The poisonous apple: Turkish fruits and vegetables contain too many pesticides to be sold in the EU Published: 11 October 2016 Bülent Şık, a food engineer from Turkey made an extensive analysis on RASFF facts about Turkey and found out that the “lemon case” was not an exception.
Saturday Mothers: Call against forced disappearance for the 600th time Published: 3 October 2016 The Mothers and activists have come together for the 600th time on September 24, 2016 with the following demands: unclose the fate of the disappeared; put the perpetrators on trial; never let anyone be disappeared again.
Democracy Price in the name of murdered journalist Hrant Dink awarded to Kurdish lawyers Published: 28 September 2016 Since 2009 the foundation has been annually awarding the International Hrant Dink Prize, the most prestigious human rights award in Turkey.
Another perpetrator of violence against women, who claims he is the victim Published: 21 September 2016 Male violence on a public bus because of wearing shorts. What next?
Authoritarian repression under the pretext of sovereignty Published: 13 September 2016 The repression of civil societies activites in countries like Egypt and Russia are justified with the "protection of the states sovereignity" and the "principle of non-intervention". When unwelcomed critique is silenced, activists need all our solidarity and support.
No right for digital participation in many regions of the world Published: 13 September 2016 In many regions of the world the freedom of the Internet is just an illusion. Especially in Arab countries, the neighbouring states of Russia and Subsahara-Africa the year 2015 marked the lowest point for democratic participation and civil liberties.
Stellenausschreibung Published: 8 September 2016 Das Türkeibüro der Heinrich Böll Stiftung sucht zum 17.10.2016 eine Elternzeitvertretung für die Stelle der ProjektkoordinatorInn im Bereich Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik. Die Stelle ist bis zum 20.03.2017 befristet.
An alarming situation: death at workplace Published: 7 September 2016 In work accidents, Turkey is placed near the top both in Europe and the world.
The Murder of Hande Kader: The Latest Hoop in The Hate-Chain Published: 31 August 2016 In order to protest Hande Kader’s murder, the last hoop in a long chain of hate crimes, LGBTI groups and women’s organizations gathered on the 21st of August under the slogan, that “trans murders are political” and asked for justice for both Hande and all the others who were victims of the “state-backed male violence”.
Article 75; the Knell for the Environment Published: 23 August 2016 What exactly is article 75 about and what is its meaning for the environment? Article 75 ‘Supporting investments in accord with the scale of projects’ authorizes the cabinet to exempt certain infrastructure projects, that due to being controversial are in need of passing standard legal procedures, from the mandatory application of procedures such as permissions, licenses, allotments, and environmental as well as social impact assessments.
