Border Incident - Timeline of incidents
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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.
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Turkey issues deportation notices for 104 refugees facing death and imprisonment in home countries
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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
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Written Statement is submitted to the capital UN HRC to stop the deportation of over 100 members and grant them asylum in the EU
Believing men, women & children are tortured & deprived of sleep & food by Turkish Authorities.
Legal team files appeal to prevent deportation of unlawfully detained members.
More horrifying testimonies of abuse emerge whilst Turkish State Media spreads fake news about members
Turkish police in Edirne demand oral sex from male refugee, the world remains silent
British journalists Alexandra Foreman and Sermad Al-Khafaji released from unlawful detainment in Turkish detainment center
Turkish authorities threaten minor & cut off water, Irish MEP Clare Daly voices support for Ansar
UK Journalists give first interview detailing horrifying conditions in Turkey amidst new testimonies
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
Refugee in dire need of medical attention left in sun by Turkish Authorities, abuse in detainment center against innocent members continues
Members in other countries brutally treated, Foreign Office and United Nations get involved
Torture Report: Testimonies of torture in the Edirne Jandarma Komutanlığı and the Deportation Center are released to public
Reports released of severe abuse against men, women and children in detainment center
BBC radio interviews Human Rights Outreach Coordinator Hadil El-Khouly and UK journalist Alexandra Foreman and contacts Turkish embassy over the 104 detained
UK press focuses on plight of the over 10o detained members in Turkish detainment center
Written statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council handed out to delegates
Spanish media amplifies and speaks out on refugee crisis concerning members of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Turkish Authorities attempt to coverup amidst inspections
Turkish media reach out and conduct interview with the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light's Human Rights Outreach Coordinator Hadil El-Khouly
Turkish delegates at OSCE receive report as BVMN releases 2nd statement & British Barrister hired
The case of the 104 members is discussed at Organization for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna
Detained member in detainment exposes troubling food and medical care conditions
Chorleywood local paper in England reports on the plight of our 104 members
UN Human Rights Experts release a statement calling on Turkey to halt deportation of 101 detained members
Title: International Conference at EU Parliament highlights persecution faced by the members of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light file Rule 39 request against Turkey at European Court of Human Rights
Sofia Globe reports on major court action taken by the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light against Turkey
Detained Azeri Members coerced into writing notes denying reported abuse in detention
Cheshire East Mayor expresses concern for our 101 detained members amid distressing reports
UK PM’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief receives our case amid medical neglect
Global advocates call upon the Consulate General of France in Istanbul to grant asylum to 104
UK Member of House of Lords, Peter Tatchell and other global voices express their support for 101
UN addresses case of our 101 Members in Turkey and more global voices call for their protection
Amplifying Support: Worldwide Movement stands in solidarity with our 101 detained members in Turkey
Serious attempt to take the life of one of our 101 detained members by gendarmerie officer
Religion News Service reports on the plight of our 101 members as UN experts express concern
Members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are discussed at UN Human Rights council amid escalating religious persecution
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
Turkish court rules in favor of innocent detained members
Members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light released from detention in Turkey following pressure
Release of Jordanian Member Baseer Al-Saqour amidst resettlement struggles for the 104 persecuted members