In recent years, the state of democracy and human rights in Turkey has been alarming. That’s why this year’s elections are often called the most important in the modern history of the country. T...
For many, this is the most important and crucial election in the history of Turkey. After dominating politics for two decades, President Erdoğan and his regime face their toughest challenge yet. His t...
Osman Kavala, philanthropist and one of the most influential activists in Turkey, sentenced to life in prison has now been imprisoned for over 2000 days. Despite condemnation from the international co...
Civil Rights Defenders is concerned about the current deportations from Sweden to Turkey and the risk that these are violating international law. Civil Rights Defenders urges the Swedish governme...
We are acutely aware of the grave human rights situation in Iran – both historically and at present. Civil Rights Defenders works with human rights organisations and activists in more than 50 countrie...
Civil Rights Defenders has published a new report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the life conditions, as well as civil and political rights of the Roma community in Turkey. The report ill...
Voices from Defenders’ Days Close-up with Asena Günal, Executive Director of Anadolu Kültür, Turkey. As democracy is backsliding at a rapid pace in Turkey, the pressure on civil society is mounti...
As a writer and digital activist, Deniz Erkaradağ wants to encourage the voices of queer people in Turkey. Working with one of the first podcasts in Turkey that focus on queer and feminist visibility,...
With hopes for the future, Ayouba works for the organisation Nassawiyat, which means ‘feminist’ in arabic. Nassawiyat is an intersectional feminist group working on 4 main areas: Capacity Building wor...
A year ago, Algerian authorities shut down the “Hirak” pro-democracy protests in most of the country. Since then, the number of unfounded terrorism prosecutions has soared, problematic amendments to t...
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