Dispatches: Why I Shared a Horrific Photo of a Drowned Syrian Child
I thought long and hard before I retweeted the photo of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi. It shows the lifeless toddler, lying face down on a popular Turkish beach, one of eleven Syrians who have almost...
View ArticleTurkey: Beaten, Threatened With Death by Police
Disturbing Abuse During Security OperationsExpandA woman walks along a street in the southeastern Turkish town of Silopi in Sirnak province on August 7, 2015.© 2015 Reuters(Istanbul) – Turkish police...
View ArticleColumna de opinión: Por qué compartí la trágica fotografía de un niño sirio...
Realmente medité mucho antes de retuitear la fotografía. En la imagen se ve el cuerpo sin vida de un niño pequeño, boca abajo, en una conocida playa de Turquía. Es una de las 11 personas sirias que,...
View ArticleLa UE desvía su responsabilidad de proteger a refugiados
Falta de consenso sobre reubicación obligatoria, la atención se desplaza a países fuera de la UEExpandSolicitantes de asilo sirios en un centro de detención en la frontera con Hungría; 9 de septiembre...
View ArticleEurope's Refugee Crisis Isn't Only About Syria
Amid an influx of Iraqis and Syrians into Europe, the West is neglecting another group of refugees also in desperate need of help.TOVARNIK, Croatia — Rajab Ali, a 16-year-old Hazara boy from...
View ArticleWhy don’t Syrians stay in Turkey?
While EU leaders at the 23 September emergency summit on the refugee crisis struggled to reach agreement on how to cooperate, they all seemed to agree with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s observation...
View Article2015-10-eca-turkey-elci
Language English Tahir Elci, the head of Diyarbakir Bar Association, is applauded by his colleagues as he leaves from his office in Diyarbakir, Turkey, early on October 20, 2015. Alt Text...
View ArticleTurkey: Rights Lawyer Faces Terrorism Probe
Drop Inquiry Over TV Comments; Lift Travel Ban(Istanbul) – The decision to investigate one of Turkey’s most prominent human rights lawyers for “terrorist propaganda” demonstrates the sorry state of...
View ArticleTürkiye: İnsanlar Hakları Avukatı Terörizm Soruşturması İle Karşı Karşıya
Bir televizyon programında yapılan yorum nedeniyle açılan soruşturma durdurulmalı; konulan seyahat yasağı kaldırılmalı(İstanbul) – İnsan Hakları İzleme Örgütü (Human Rights Watch) bugün yaptığı bir...
View ArticleGreece: Attacks on Boats Risk Migrant Lives
Masked Assailants Attack, Disable Boats, Abuse Passengers(Athens) – Armed masked men have been disabling boats carrying migrants and asylum seekers in the Aegean Sea and pushing them back to Turkish...
View ArticleNo, EU, Turkey Is Not Safe for Everyone
(Istanbul) -- As the EU bends over backward to get Turkey to accept a deal to prevent Syrian and other refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants from leaving its shores or crossing its western borders,...
View ArticleYunanistan: Botlara Yönelik Saldırılar Göçmenlerin Hayatlarını Tehlikeye Atıyor
Maskeli Saldırganlar Botlara Saldırarak Bozuyor ve Yolcuları Taciz Ediyor(Atina) – İnsan Hakları İzleme Örgütü bugün yaptığı açıklamada, Ege Denizi'nde silahlı ve maskeli kişilerin sığınmacı ve...
View ArticleSyrian migrants face Kafkaesque nightmare in search for safety
The Aksaray neighborhood of Istanbul is a veritable smugglers’ den, where you can watch asylum seekers and migrants huddling and planning their next moves. But when I spoke with people there several...
View ArticleRiotPoliceTurkeyBugunTVdispatch
Language English Riot police stand guard outside the Kanalturk and Bugun TV building in Istanbul, 28 October 2015 Alt Text Riot police stand guard outside the Kanalturk and Bugun TV building in...
View ArticleNo, EU, Turkey Is Not Safe for Everyone
ExpandRiot police stand guard outside the Kanalturk and Bugun TV building in Istanbul, 28 October 2015 © Reuters, MURAD SEZERAs the EU bends over backward to get Turkey to accept a deal to prevent...
View ArticleNein, die Türkei ist nicht sicher
ExpandBereitschaftspolizei vor dem Kanalturk und Bugun TV Gebäude in Istanbul© Reuters, MURAD SEZERDerzeit verbiegt sich die EU für ein Abkommen mit der Türkei, das verhindern soll, dass syrische und...
View ArticleTürkiye hükumetine ifade özgürlüğü ve internet engellemeleri hakkında açık...
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanlıkcc: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ulaştırma, Denizcilik ve Haberleşme BakanlığıBizler, aşağıda imzası bulunan Türkiye ve dünyadan insan hakları, medya ve siyasal düşünce...
View Article2015-10-turkey-eca-election-erdogan
Language English People wave flags and hold a portrait of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as they wait for the arrival of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara, Turkey November 2, 2015. Alt Text...
View ArticleDispatches: How Can Turkey’s New Government Bring Stability?
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a fourth term in office in Turkey’s November 1 general election and has put behind it the losses suffered in the inconclusive June 7...
View ArticleSyrians in Turkey 2015
Language English TopicRefugeesRegion / CountryEuropean UnionTurkeyMiddle East/North AfricaSyria2015 Human Rights Watch
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