ISTANBUL – ANSWER. Sharp criticism has Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Turkish government. In a statement, he says that “in the run-up to the presidential election, he aggressively suppressed dissent and political opponents through censorship and imprisonment.”

In its annual global human rights report, HRW states that the Turkish authorities, in order to silence independent media and opposition, use internet censorship and disinformation laws. “The government engaged in highly offensive maneuvers against the opposition, imposed a complete ban on public protests, imprisoned and convicted human rights defenders and perceived critics through politically commissioned courts,” said Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. Asia, Hugh Williamson.

HRW recalls that “at the time of writing, at least 65 journalists and media workers in Turkey were in pre-trial detention or serving prison sentences for terrorist offenses because of their journalistic work or media connections.”

Human Rights Watch also cites the sentencing of activist businessman Osman Kavala to life in prison on charges of attempting to overthrow the government, as well as the use by the Turkish authorities of terrorism and defamation charges against other human rights defenders, such as the head of the Turkish Medical Association, Sebnem Korun Fincanci.

In his report, he states that in the run-up to the presidential election, the Turkish government imposed “censorship and imprisonment” on dissidents and political opponents.

political analysts they estimate that the recent sentencing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to 2 years and 5 months in prison, as well as the Turkish authorities’ demand to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party, will intensify the backlash against human rights violations. law in Turkey.

Regarding the developments in Libya, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was asked about the decision of the Tripoli court to “suspend the execution” of the agreement between Turkey and Libya on hydrocarbon exploration. Mr. Cavusoglu said that immediately after the decision, he contacted the head of the government of Tripoli, Amdel Hamid Dbeiba. “We signed this agreement on the sidelines of our visit on October 3. The text is a memorandum of cooperation. In any case, in Libya they do not need to go through parliament. Like the memorandums of cooperation signed by Libya with other countries. The court ruled to suspend the execution. “At the end of the day, it’s a decision. It’s not a final decision. The government supports the agreement and is doing the necessary work, and we need to take it seriously. They said they support it and will be following it closely,” Cavusoglu said.

Finally, the Swedish ambassador in Ankara was summoned to explain to the Turkish Foreign Ministry about the actions of “PKK terrorists” – according to Turkish authorities – to hang an effigy of Turkish President Erdogan near the Stockholm City Hall. . There is talk in Ankara that PKK supporters are targeting President Erdogan.

Turkey continues to this day to negotiate and impose conditions on Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership, such as the extradition of many PKK and FETO (Gülenist) members to Turkey.