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Radical voices must unite to expose human rights abuses globally, campaigners warn
Police officers block a street as university students march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, at Besiktas district in Istanbul, Turkey, March 20, 2025

RADICAL voices across the world must unite to expose human rights abuses in Turkey and beyond, Britain’s democracy campaigners urged in an online rally.

The rally by Solidarity with the People Of Turkey (Spot) on Wednesday evening followed the mass arrests of Turkey’s opposition politicians, trade union leaders, journalists and artists on false terrorism claims.

Labour peer Christine Blower said that getting the British government to speak out against Turkey’s democratic backsliding “is no easy task” due to its geopolitical ties.

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