On Friday 7 July, the EU called on the Turkish authorities to clarify the reasons for the arrest of several human rights defenders, including the director of Turkey's Amnesty International. The human rights defenders have been detained on the island of Büyükada in Turkey.
"We call on the Turkish authorities to clarify the charges swiftly, in line with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, and in full respect of...