Amnesty urges Turkey to free Syrian held at airport for year
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has appealed to Turkey to free a Syrian whom it says has been confined to Istanbul's airport for an entire year.
Turkey has yet to comment on a case highlighted Tuesday by Amnesty, which says Fadi Mansour has been held since March 15, 2015, in a room with no natural light or beds called the "Problematic Passengers' Room" at Ataturk Airport.
Amnesty said Mansour's detention and conditions may constitute "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mansour says he fled Syria in August 2012 to avoid military service, spent about a month in Turkey, tried to fly to Malaysia but was denied entry and returned to Turkey.
Mansour posted a picture of himself holding a placard that read: "1 year is enough #I need my freedom."