While the PEN Turkey Center calls for safety and equality for women, violence continues in Ankara and around the country.
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On the one-year anniversary of Turkey’s failed coup, columnist Tarık Günersel discusses ongoing public and institutional responses to the government’s policies.
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Following the fraudulent referendum, the government detained several protesters from their homes. Anyone critical of the fraud is considered a traitor. How dare you question the wisdom and rightfulness of Chief Erdoğan?
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“To speak freely is necessary to maintain one’s identity as human and citizen—the alternative is to become a clone of an oppressive regime.”
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The persecution of arts and culture, journalism, and leftist movements continues in Turkey. A roundup from Tarik Gunersel.
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In his latest column, Tarik Günersel provides an overview of the struggle for LGBTQI rights in Turkey and a proposal for tracking the chronology of human interactions.
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Two poems by columnist and PEN Turkey President Tarik Günersel.
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“I’ve coined the term Erdocracy for the anti-democratic, anti-secularist regime Erdoğan is building in Turkey. He had recently demanded a law that would allow detention possible based on ‘reasonable suspicion.'”
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Nearly 800 writers, poets, journalists, translators, and editors are currently in prison around the world. Approximately one tenth of them are in Turkey, where an Anti-Terror Law has been broadly applied to target writers. Here PEN Turkey president explains and names the writers under threat.
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This week: the case against Aaron Swartz, Somalia’s dangerous reputation for journalists, and Beijing’s propaganda workers to start microblogs.
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