Border Incident - Timeline of incidents

May 24th, 2023
Card #1
Over 100 members legally seek asylum at the Turkish-Bulgarian border. They have a letter signed by over 25 human rights organizations petitioning for their request. Turkish authorities illegally beat, arrest and detain the members.
May 24th, 2023
MAY 29, 2023
Card #2
Turkey issues deportation notices for 104 refugees facing death and imprisonment in home countries
MAY 29, 2023
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MAY 29, 2023
Card #3
HRWF calls upon the UN, EU and OSCE for Turkey to stop deportation of 103 innocent members of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
MAY 29, 2023
MAY 30, 2023
Card #4
Written Statement is submitted to the capital UN HRC to stop the deportation of over 100 members and grant them asylum in the EU
MAY 30, 2023
MAY 31, 2023
Believing men, women & children are tortured & deprived of sleep & food by Turkish Authorities.
MAY 31, 2023
JUN 1, 2023
Legal team files appeal to prevent deportation of unlawfully detained members.
JUN 1, 2023
JUN 3, 2023
More horrifying testimonies of abuse emerge whilst Turkish State Media spreads fake news about members
JUN 3, 2023
JUN 4, 2023
Turkish police in Edirne demand oral sex from male refugee, the world remains silent
JUN 4, 2023
JUN 5, 2023
British journalists Alexandra Foreman and Sermad Al-Khafaji released from unlawful detainment in Turkish detainment center
JUN 5, 2023
JUN 6, 2023
Turkish authorities threaten minor & cut off water, Irish MEP Clare Daly voices support for Ansar
JUN 6, 2023
JUN 7, 2023
UK Journalists give first interview detailing horrifying conditions in Turkey amidst new testimonies
JUN 7, 2023
JUN 8, 2023
Mahdi Has Appeared Satellite Channel allows people around the world to send footage of human rights violations they have witnessed to broadcast free of charge in solidarity with innocent victims
JUN 8, 2023
JUN 10, 2023
Refugee in dire need of medical attention left in sun by Turkish Authorities, abuse in detainment center against innocent members continues
JUN 10, 2023
JUN 12, 2023
Members in other countries brutally treated, Foreign Office and United Nations get involved
JUN 12, 2023
JUN 13, 2023
Torture Report: Testimonies of torture in the Edirne Jandarma Komutanlığı and the Deportation Center are released to public
JUN 13, 2023
JUN 15, 2023
Reports released of severe abuse against men, women and children in detainment center
JUN 15, 2023
JUN 18, 2023
BBC radio interviews Human Rights Outreach Coordinator Hadil El-Khouly and UK journalist Alexandra Foreman and contacts Turkish embassy over the 104 detained
JUN 18, 2023
JUN 19, 2023
UK press focuses on plight of the over 10o detained members in Turkish detainment center
JUN 19, 2023
JUN 20, 2023
Written statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council handed out to delegates
JUN 20, 2023
JUN 21, 2023
Spanish media amplifies and speaks out on refugee crisis concerning members of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
JUN 21, 2023
JUN 23, 2023
Turkish Authorities attempt to coverup amidst inspections
JUN 23, 2023
JUN 24, 2023
Turkish media reach out and conduct interview with the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light's Human Rights Outreach Coordinator Hadil El-Khouly
JUN 24, 2023
JUN 26, 2023
Turkish delegates at OSCE receive report as BVMN releases 2nd statement & British Barrister hired
JUN 26, 2023
June 28, 2023
The case of the 104 members is discussed at Organization for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna
June 28, 2023
JUL 1, 2023
Detained member in detainment exposes troubling food and medical care conditions
JUL 1, 2023
JUL 3, 2023
Chorleywood local paper in England reports on the plight of our 104 members
JUL 3, 2023
JUL 6, 2023
UN Human Rights Experts release a statement calling on Turkey to halt deportation of 101 detained members
JUL 6, 2023
JUL 8, 2023
Title: International Conference at EU Parliament highlights persecution faced by the members of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
JUL 8, 2023
JUL 11, 2023
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light file Rule 39 request against Turkey at European Court of Human Rights
JUL 11, 2023
JUL 14, 2023
Sofia Globe reports on major court action taken by the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light against Turkey
JUL 14, 2023
JUL 21, 2023
Detained Azeri Members coerced into writing notes denying reported abuse in detention
JUL 21, 2023
JUL 24, 2023
Cheshire East Mayor expresses concern for our 101 detained members amid distressing reports
JUL 24, 2023
AUG 18, 2023
UK PM’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief receives our case amid medical neglect
AUG 18, 2023
AUG 20, 2023
Global advocates call upon the Consulate General of France in Istanbul to grant asylum to 104
AUG 20, 2023
AUG 23, 2023
UK Member of House of Lords, Peter Tatchell and other global voices express their support for 101
AUG 23, 2023
AUG 24, 2023
UN addresses case of our 101 Members in Turkey and more global voices call for their protection
AUG 24, 2023
AUG 29, 2023
Amplifying Support: Worldwide Movement stands in solidarity with our 101 detained members in Turkey
AUG 29, 2023
AUG 30, 2023
Serious attempt to take the life of one of our 101 detained members by gendarmerie officer
AUG 30, 2023
SEP 20, 2023
Religion News Service reports on the plight of our 101 members as UN experts express concern
SEP 20, 2023
SEP 22, 2023
Members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are discussed at UN Human Rights council amid escalating religious persecution
SEP 22, 2023
SEP 24, 2023
Members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Algeria met today with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and Peaceful Assembly, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, during his official visit to Algeria from 16 to 26 September 2023
SEP 24, 2023
SEP 28, 2023
Turkish court rules in favor of innocent detained members
SEP 28, 2023
OCT 6, 2023
Members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light released from detention in Turkey following pressure
OCT 6, 2023
OCT 14, 2023
Release of Jordanian Member Baseer Al-Saqour amidst resettlement struggles for the 104 persecuted members
OCT 14, 2023
July 20, 2024
11 Members of the Religion Detained in Azerbaijan for spreading the Call
July 20, 2024
July 22, 2024
Detained members are threatened by Azerbaijani with abuse
July 22, 2024
July 24, 2024
Two members of the faith reported as being severely beaten during detention for peacefully passing out flyers
July 24, 2024
25th of July 2024
Five Jordanian members of the faith take to the streets in a protest of solidarity for their Azeri brothers, immediately get detained
25th of July 2024
July 31st, 2024
Members of the religion in Germany hold a solidarity protest outside the Azerbaijani embassy in Germany against the wrongful detainment of the Azeri members
July 31st, 2024
31st of July 2024
Wrongfully detained Jordanian members placed in solitary confinement
31st of July 2024