WE CELEBRATED AMNESTY TURKEY DIRECTOR IDIL ESERS BIRTHDAY AT MEDBORGARPLATSEN SQUARE, STOCKHOLM

After the failed military coup, the situation in Turkey has deteriorated. About 50,000 people have been deprived of their lfreedom, hundreds of associations have been forced to shut down and all independent media have been silenced. At the same time, the Turkish state has classified tens of thousands of lawyers, doctors, police officers and teachers as terrorists, a situation which led to the loss of many jobs.

On July 5th ten human rights defenders were arrested. Among these were Amnesty Turkey's Director Idil Eser, as well as the Swedish IT consultant Ali Gharavi. That arrest came a month after Amnesty Turkey's President Taner Kiliç was arrested and prosecuted for false allegations.

On Saturday 14th of October, the International Action Day was launched with focus on Turkey. Amnesty 06 Turkey Group started the action day at 14:00 at Medborgarplatsen Square, Stockholm, and celebrated Esers birthday. The manifestation was led by the Amnesty Stockholm chairman Karin Lehnér.

Amnesty Sweden presidential spokesman Ami Hedenborg talked about the human rights situation in Turkey, as well as the trial against Kilic, Eser, and other deprived human rights defenders in the country:

Link: https://amnesty-turkietgruppen.blogspot.se/2017/10/amnestys-talesperson-heterborg-vi.html

Amnesty Stockholm v. chairman and Amnesty 06-Turkey Group chairman, Zarathustra Acat, read Idil Eser's letter from the Turkish prison, Silivri:

Link: https://amnesty-turkietgruppen.blogspot.se/2017/10/idil-esers-brev-fran-det-turkiska.html

Turkey Group collected names for their release, set up a tent on the square and offered a piece of birthday cake to members, Amnesty friends and other guests.

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Amnesty 06-Turkey Group:
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Blog, Kurdî: https://amnestykomaturkiye.blogspot.se/
Blog, English: https://amnesty06turkeygroup.blogspot.se/

Contact:
Amnesty International Sweden: www.amnesty.se
Amnesty 06-Turkey Group: turkietgruppen@mail.amnesty.se