkey detains 16 over alleged Gülen movement ties as crackdown continues #HumanRightsForAll

İstanbul’s jailed mayor faces fresh investigation - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday launched their latest investigation into İstanbul’s jailed opposition Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a prominent rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on allegations of…

İstanbul’s jailed mayor faces fresh investigation #HumanRightsForAll
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20 detained in probe targeting opposition-run district municipality in İstanbul - Stockholm Center for Freedom Twenty people including municipal officials and contractors have been detained as part of a corruption investigation targeting İstanbul’s Üsküdar Municipality, run by the main opposition Republican…

20 detained in probe targeting opposition-run district municipality in İstanbul #HumanRightsForAll
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Turkey’s unjust prosecutions make journalism nearly impossible, press groups say - Stockholm Center for Freedom Unjust prosecutions and detentions have made independent journalism nearly impossible in Turkey, representatives of seven press organizations said on Monday, as they called for the release of all…

Turkey’s unjust prosecutions make journalism nearly impossible, press groups say #HumanRightsForAll
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Turkey’s defense at European court echoes Stalin-era conspiracy theory, Kavala says - Stockholm Center for Freedom Imprisoned Turkish businessman and civil society figure Osman Kavala said a Turkish government lawyer’s arguments at a recent European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) hearing reflected a “dangerous”…

Turkey’s defense at European court echoes Stalin-era conspiracy theory, Kavala says #HumanRightsForAll
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Turkey investigates women’s rights association over statements on suspicious deaths of abuse complainant and daughter - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a women’s rights association on accusations of disseminating misleading information over its statements on the suspicious death of a woman and…

Turkey investigates women’s rights association over statements on suspicious deaths of abuse complainant and daughter #HumanRightsForAll
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Former top court president, ex-AKP minister slam judiciary, presidential system as a ‘disaster’ - Stockholm Center for Freedom Former Constitutional Court president Haşim Kılıç and Hüseyin Çelik, a founding member of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a former education minister, have sharply criticized…

Former top court president, ex-AKP minister slam judiciary, presidential system as a ‘disaster’ #HumanRightsForAll

State censorship of Kurdish culture persists despite talk of reconciliation - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry has appealed a court ruling that lifted a ban on the Kurdish film “Rojbash,” in a move that critics say shows the continued suppression of Kurdish cultural…

State censorship of Kurdish culture persists despite talk of reconciliation #HumanRightsForAll

Turkey among repressive states poised to control UN NGO access, rights advocates warn - Stockholm Center for Freedom Rights advocates and independent United Nations experts are warning that a key UN committee that controls access for nongovernmental organizations is at risk of falling further under the influence of…

Turkey among repressive states poised to control UN NGO access, rights advocates warn #HumanRightsForAll
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Turkey jails mother over acts ruled non-criminal by European court - Stockholm Center for Freedom The Turkish mother of a 4-year-old girl was jailed after a conviction based on activities allegedly linked to the faith-based Gülen movement that Europe’s top human rights court has ruled do not…

Turkey jails mother over acts ruled non-criminal by European court #HumanRightsForAll
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Part of the UCP attack on freedom of expression - now it will spread to all public libraries in Alberta.

I suppose Smith will use the notwithstanding clause again to override Charter rights.

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Former colonel under house arrest over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack - Stockholm Center for Freedom Ekrem Balkı, a former air force colonel who was under house arrest pending retrial over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has died of a heart attack in Ankara, the TR724 news website…

Former colonel under house arrest over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack #HumanRightsForAll

Journalist indicted for insulting Erdoğan in reports, social media posts - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist Mehmet Murat Yıldırım on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his reporting and social media posts, the Media and Law Studies…

Journalist indicted for insulting Erdoğan in reports, social media posts #HumanRightsForAll

Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkey’s justice minister said Ankara has asked the Netherlands to extradite 217 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, renewing a long-running demand during talks in Ankara on…

Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement #HumanRightsForAll
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Journalist indicted for insulting Erdoğan in reports, social media posts - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish prosecutors have indicted journalist Mehmet Murat Yıldırım on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his reporting and social media posts, the Media and Law Studies…

Journalist indicted for insulting Erdoğan in reports, social media posts #HumanRightsForAll
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Former teacher dismissed over Gülen links dies of cancer at 35 - Stockholm Center for Freedom Güven Türkoğlu, a former teacher dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has died of cancer in the northern province of Zonguldak, the TR724 news…

Former teacher dismissed over Gülen links dies of cancer at 35 #HumanRightsForAll
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Turkey uses vague morality laws to target LGBTQ+ community: rights group - Stockholm Center for Freedom An international human rights group has said Turkish authorities are using broadly defined “obscenity” and “indecency” laws — and proposing new restrictions — to limit LGBTQ+ expression and activism,…

Turkey uses vague morality laws to target LGBTQ+ community: rights group #HumanRightsForAll
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Former police officer dismissed over Gülen links dies after months in intensive care - Stockholm Center for Freedom Mustafa Tarımcı, a former police officer dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, died on Wednesday in Adana…

Former police officer dismissed over Gülen links dies after months in intensive care #HumanRightsForAll
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Turkey’s poverty threshold continues to rise in 2026 - Stockholm Center for Freedom The monthly income needed for a family of four in Turkey to stay above the poverty line rose to 106,817 lira ($2,402) in March, extending a steady climb that has pushed the threshold further out of…

Turkey’s poverty threshold continues to rise in 2026 #HumanRightsForAll
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UN special rapporteurs urge Turkey to stop targeting rights defenders on terrorism charges - Stockholm Center for Freedom Five UN special rapporteurs have urged Turkey to stop using broad counterterrorism laws to prosecute human rights defenders and lawyers, warning that the legislation is being used to criminalize…

UN special rapporteurs urge Turkey to stop targeting rights defenders on terrorism charges #HumanRightsForAll

Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship as he attends arguments The Supreme Court is casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by Trump’s norm-breaking presence in the courtroom.

#SCROTUS better not fuck this one up. Most of us are immigrants or fairly recent descendants, including the a-holes that want to pull the ladder up behind them.

We all live on stolen land.

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#WeHaveEnough
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#DeportTheFascists
#ImmigrantsMakeUsGreat

2 years after Turkey’s landmark 2024 vote, 85 municipalities no longer in elected hands - Stockholm Center for Freedom Two years after Turkey’s March 31, 2024, local elections reshaped the country’s political map, a union representing municipal workers said 85 municipalities have changed hands through trustee…

2 years after Turkey’s landmark 2024 vote, 85 municipalities no longer in elected hands #HumanRightsForAll
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Radio station appeals license cancellation over Armenian genocide reference to Turkey’s top court - Stockholm Center for Freedom Açık Radyo (Open Radio), whose broadcasts were silenced in October 2024 by Turkish authorities after a guest spoke on air about Armenian genocide, has taken its legal challenge against…

Radio station appeals license cancellation over Armenian genocide reference to Turkey’s top court #HumanRightsForAll
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Turkish authorities order detention of 12 people in ongoing crackdown on Gülen movement - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 12 people, including five civil servants, over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, as part of the government’s continuing…

Turkish authorities order detention of 12 people in ongoing crackdown on Gülen movement #HumanRightsForAll

Another one to prove that the ones who are the loudest judgmentally have the most hypocritical skeletons in their closets.
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Pro-Kurdish party, leftist groups tell Erdoğan gov’t ‘goodwill’ phase for peace is over, urge concrete steps - Stockholm Center for Freedom Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party and leftist political groups on Monday told the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that the “goodwill” phase in Turkey’s Kurdish peace effort was over,…

Pro-Kurdish party, leftist groups tell Erdoğan gov’t ‘goodwill’ phase for peace is over, urge concrete steps #HumanRightsForAll
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Prosecutors open new investigation into jailed İstanbul mayor over courtroom remarks - Stockholm Center for Freedom Prosecutors on Monday opened a new investigation into jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition’s presidential candidate, over remarks he made during a court hearing in a separate…

Prosecutors open new investigation into jailed İstanbul mayor over courtroom remarks #HumanRightsForAll
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Two Kurdish workers file mistreatment complaint against police after Nevruz detention - Stockholm Center for Freedom Two Kurdish construction workers have filed a criminal complaint alleging they were mistreated by police during detention after attending Nevruz celebrations in İstanbul, the Mezopotamya News Agency…

Two Kurdish workers file mistreatment complaint against police after Nevruz detention #HumanRightsForAll
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Businessman says extortion ring tied to justice minister used İstanbul drug probe to demand $2 million - Stockholm Center for Freedom A Turkish businessman wanted in a growing İstanbul investigation into allegations of drug use, drug trafficking and prostitution says a network tied to Justice Minister Akın Gürlek demanded $2…

Businessman says extortion ring tied to justice minister used İstanbul drug probe to demand $2 million #HumanRightsForAll
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