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Turkey

September 5, 2020

Greece's asylum system 'cannot be the blueprint for EU asylum reform'

The 2016 EU-Turkey refugee deal and several reforms of the asylum system in Greece have exposed people to suffering and exploitation, says Oxfam International.
August 5, 2020

Turkey urged to keep Hagia Sophia a shared space for meeting of cultures

Two independent human rights experts have urged Turkey to maintain the historic Hagia Spohia as an intercultural space “reflecting the diversity and complexity of Turkey and its history”.
June 16, 2020

Journalist held over reporting on Turkey’s intervention in Libya

The Turkish authorities must stop obstructing the freedom to inform, says Reporters Without Borders.
June 14, 2020

UNHCR calls on Greece to investigate pushbacks at sea and land borders with Turkey

The UN refugee aagsncy says the Hellenic Coast Guard has shown exceptional dedication and courage to save countless refugee and migrant lives at sea, but reports indicate that several groups of people may have been summarily returned after reaching Greek territory.
March 20, 2020

Suffering reaches 'unimaginable levels' under EU-Turkey refugee deal

The EU-Turkey deal has resulted in approximately 40,000 people seeking asylum being trapped in appalling conditions in the five EU ‘hotspot’ refugee camps on the Greek islands, says Oxfam.
February 10, 2020

UN concern at sharp increase of hostilities in Syria

Civilians continue to bear the brunt of hostilities and are killed even as they try to escape, says the United Nations.
October 27, 2019

Syrian refugees 'tricked or forced' into returning to Syria from Turkey

Turkish authorities spent the months leading up to the military offensive in Syria forcibly deporting hundreds of Syrian refugees back to the war-torn country, a new Amnesty International report reveals.
October 16, 2019

UN briefing on Turkish military offensive in Syria

The UN has received reports that a well-known Kurdish female politician was executed, apparently by fighters affiliated to Turkey..
October 14, 2019

Aid agencies warn of humanitarian crisis in North-East Syria

Agencies say that some of their staff have fled with their families, while others are on lockdown.
October 8, 2019

Government urged not to supply arms for any Turkish invasion of Syria

Despite an increasingly aggressive foreign policy the Erodgan regime is among the world’s largest recipients of UK weapons.