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Detained Rights Defenders Protested Afrin Operation in Hatay Released

Detained Rights Defenders Protested Afrin Operation in Hatay Released

Detained after making a statement in protest of offensive into Afrin, 17 people including Human Rights Association Hatay Branch Chair Can have been released on probation.

16 February 2018

73-Year-Old Rights Defender Mithat Can Sent to Judgeship for Arrest

73-Year-Old Rights Defender Mithat Can Sent to Judgeship for Arrest

Those who were detained after having made a “no to war” statement have been sent to court for arrest on charge of “propagandizing for an illegal organization”. Human Rights Association Hatay Branch Chair Can is among those sent to court for arrest.

16 February 2018 Ayça Söylemez

“Peace Detentions” in Hatay on Parliamentary Agenda

“Peace Detentions” in Hatay on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP’s Meral Danış Beştaş has submitted a parliamentary question on the detention of rights defenders and politicians following their declaration titled “No to the war in Afrin”, asking: “Why does the government target freedom of thought and expression?”

14 February 2018

Police Operation Against “End War” Declaration in Hatay

Police Operation Against “End War” Declaration in Hatay

The Anti-Terror Department of the police force has staged an operation against 27 people including İHD, HDP, and DİSK administrators in Hatay province. Attorney Can thinks the reason for the operation is their declaration that “policies of war in Afrin must be discontinued.”

13 February 2018 Ayça Söylemez