Turkey
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- The Kurdish community in Turkey are not recognised in law and publicly referring to "the Kurdish people" can lead to a prison sentence. [read more]
- Since 1984, the Turkish military has bombed and depopulated more than 3,000 Kurdish villages, two million Kurdish refugees have been driven out of their homes and 30,000 people have died [read more]
- The US government has allowed companies to export high-voltage electro-shock weapons to Turkey, where they are used for torture [read more]
- Turkey is the fourth largest recipient of U.S. military and police assistance [read more]
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