Turkey’s AKP government continues to undermine the rights and freedoms of individuals as well as the principle of autonomy of universities and civic organizations. Most recently, Turkish police have attacked and detained dozens of students who peacefully protested the AKP’s attempt to assert political control over Boğaziçi University in İstanbul. On January 1, 2021, PresidentContinue reading “Support Academic Freedom for Boğaziçi University Students and Faculty”
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Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp, member of the Turkish Medical Association, is arrested!
Dr. Gökalp is an elected member of High Disciplinary Committee of Turkish Medical Association 2020-2022. He was an elected member of Central Council of Turkish Medical Association during 2014-2018. Dr. Gökalp is a very well known physician. On 20th of November he was taken into custody from his home where he lives with her wifeContinue reading “Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp, member of the Turkish Medical Association, is arrested!”
Urgent Call for Action on Covid-19 technologies. Statement by People’s Health Movement
The People’s Health Movement supports the call by the Governments of India and South Africa for the World Trade Organization to waive certain provisions of the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement so as to enable countries to scale up the manufacture of promising vaccine candidates, medicines and diagnostics. PHM calls upon members and friends, country circles, regionalContinue reading “Urgent Call for Action on Covid-19 technologies. Statement by People’s Health Movement”
A letter from prison from prof. Imad Barghouthi
Imad Barghouthi, the prominent Palestinian astrophysicist arrested by Israeli authorities last month, remains in arbitrary detention at the Ofer Israeli prison camp. A petition demanding his liberation has reached more than 1500 signatories, many of which distinguished scholars around the world. We publish here a letter addressed to the international scientific community that prof. Barghouthi wrote from prison.
IAHPE’s statement on the persecution of Prof. Kayıhan Pala for questioning the management of the COVID19 crisis in Turkey
Since the COVID19 outbreak and the spread of the pandemic, various aspects concerning the preparedness of public health systems and the management of the crisis by governments of many countries have been placed under scrutiny. Following a decade of austerity policies, commercialization and privatization, impoverished public health systems have proved incapable of providing trustworthy publicContinue reading “IAHPE’s statement on the persecution of Prof. Kayıhan Pala for questioning the management of the COVID19 crisis in Turkey”
Open Letter in Support of Dr. Bülent Şık, Sentenced to Prison for Publicizing Threats to Public Health
[you can submit your signature here] February 18, 2020 As academics, scientists, and advocates of human rights and environmental justice, we strongly condemn the sentencing of Dr. Bülent Şık to 15 months in prison. Dr. Şık is a food engineer and expert in measuring toxic residues in food such as pesticides, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and heavyContinue reading “Open Letter in Support of Dr. Bülent Şık, Sentenced to Prison for Publicizing Threats to Public Health”
Ecuador sees 10th day of anti-austerity protests
At least five people have been killed in unrest as demonstrators push for President Lenin Moreno to repeal a law that ended a 40-year-old fuel subsidy. In Ecuador, there has been more fighting between police and indigenous communities as thousands joined the 10th day of anti-austerity protests. Demonstrators want President Lenin Moreno to repeal a lawContinue reading “Ecuador sees 10th day of anti-austerity protests”
Turkish scientist gets 15-month sentence for publishing environmental study
A Turkish food engineer and human rights activist was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in jail after publishing the results of a study he and other scientists had done that linked toxic pollution to a high incidence of cancer in western Turkey. Bülent Şık, former deputy director of the Food Safety and Agricultural Research CenterContinue reading “Turkish scientist gets 15-month sentence for publishing environmental study”
Corporate capture of global governance: The World Economic Forum (WEF)-UN partnership agreement is a dangerous threat to UN System
(English) Español abajo Corporate capture of global governance: The World Economic Forum (WEF)-UN partnership agreement is a dangerous threat to UN System The UN Secretary General and the World Economic Forum signed on June 13 a Strategic Partnership Agreement for the implementation of the 2030 agenda (SDG), this agreement means for us a formalization of the corporateContinue reading “Corporate capture of global governance: The World Economic Forum (WEF)-UN partnership agreement is a dangerous threat to UN System”
The IAHP regrets the death of our colleague and comrade David Sanders
The unexpected death of our dear friend, colleague and comrade David Sanders is a terrible shock for the international movement struggling for health. David was a leading international figure already in the 80’s when he published his first book “The Struggle for Health: Medicine and the Politics of Underdevelopment” which became soon the guiding lightContinue reading “The IAHP regrets the death of our colleague and comrade David Sanders”
International Association of Health Policy 