Turkey Detains Over 100 Ahmadiyya Community Members at Border, Faces International Backlash

Over 100 members of a religious minority, the Ahmadiyya community, are facing imprisonment or death if they are deported from Turkey.

They were detained at the Turkish-Bulgarian border after presenting themselves to seek safe passage to Europe.

Turkish border guards fired warning shots and brutalized the Ahmadis before arresting them.

Two UK citizens among the group claim to be journalists.

The group includes women, children, and the elderly and faces deportation within the next 7-10 days.

If refused asylum, they will likely be sentenced to death in their countries of origin.

Several humanitarian groups have intervened to try and ensure their safety.

Turkey's response to this humanitarian refugee crisis is considered a breaking of internationally agreed upon human rights laws.

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