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Lawyers caught in Turkey's crackdown on opposition

Lawyers caught in Turkey's crackdown on opposition

Turkish lawyers defending human rights or representing clients who challenge state policies have found themselves increasingly caught in the crossfire...

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By Remi Banet

Erdogan turns sights on opposition CHP with his main rival in jail

With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful opponent. Now his sights...

29.03.2025 4

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By Remi Banet

'Endless torture': Turkish inmate recalls hell of Syria jails

Finally home in Turkey, Mehmet Erturk cannot eat the bread his wife has made him. After 20 years jailed in Syria, half his teeth are missing and...

16.12.2024 8

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By Remi Banet

At Turkey-Syria border, returning children cross into the unknown

Eight-year-old Rayan Assani knows next to nothing about Syria, but in a few minutes, the little girl with long black hair and a Barbie backpack...

14.12.2024 5

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By Remi Banet

How an ex-inmate of brutal Syria jail overcame trauma by helping others

Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria's jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of some of the Bashar...

13.12.2024 9

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Syrian who fled as teen heads home on a mission to 'rebuild'

After eight years in exile, Ibrahim Abdullah is finally going home, his belongings stuffed into the same simple sports bag he carried when he fled...

12.12.2024 5

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By Remi Banet