Turkey frees top doctor who sought chemical arms probe

Turkish medical union chief Sebnem Korur Fincanci helped draft UN rules for documenting torture A Turkish court on Wednesday released an internationally respected medic who outraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by backing a probe into the army’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Iraq. Turkish Medical Association head Sebnem Korur Fincanci was detained and jailed…

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How Musk's Twitter takeover could endanger vulnerable users

Twitter rights experts and overseas hubs hit by staff cull * Musk says moderation is a priority as experts voice alarm * Activists fear rising censorship, istanbul Lawyer surveillance on platform By Avi Asher-Schapiro LOS ANGELES, Nov 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter are putting government critics and opposition figures…

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Turkey using courts, laws to target dissent ahead of votes-Human…

ISTANBUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) — President Tayyip Erdogan’s government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Presidential and parliamentary elections are set for no later than mid-June but Erdogan has said they could come earlier .Polls show…

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Erdogan tells Putin ceasefire needed in Ukraine peace efforts…

ӀSTANBUL, Lawyer istanbul in istanbul Jan 5 (Reuters) — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Vladimir Putin in a phone call that peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war should be suppoгted by a unilateral ceaѕefire and a «vision for a fair solution», Lawyer Law Firm in istanbul Turkey the Tսrkisһ preѕidency said on Thursday. It ѕaid…

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