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According to a UN Development Program (UNDP) report released on Monday, the level of bias against women remains unchanged over the last decade. According to the Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) survey, nine out of ten persons have prejudices towards women. In countries with lower and higher economic, health and social disparity scores, these biases [...]

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Selahattin Demirtaş was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in jail Monday by a Turkish court for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Demirtas has been given the highest punishment for the offence without any commutation. This is one of the highest penalties ever given for insulting the Head of State in the country. Demirtaş [...]

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Turkey’s Court of Cassation on Friday upheld the two-and-a-half-year prison sentence given to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a human rights activist and MP belonging to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on charges of “making propaganda for a terrorist organisation.” In 2016, Gergerlioğlu raised alarm in parliament and on social media platforms about women being subjected to [...]

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A Turkish court ruled Friday that the former leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party will remain in prison, despite calls from top EU officials for the politician’s swift release. Selahattin Demirtaş is the former co-chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and one of Turkey’s best-known politicians. He was detained two years ago on terrorism-related [...]

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