Its estimated that at least 50 people, mostly women and children, have died or been wounded this year alone as a result of landmines and abandoned ...»

The June, July and September reports of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation show that defendants facing charges of torture are mostly acquitted. ...»

RTUK gives a 30-day closure to Hakkari FM because of Democratic People Partys chair Suvagcis words. In the program he condemned the closing of the party, ...»

Cases against nine police officers from the Istanbul Anti-Terror Branch who were charged with torturing Yeter and 14 others in another incident in 1997 were dropped ...»

Women lawyers said MTA discriminated against women by employing 75 men and only five women. They called on women to spend effort to defend their rights ...»

A court acquitted police officers Ismail Icen and Mustafa Yucel, who were being charged for torturing Daslik. Her lawyer appealed the case at the Supreme Court ...»

Actress Genç of Theatre Amargi had a case brought against her for swearing at official on duty based on her lines in the play Spilled Unwritten ...»

TMMOB Chamber of City Planners handed out City Planning Media Awards. Bianet received an award for contributing to the city culture and urban consciousness, for bringing ...»

In EU countries, the military is a government institution, said EU Expansion expert Aktar. It doesnt state opinions about political issues. The important thing is to ...»

An Istanbul court rejected a request by the Istanbul Bar, womens organizations, and women, to take part in the trial about Guldunya Torens murder by family ...»

Turkish truck drivers are complaining that the government is indifferent to increasing numbers of drivers dying at the hands of Islamic resistance fighters in Iraq No ...»

Journalist Sirin, who was sentenced to 17.5 years for being a member of an illegal organization, and who has been in prison for 8.5 years, was ...»

Members of Turkeys minority groups denounce violent reactions against the Prime Ministrys working group on Rights of Minorities. Lawyer Bakar calls for full implementation of Laussane ...»

Izmirs Aliaga district mayoralty introduces support and guidance service for the protection of village women from domestic violence. Volunteered by 13 women ABKAM conducts surveys with ...»

3rd Administrative Court in Adana lifted the ban on the local Radyo Dünya for airing Kurdish music during a Turkish language program. Broadcaster Öziç also acquitted ...»

The Draft Law on Execution of Penalties, introducing forced labor, uniforms, defining silent protests as disciplinary crimes and imposing solitary confinement aimes at legalizing psychological torture, ...»

Attorneys of Kutlular the owner of daily Yeni Asya and Şirin, the writer of daily Selam who were sentenced to 2 years and 1 year 8 ...»

Police Headquarters, in great self-sacrifice, cooperate with RTUK and do monitoring and recording in places RTUK does not have facilities, said RTUK head Fatih Karaca during ...»

The BİA² third quarterly Media Monitoring Report for the period July-September 2004 deals with 26 court cases and 69 journalists. Two journalists are threatened by ruling ...»

Local publisher Bogatekin faces fine for the printing houses omittance of the date and address of his company in a past issue of Gerger Firat paper. ...»