May 24, 2023
Over 100 Church Members Beaten And Arrested At The Turkish Border
Additionally, an open letter by the European Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) was sent on Tuesday, the 23rd of May, 2023, with human rights organizations signing their endorsement, urging for the protection of the group and their right to claim asylum at the border be upheld, in accordance with international law.
This comes after all attempts to obtain a visa on humanitarian grounds had been unsuccessful.