Reacting to the start on Sunday of a 13-day blanket ban on protests in Ankara, and the imprisonment in pretrial detention of more than 100 people including lawyers, academics and activists ahead of the 36th NATO summit in Türkiye, Esther Major, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director Research for Europe, said: “The blanket ban on all protests […]

Turkey detains 209 ahead of NATO summit, raising concerns over arbitrary arrests and security measures in Ankara.

ISTANBUL: Two weeks before hosting a Nato summit that will be attended by leaders including US President Donald...