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Documentary exposes plight of children caught in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
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Stockholm Center for Freedom
The documentary highlights the hardships faced by the children whose parents were imprisoned or forced into hiding to avoid persecution after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016.
The documentary also tells the stories of children who risked their lives crossing the Evros River into Greece with their families after their passports were revoked during the post-coup state of emergency.
“If he had been caught, they could have tortured him and after that he might have spent 10 years in prison.
The aftermath of Turkey’s post-coup purge has taken a considerable toll on children.
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) previously documented these issues in its report, “The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge,” which examines the persecution, social exclusion and psychological trauma endured by the children from families targeted in Turkey’s unprecedented post-coup purge.