Last Modified 14-05-2008 00.00
Last Modified 14-05-2008 00.00
None of the suspects confess to the Malatya murders of the three Protestans. The court completes the interrogation of the arrested suspect Gürler, who also blames Günaydın. The Court will hear the other three arrested suspects.
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The president Gül ratifies the revised 301, which now forbids denigrating the Turkish Nation rather than Turkishness. The permission to open a case will need the approval of the Ministry of Justice and the cases will be heard in the Criminal Court of Peace.
The conscientious objector Savda, still in prison, is declared exempt from military service to prevent the discussion of conscientious objection. Savda claims that he did not want the certificate of discharge.
The Initiative Against Thought Crime restarts its activities as a reaction to the increased number of law suits targeting people who simply express their opinions. 200 people report themselves to the authorities for the same “crime”.
The ruling party of Turkey, the Justice and Development Party, launches defense against the Supreme Court Prosecutor's indictment that the party has become a focus for anti-secular activities.
The Supreme Court of Appeals confirms the acquittal of Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu and Prof. Dr. Oran, who were on trial for four years for the Minority Rights and Cultural Rights Report they prepared to improve the role of civil society in Turkey.
The court accuses the family of Baran Tursun, who was shot by a police office for not stopping his car, for violating Article 301. The father had criticized the court procedure, claiming that the accused were favored.
Islamist-feminist Hidayet Tuksal bursts against AKP spokesperson Firat's statement that "AKP women would not be slaves to the feminist ideology". Feminist activist Filiz Karakus is of the opinion that AKP leadership is worried of the feminist elements in their ranks.
Dengir Mir Fırat of AKP claimed that the feminist thinking creates a medium of clash between man and woman. He addressed AKP women “AKP’s women” and said that they would not be slaves to the feminist ideology.
The perpetrators come to a Kurtuluş (Salvation) Church in Ankara, ask for the pastor and leave after throwing threats. The association ...»
In a TV show during the Northern Iraq military operation, the famous singer Ersoy demanded “solution instead of death” and Bakırköy ...»
The conscientious objector Savda, still in prison, is declared exempt from military service to prevent the discussion of conscientious objection. Savda ...»
The president Gül ratifies the revised 301, which now forbids denigrating the Turkish Nation rather than Turkishness. The permission to open ...»
The Initiative Against Thought Crime restarts its activities as a reaction to the increased number of law suits targeting people who ...»
The ruling party of Turkey, the Justice and Development Party, launches defense against the Supreme Court Prosecutor's indictment that the party ...»
The court accuses the family of Baran Tursun, who was shot by a police office for not stopping his car, for ...»
The Supreme Court of Appeals confirms the acquittal of Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu and Prof. Dr. Oran, who were on trial for ...»
Islamist-feminist Hidayet Tuksal bursts against AKP spokesperson Firat's statement that "AKP women would not be slaves to the feminist ideology". Feminist ...»
Dengir Mir Fırat of AKP claimed that the feminist thinking creates a medium of clash between man and woman. He addressed ...»
Journalists do not draw a picture of a “contemporary” country, when it comes to the freedom of the press and the ...»
BİA Media Monitoring Report showed that in the first quarter of 2008, 186 people, 71 of whom are journalist, were tried ...»
DISK president Çelebi tells that they will take the May Day prohibitions and the police violence, what they call “state terror”, ...»
Unions ended the May Day activity in Şişli following the excessive violence by the police forces. DİSK president Çelebi said that ...»
The Turkish Parliament passes the revised 301 with the new expressions of “Turkish Nation” and “the State of the Turkish Republic” ...»
Trade unions from DİSK, KESK and TÜRK-İŞ confederations, professional organizations and political formations will meet in Şişli and march to Taksim. ...»
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