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İHD 2011 Prison Report - Summary of Rights Violations

İHD 2011 Prison Report - Summary of Rights Violations

256 sick convicts, 106 of whom are severely ill, are waiting for their release from prison, according to the 2011 report of the Human Rights Foundation. Especially prisoners in eastern and south-eastern regions are continuously exposed to rights violations.

2011: Year of Publication Bans

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION:

2011: Year of Publication Bans

The annual report on the Marmara Region released by the Human Rights Association revealed, "Torture spilled over from detention centres to the street". Also in 2011 in the region, 81 publications were seized and banned, 71 more than in the previous year.

3 February 2012 Ayça Söylemez

104 Journalists and 30 Distributors in Prison

2011 BİA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

104 Journalists and 30 Distributors in Prison

104 journalists and 30 distributors went to jail until the end of 2011. The journalists are in prison under allegations of affiliations with illegal organizations in the scope of the Anti-Terror Law and the Turkish Criminal Law. 94 out of these 134 press workers are from Kurdish media outlets.

31 January 2012 Emel Gülcan

Men Killed 257 Women in 2011

MALE VIOLENCE 2011

Men Killed 257 Women in 2011

In 2011, male culprits killed 257 women, 32 men, 14 children and two babies. At least 102 women and 59 girls were raped. 167 women were harassed; 220 women were wounded. In 2010, 217 women and three children were killed by men.

13 January 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

79 People Died in Turkish Mines in 2011

79 People Died in Turkish Mines in 2011

A study by the Chamber of Mining Engineers revealed that 79 people died in mines in Turkey in 2011, two of whom were mining engineers. 117 people were wounded.

2 January 2012 Ekin Karaca,Ayça Söylemez

Anti Terror Law on the Job - Journalists in the Streets

BIA MEDIA MONITORING

Anti Terror Law on the Job - Journalists in the Streets

In July, August and September 2011, 66 journalists were in jail, 11 of whom because of their writings and utterances. 13 people are facing imprisonment of 334.5 years in total. Most of the trials are based on Articles 7/2 of the Anti Terror Law and 314 and 220 of the Criminal Law.

2 December 2011 Emel Gülcan

BİA Media Monitoring Report 2011 Second Quarter - Full Text

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

BİA Media Monitoring Report 2011 Second Quarter - Full Text

According to the BIA Media Monitoring Report for the second quarter of 2011, 68 journalists went to jail till July, 12 of them because of their news, writings and utterances. Turkish courts decided for prison sentences of 44 years and 8 months in total in April, May and June.

1 December 2011

Latest Figures

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2011

Latest Figures

After almost three quarters of all ballot boxes have been opened, the Justice and Development Party takes the lead again, followed by the main opposition Republican People's Party. The far-right Nationalist Movement Party is above the 10-percent election threshold.