Tag: Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties
Turkey summons Chinese ambassador over Twitter posts
6th April 2021
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey called in China’s ambassador on Tuesday after his embassy said it had “the right to respond” to opposition leaders who criticised China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims three decades ago. The politicians, IYI ...
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Uighur Muslims protest in Turkey as Chinese foreign minister visits
25th March 2021
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara on Thursday as Uighur Muslims protested against the treatment of their ethnic kin in the farwestern Chinese ...
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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party closure case worries U.S., Europe
18th March 2021
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States and Europe have criticised a move by Turkey towards banning the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), a week before EU leaders are due to discuss strained relations with Ankara ...
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