Author Archives: sevag
US Human Rights Report: Tens of thousands jailed in Turkey with little clarity on charges
Turkish Minute March 2017 The 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices — the [...]
Apr
Where to Watch “The Promise” In Canada
Set during the waning days of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, “The Promise” tells the story [...]
Apr
60 Minutes Exposes Turkey’s Oppression of Minority Rights
By Harut Sassounian The Huffington Post December 2009* CBS’ 60 Minutes recently featured a [...]
Apr
Members of Parliament Commemorate the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
Ottawa – On April 12, 13, 2017, members of parliament stood in the House of Commons [...]
Apr
Turkey: Crackdown on Kurdish Opposition
Human Rights Watch March, 2017 (Istanbul) – The Turkish government has jailed 13 members [...]
Apr
“Turkey: Thirty Days of Shame” Week 2 Summary
-PRESS RELEASE- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2017 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622 Editor’s [...]
Apr
Résumé de la deuxième semaine de « Turquie : les trente jours de la honte »
-COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE- 15 avril 2017 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622 Note de l’éditeur : [...]
Apr
HDP arrests: on the road to dictatorship in Turkey
By Francis O’Connor Roar Magazine November 8, 2016 In the absence of concerted international pressure [...]
Apr
Turkey’s crackdown propels number of journalists in jail worldwide to record high
Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) December, 2016 At least 81 journalists are imprisoned in [...]
Apr
Turkey Is a Dictatorship Masquerading as a NATO Democracy
By Elliot Ackermam – Foreign Policy March 29, 2017 Recep Erdogan’s slow-motion plan to abandon [...]
Apr
