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    TURKEY RIGHTS WATCHDOG CONCERNED OVER ASSAULTS AGAINST ARMENIAN WOMEN

    tert.am
    24.01.13

    Turkey's Human Rights Association (IHD) has expressed concerns over
    the continuing violence against ethnic Armenian women in Istanbul's
    Samatia district, the Radikal reported.

    In a statement following the Wednesday incident that saw an Armenian
    woman assaulted and brutally injured, the organization says an
    organized group may be behind the assaults.

    The head of the Association's Istanbul department, Umit Efe was
    quoted as saying that the chain of violent acts might be motivated
    by racist policies.

    "The signs are the same, with the targets being elderly, helpless
    women. The death of Maritsa Kucuk and the assaults against the three
    other women add to our concerns," he said.

    The police, according to him, work day and night to resolve and
    prevent the crimes.

    "We expressed our concerns that the attacks occur repeatedly and pursue
    an organized scheme. We will see to it that the cases are resolved,"
    said Efe.

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