Elderly Prisoners in Turkish Prisons, Critically Ill Prisoners in Turkish Prisons – Abdullah Tırpan
Profile VICTIM : Abdullah TırpanINCIDENT : A medical report concluded that a 73-year-old seriously ill prisoner in need of care is “fit to remain in prison.”LOCATION : Tekirdağ, TurkeySITUATION : Sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison on alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement. Case Summary Seventy-two-year-old Abdullah Tırpan, who is being held […]
Monthly Newsletter | April 2026
In April 2026, EU migration debates continued to be shaped by a deepening securitisation drive, with growing Mediterranean mortality, the criminalisation of humanitarian workers and NGOs in Greece and Italy, ongoing tensions on the Balkan route, and an accelerating countdown to the June 2026 implementation deadline for the new EU Migration and Asylum Pact. NGOs, […]
Exiled Voices in an Age of Transnational Repression
Download Report PDF The report examines how exile reshapes journalism for reporters, editors, filmmakers, cartoonists, bloggers, and other media workers forced to leave their countries because of their work. Based on 25 interviews with exiled, displaced, and at-risk media workers from 15 countries across 9 displacement or host-country settings in the EU, the report shows that […]
Press Freedom Talks: Exiled Voices in an Age of Transnational Repression
On 5 May 2026, Solidarity With OTHERS hosted the second edition of Press Freedom Talks at Press Club Brussels to mark World Press Freedom Day. This year’s discussion focused on journalists living and working in exile and the growing reality of transnational repression across borders. The discussion brought together researchers, civil society and journalists who […]
Unequal Choice: Abortion Access and Women’s Autonomy Across Europe
Download Report PDF This report shows that, although abortion is legally recognised in many European countries, real access remains uneven due to legal restrictions, financial barriers, stigma, and gaps in healthcare systems. The report finds that limiting access does not reduce abortion rates but instead increases unsafe procedures and health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups such […]
Governing AI Counter-Speech: Effectiveness, Power, and Legitimacy in Digital Public Spheres
Download Report PDF This report examines the growing use of artificial intelligence in countering online hate speech, focusing not only on effectiveness but also on broader questions of power, governance, and legitimacy in digital public spaces. It finds that AI-driven counter-speech can be effective under specific conditions, especially when messages align with user values, target […]
Institutionalized Repression: Human Rights in Turkey 2025
Download Report PDF Human rights conditions in Turkey continued to deteriorate in 2025, reflecting the deepening of structural and institutional patterns of repression. Authorities maintained the widespread use of broadly defined anti-terrorism legislation to target perceived opponents, including journalists, civil society actors, and individuals allegedly linked to the Gülen movement, despite binding rulings from the […]
Issue 304
Download PDF 13-19 April 2026 Arbitrary Detention and Arrest Throughout the week, prosecutors ordered the detention of at least 71 people over alleged links to the Gülen movement. In October 2020, a UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) opinion said that widespread or systematic imprisonment of individuals with alleged links to the group may […]
Commentary: THE 26 MARCH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY VOTE ON THE RETURN REGULATION
Issue 303
Download PDF 6-12 April 2026 Arbitrary Detention and Arrest Throughout the week, prosecutors ordered the detention of at least 140 people over alleged links to the Gülen movement. In October 2020, a UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) opinion said that widespread or systematic imprisonment of individuals with alleged links to the group may […]