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PETA's Thanksgiving Post Showing Turkeys As Humans Is Viral, Here's Why
To raise awareness around Thanksgiving, PETA shared a post that switched the roles of turkeys and humans during this holiday.
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Russian Commissioner Denies Talks On Large Prisoner Swap With Ukraine
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Monday that she did not talk to her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets in Turkey last week about a possible prisoner exchange.
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Joe Biden Talks F-16s, Raises Human Rights In Meet With Turkey's Erdogan
US President Joe Biden told Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan his request for F-16 fighter jets had to go through a process in the United States and expressed a desire to handle disagreements between the two countries effectively.
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Wikipedia Asks European Rights Court to Lift Turkey Ban
The foundation that runs Wikipedia said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights to lift Turkey's two-year block on the website.
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China Releases Video It Says Proves Reports Of Uighur Poet's Death Untrue
Chinese state media has released a video it said proves Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive, after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly worded condemnation of "human rights violations" in Xinjiang.
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UN Rights Official Calls For Impartial Probe Into Missing Journalist Case
Saudi Arabia and Turkey should "reveal everything" they know about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance, a top UN human rights official has said while demanding a "thorough and impartial" probe into the whereabouts of the dissident Saudi journalist.
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Germany Beat Turkey For Right To Host Euro 2024
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin announced the winner following a campaign that saw politics and concerns over human rights in Turkey play a central role.
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Syria Army Declares 48-Hour Truce In Southern City
Daraa is among the areas included in a plan for "de-escalation zones" agreed by regime backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey earlier this year.
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Turkey Amnesty Head Arrested Over Alleged Fethullah Gulen Links
The head of Amnesty International in Turkey was arrested Tuesday over suspected links to the movement of cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for last year's failed coup, the human rights organisation said.
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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey to create four "de-escalation zones" began to take effect.
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International Observers Critiques Turkey Referendum, No Level Playing
Turkey's referendum did not live up to standards set by the Council of Europe, a representative from the European human rights organisation's observer mission said on Monday, citing an inadequate legal framework and late changes in ballot counting.
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Donald Trump After Berlin, Turkey Attacks: 'I've Been Proven To Be Right'
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that attacks this week in Berlin and Ankara proved he was correct to propose curbing Muslim immigration to the United States.
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Car Bomb In Syrian Town Near Turkey Border Kills At Least 13: Monitor
At least 13 people were killed and dozens were injured by a car bomb on Thursday which targeted a building used by a rebel group in the northern Syrian town of Azaz near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Turkey Criticises UN Rights Boss For Comments On Failed Coup
Turkey today criticised a top UN human rights official for saying Ankara should stem its "thirst for revenge" after a failed coup attempt and denied people's rights were being violated in a purge of officials and professional ranks.
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Turkey Coup Detainees Being Tortured, Have 'Credible Evidence', Says Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International said on Sunday it had "credible evidence" of the abuse and torture of people detained in sweeping arrests since Turkey's July 15 coup.
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PETA's Thanksgiving Post Showing Turkeys As Humans Is Viral, Here's Why
To raise awareness around Thanksgiving, PETA shared a post that switched the roles of turkeys and humans during this holiday.
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Russian Commissioner Denies Talks On Large Prisoner Swap With Ukraine
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Monday that she did not talk to her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets in Turkey last week about a possible prisoner exchange.
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Joe Biden Talks F-16s, Raises Human Rights In Meet With Turkey's Erdogan
US President Joe Biden told Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan his request for F-16 fighter jets had to go through a process in the United States and expressed a desire to handle disagreements between the two countries effectively.
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Wikipedia Asks European Rights Court to Lift Turkey Ban
The foundation that runs Wikipedia said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights to lift Turkey's two-year block on the website.
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China Releases Video It Says Proves Reports Of Uighur Poet's Death Untrue
Chinese state media has released a video it said proves Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive, after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly worded condemnation of "human rights violations" in Xinjiang.
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UN Rights Official Calls For Impartial Probe Into Missing Journalist Case
Saudi Arabia and Turkey should "reveal everything" they know about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance, a top UN human rights official has said while demanding a "thorough and impartial" probe into the whereabouts of the dissident Saudi journalist.
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Germany Beat Turkey For Right To Host Euro 2024
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin announced the winner following a campaign that saw politics and concerns over human rights in Turkey play a central role.
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Syria Army Declares 48-Hour Truce In Southern City
Daraa is among the areas included in a plan for "de-escalation zones" agreed by regime backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey earlier this year.
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Turkey Amnesty Head Arrested Over Alleged Fethullah Gulen Links
The head of Amnesty International in Turkey was arrested Tuesday over suspected links to the movement of cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for last year's failed coup, the human rights organisation said.
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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey to create four "de-escalation zones" began to take effect.
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International Observers Critiques Turkey Referendum, No Level Playing
Turkey's referendum did not live up to standards set by the Council of Europe, a representative from the European human rights organisation's observer mission said on Monday, citing an inadequate legal framework and late changes in ballot counting.
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Donald Trump After Berlin, Turkey Attacks: 'I've Been Proven To Be Right'
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that attacks this week in Berlin and Ankara proved he was correct to propose curbing Muslim immigration to the United States.
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Car Bomb In Syrian Town Near Turkey Border Kills At Least 13: Monitor
At least 13 people were killed and dozens were injured by a car bomb on Thursday which targeted a building used by a rebel group in the northern Syrian town of Azaz near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Turkey Criticises UN Rights Boss For Comments On Failed Coup
Turkey today criticised a top UN human rights official for saying Ankara should stem its "thirst for revenge" after a failed coup attempt and denied people's rights were being violated in a purge of officials and professional ranks.
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Turkey Coup Detainees Being Tortured, Have 'Credible Evidence', Says Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International said on Sunday it had "credible evidence" of the abuse and torture of people detained in sweeping arrests since Turkey's July 15 coup.
