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Law Draft That Sparked Protests Among Women Passed in Sub-Commission

Law Draft That Sparked Protests Among Women Passed in Sub-Commission

Six articles of the draft law on the amendments to the Law on Population Registration including the articles that allow religious leaders to perform a legally valid religious marriage and a verbal statement be a legally valid form of declaration for a birth registration, have been passed by the Sub-Commission.

Evrensel Daily’s Dersim Correspondent Kemal Özer Arrested

Evrensel Daily’s Dersim Correspondent Kemal Özer Arrested

Evrensel daily’s Dersim Correspondent Kemal Özer who was stopped by police at a search point on the Ovacık-Dersim road on September 4 and was taken into custody has now been arrested.

15 September 2017

Investigation into Cartoonist Sefer Selvi

Investigation into Cartoonist Sefer Selvi

An investigation has been launched into Evrensel daily’s cartoonist Sefer Selvi upon “a complaint of a citizen”. Selvi gave a statement as part of the investigation.

Journalist Cemil Uğur Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison

Journalist Cemil Uğur Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison

Evrensel correspondent Cemil Uğur has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison (deferred) charged with “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to his Facebook postings.

5 Months Deferred Prison Sentence for Evrensel Daily’s Sarı, Koş

5 Months Deferred Prison Sentence for Evrensel Daily’s Sarı, Koş

Evrensel daily’s managing editor Çağrı Sarı and it’s former grant holder Arif Koşar have been sentenced to 5 months in prison for the report “Police rake people in Nusaybin: 3 injured”. Their punishment has been deferred.

EFJ Calls for Immediate Release of 2 Evrensel Reporters

EFJ Calls for Immediate Release of 2 Evrensel Reporters

The European Federation of Journalists has made a call for the immediate release of two Evrensel reporters, Uğur and Polat, who have been in detention for 15 days without contact with the outside world.

7 September 2016

4 Journalists Detained in Diyarbakır

4 Journalists Detained in Diyarbakır

Evrensel daily correspondents Hasan Akbaş, Fırat Topal, Serpil Berk and freelance journalist Sertaç Kayar have been taken into custody after reporting the offensive, which took place in Diyarbakır’s Sur district and claimed the lives of five civilians.