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Turkey Faces Escalating Crackdown: Arrests and Human Rights Concerns Grow

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 - by Oliver Henderson - Leave a Comment

In a dramatic intensification of the Turkish government’s repression, over 100 individuals, including Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, were arrested amid investigations linked to alleged corruption and terrorism. This crackdown occurs …

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Human Rights Watch Decries Detention of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 - by Lila Chaudhury - Leave a Comment

In a recent turn of events, Human Rights Watch’s Turkey Director, Emma Sinclair-Webb, raised her voice against the detention of Istanbul’s Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, labelling it a “flagrant abuse of …