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3 Students Sentenced to 4 Years and 2 Months in Prison

3 Students Sentenced to 4 Years and 2 Months in Prison

The court ruled acquittal of two students and jail term for three students who have been sued on charge of first “being a member of an illegal organization” and then “knowingly aiding an illegal organization”.

9 November 2017

Following 3 Doctor Suicides, Dr. Özyurt Points to Working Conditions in Healthcare

Following 3 Doctor Suicides, Dr. Özyurt Points to Working Conditions in Healthcare

Regarding working conditions in healthcare that have become a topic of discussion following the suicide of three physicians, Dr. Özyurt who works on job satisfaction and burnout of healthcare workers states that the suicides are related to burnouts caused by working conditions.

3 November 2017

Kızılkaya, Sancılı Released in Özgür Gündem Main Trial

Kızılkaya, Sancılı Released in Özgür Gündem Main Trial

The fifth hearing of Özgür Gündem main lawsuit in which Özgür Gündem Consultant Board members are standing trial, was held today. Defenders İnan Kızılkaya and Kemal Sancılı have been relesed on condition of international travel ban. Next hearing will be on March 6.

31 October 2017

Journalism Field Meetings Held at bianet

Journalism Field Meetings Held at bianet

Organized per annum upon bianet’s call, journalism field meetings have been held under the titles of Human Rights, Freedom of Expression and Gender based journalism, and with the participation of NGO representatives.

30 October 2017

3rd Kurdish Art Days Opened with Exhibition of Imprisoned Artist

3rd Kurdish Art Days Opened with Exhibition of Imprisoned Artist

Organized for the third time by the Mesopotamia Culture Center, the festival will continue with events such as panel, concert, theater and film screenings until October 29.

25 October 2017

A Story of Statement of Defense in Kurdish at 22nd Heavy Penal Court

A Story of Statement of Defense in Kurdish at 22nd Heavy Penal Court

Tried for having written an article on speaking in Kurdish in the trial of Özgür Gündem Editorsi-in-Chief on Watch campaign, Kayar in the summary judgement was asked by the chief judge “Why don’t you make your statement of defense in Turkish”.

24 October 2017

ECtHR Rejects Application of Academics For Peace

ECtHR Rejects Application of Academics For Peace

Referring to the State of Emergency Commission, the European Court of Human Rights has rejected the application of the Academics for Peace who were discharged through statutory decrees and claimed violation of their freedom of expression.

23 October 2017

Özgür Gündem Editor-On-Watch Eryılmaz Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

ÖZGÜR GÜNDEM TRIALS

Özgür Gündem Editor-On-Watch Eryılmaz Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

Journalist Tuğrul Eryılmaz, one of the editors of the Editors-in-Chief on Watch campaign of the now-closed Özgür Gündem has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined 6,000 TL. Court deferred his prison sentence.

20 October 2017

Women from CHP Show Red Card to Law Draft on Muftis*

Women from CHP Show Red Card to Law Draft on Muftis*

Rallying upon the call made by CHP İstanbul Provincial Women’s Branch, women have staged demonstration in Beşiktaş against the law drafting granting muftis authority to perform marriage.

18 October 2017

458 Civilians Lost Their Lives in Bomb Attacks in Last 5 Years

458 Civilians Lost Their Lives in Bomb Attacks in Last 5 Years

20 bomb attacks 11 of which directly targeted civilians were launched in Turkey since 2013. 458 civilians lost their lives in the last five years.

10 October 2017

2 Years Passed Over Ankara Massacre, 30 Injured are Still Under Treatment

2 Years Passed Over Ankara Massacre, 30 Injured are Still Under Treatment

Treatment of 30 people who survived the Ankara massacre continues on the second year of Ankara massacre: Loss of limb, hemiplegia..

10 October 2017

Trial of Prof. Gözaydın Adjourned to January 2018, Travel Ban Not Lifted

Trial of Prof. Gözaydın Adjourned to January 2018, Travel Ban Not Lifted

Prof. İştar Gözaydın detained on the charge of “being a member of a terrorist organization” in connection with the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization/Parallel State Organization” had her first hearing yesterday after being released with an international travel ban. Her next hearing will be on January 12.

13 September 2017

Prosecution Demands Conviction for Eryılmaz in Özgür Gündem Editors-On-Watch Case

ÖZGÜR GÜNDEM TRIALS

Prosecution Demands Conviction for Eryılmaz in Özgür Gündem Editors-On-Watch Case

Prosecution demanded journalist Tuğrul Eryılmaz, one of the Editors-in-Chief on Watch from the now-closed Özgür Gündem daily standing trial, be convicted for “publishing and spreading crimes of terrorist organizations”. The trial has been adjourned.

12 September 2017

Criminal Complaint by Elvan Over Police Breaking Her Arm

Criminal Complaint by Elvan Over Police Breaking Her Arm

Gülsüm Elvan, taken into custody during a protest in solidarity with the arrested academics Gülmen and Özakça on hunger strike, has filed a criminal complaint over the police breaking her arm while handcuffing her from the back.

Police Blockade Off Yoğurtçu Park, Only HDP MPs Allowed

HDP's Conscience and Justice Watch

Police Blockade Off Yoğurtçu Park, Only HDP MPs Allowed

HDP’s Conscience and Justice Watch, which started on July 25 in Diyarbakır, will continue in Yoğurtçu Park in Kadıköy. Police have closed all entrances to and exits from the park.

Journalists March to Court for Cumhuriyet Daily Trial

CUMHURİYET DAILY TRIAL

Journalists March to Court for Cumhuriyet Daily Trial

A group of journalists and rights defenders have marched to İstanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan for the first hearing in the Cumhuriyet daily trial in which one Twitter user under arrest and 18 executives, journalists and employees from Cumhuriyet daily 11 of whom are also arrested are standing trial.

Police Intervene in Pride Parade

Police Intervene in Pride Parade

Police haven’t allowed the rights defenders and those carrying rainbow flag rallying in Beyoğlu for 15th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Parade to march, have detained some.

HDP MP Tan Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for His Newroz Speech

HDP MP Tan Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for His Newroz Speech

HDP MP Altan Tan has been sentenced to 2 years in prison due to a speech he made in 2012. The sentence has been deferred.

30 Publishing Houses Closed Through Statutory Decrees

PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION’S FREEDOM TO PUBLISH REPORT (2016-2017)

30 Publishing Houses Closed Through Statutory Decrees

Turkish Publishers Association in its Freedom to Publish Report (2016-2017) has documented that 30 publishing houses have been closed, Kurdish books have been banned and Albert Camus and Spinoza were described as “members of an illegal organization” in a bill of indictment.

Objection to Arrest of 12 Journalists Overruled

Objection to Arrest of 12 Journalists Overruled

Ruling on the objection to the 12 journalists being arrested soon after their release, the court has decided that the journalist remain further under arrest. Interpreting the court’s decision, Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz said: “Like the arrest order, overruling the objection is against the law as well”.

Bediz Yılmaz, Serdar Ulaş Comment on KCK Discharges

Bediz Yılmaz, Serdar Ulaş Comment on KCK Discharges

We have spoken with Bediz Yılmaz and Serdar Ulaş, who were discharged from Mersin University, about the expulsions in the academy.

Prisoners’ Families As Well Go On Hunger Strike in Diyarbakır

Prisoners’ Families As Well Go On Hunger Strike in Diyarbakır

Rotational hunger strike led by the families of the prisoners who have been on hunger strike for 56 days in prisons has started in Diyarbakır.

'No' Statements by 250 Artists

'No' Statements by 250 Artists

250 artists have announced they would vote 'No' and why in the constitutional amendment referendum in a press conference.

Support in Front of Prison for Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Support in Front of Prison for Prisoners on Hunger Strike

As demands of the prisoners on hunger strike have been echoed in the statement made for the press held in front of Bakırköy Prison, rights violations in the prisons have been protested.

37 Students Detained in İstanbul University While Commemorating Kızıldere Massacre

37 Students Detained in İstanbul University While Commemorating Kızıldere Massacre

Students who wanted to commemorate the massacre in Kızıldere have been taken into custody.

HDP’s Referendum Campaign Song ‘Bêjin Na’ Banned in Şırnak

HDP’s Referendum Campaign Song ‘Bêjin Na’ Banned in Şırnak

HDP’s referendum campaign song in Kurdish, “Bêjin Na” has been banned in Şırnak in southeastern Turkey on charge of “inciting people to hatred and hostility”.

Özgür Gündem Editors-in-Chief on Watch Kural, Bakır Penalized

ÖZGÜR GÜNDEM TRIALS

Özgür Gündem Editors-in-Chief on Watch Kural, Bakır Penalized

Tried for serving as editors-in-chief on watch at Özgür Gündem, Kural has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined 6,000 TL, Bakır sentenced to 15 months in prison. The prison sentences have been deferred.

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