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Freedom of expression in Turkey is under sustained and increasing attack. The severity of the Turkish government’s repression of the media is such that it has been described by some as the “death of journalism”.

Amnesty International’s report, “Only Justice can heal our wounds”, tells the story of relatives, many of them women, who have spent years searching for truth and justice. Obstructed at every turn, they have been misled about the whereabouts or fate of their disappeared relatives, subjected to threats, smears and intimidation, and suffered the indignity of delayed trials and a stalled truth and justice processes.