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Although Turkey lifted the state of emergency, two years after the coup, the trials of journalists and dissidents continue.
In this context, human rights defenders say that Ankara authorities should do more to end a "suffocating offensive" against freedom of speech
Critics accuse Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to use the coup in July 2016, after which 250 people died and 1400 were wounded to throw their opponents behind bars, and to intimidate opponents and bring media trusts to the court, writes The Guardian.
More than 120,000 police, military, university, media and public administration employees have been sent away or sentenced to imprisonment for their alleged links to the police. exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen, that supporters of Erdogan I blame them for the attempt. In the past two years, thousands of trials have been held, many of which have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
"Over the last two years, Turkey has been radically transformed by the measures put in place, using them to consolidate their draconian powers, silence critical voices and leave people without fundamental rights. that the urgency has been lifted, this offensive will not end.Systematic action is needed to restore respect for human rights, to allow civil society to resume its work and to elevate the atmosphere of fear of the whole country ", said Amnesty International for Europe, Fotis Filippou, 19659008] Read and
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The authorities of Ankara have made it clear that they do not want the recovery of the state of emergency. According to critics, the effects of the state of emergency have widened further than those of Gulen, so that a quarter of the judges have been dismissed or sentenced to imprisonment, which has raised concerns about the independence of the judiciary
AK, President Erdogan, proposes an anti-terrorism law to preserve the measures imposed during the state of emergency. A provision allows local governors to impose an hour of extinction or restrict the access of citizens to certain areas, thus facilitating the prohibition of demonstrations
As a result of this offensive relations between Turkey and Western allies have tightened. However, the government continues to judge political opponents and journalists who criticize Erdogan's administration. Turkey ranks first in the number of journalists thrown behind bars – 120, more than in China and Egypt.
"With the new system, all power is in the hands of President Erdogan No need for urgency There are fewer independent publications now than my fingers Journalism is our job and we must do our job in all conditions, even when we are dealing with injustice. " Economist Pelin Unker, accused of writing a report on the children of Prime Minister Binali Yildirim
Other Cumhuriyet journalists have been indicted in a number of cases, including the editor, who was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison
"I think that State of emergency to serve the purpose, both politically and practically.The mission has almost finished.Hundreds of thousands of people have been held responsible.Sometimes some are Guleni, others not , " says Selim Can Sazak, Century Founder's Expert ation.
Even on the eve of Erdogan's inauguration, 18,600 civil servants were fired accused of links with terrorist groups. On Thursday, several academics who had signed a petition to resolve the conflict with Kurdish separatists were sentenced to prison
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the largest opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CPH) he swore at the party congress to challenge what he described as "dictatorship". On Wednesday, however, the government announced that it would open an investigation into his name, accusing him of insulting Erdogan. [19659905] The Instagram ProTV News but also in the world! Click Here to Instill ProTV News for Android Phones and iPhones
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