Today is May 17, "International Day against Homophobia". Baki Koşar and Ahmet Yıldız cases are important symbols as well as many undisclosed LGBT murders in Turkey.

In order to protest the imprisonment of Büşra Ersanlı, “The Students of Büşra Ersanlı” prepared a video series. Ersanlı speaks about ‘love’, with the help of her supporters' voice.

The laboratory investigation of the milk that was distributed to schools and poisoned thousands of children completed: “There are no reasons determined to stop the milk distribution”

People opposing Aliaga thermal power plants gathered together and said “Extinguish the fire of Thermal, light the fire of Hıdırellez”

Dersim people marched to protest Dersim Massacre at its 75. Anniversary and expressed their demands once again.

Children were poisoned due to free milk distribution campaign began in the primary schools yesterday and Redhack hacked the web sites of 3 milk distributor companies today.

Ministry of National Education began to milk distribution campaign today and many students are poisoned.

Children were also at May 1 celebrations. They couldn’t shout as mush as adults but they expressed their wishes.

A group of people who wants to draw attention to child brides came together at Taksim. TV Show host Esra Erol also took part in the act. Men and women were also in the act with their sons and daughters.

"I visualize two pictures on each 23rd of April. The first is from the Western side of this country. The ‘statesmen’ are giving their seats to children. The second picture is from the eastern side of Fırat (a river at the Eastern Anatolia Region); the policemen are torturing children. That’s why April 23 is not the feast of Kurdish children”

Followers of Justice for Children (ÇİAT) organized an event entitled “Life was never a Feast” including an exhibition of paintings and a forum at Ankara on April 21, in order to draw attention to children victims of Anti-Terrorism Law.

Convict Serap Şimşek suffered a stroke and fell ill with cancer while serving her life sentence. She has been lying at the infirmary with her hand cuffed for 8 months now. Convict Gülay Çetin passed away 1 month before the Forensic Medicine sent the report to release her immediately.

The National Intelligence Agency report that revealed to be part of the indictment of the Revolutionary Headquarters Trial links several socialist parties, organizations and lawyers to the illegal organization. Lawyer Kanar announced to file a complaint against the prosecutor and court members who accepted the report.

Minister of Justice Ergin announced that the number of child political prisoners increased from 17 in 2005 to 1,023 in 2010.

According to a report of the Children Rights Centre, the reasons for the death of at least 815 children in Turkey in 2011 could have been prevented. Most violations of the right to life of children remained unpunished.

28-year-old İdris Oral died after suffering from silicosis caused by his work at denim sandblasting workshop. Oral was the 50th denim sandblasting worker who died of silicosis caused by poor working conditions.

A girl under age who resisted to be forced into marriage filed a complaint against her family on the grounds of sexual abuse. Lawyer and expert on children rights Asma evaluated the case for bianet.

The court found Sergeant Ersoy guilty of having beaten Private Abravcı who suffered a broken hip bone. However, Ersoy received a monetary fine to be paid in instalments since it was not confirmed whether the fracture was caused by the beating.

The situation in the south-eastern city of Van is still very difficult after the major earthquakes in October and November 2011. The poorest people have no alternative but staying in tents. Access to healthy nutrition and health service is problematic.

The KESK unions confederation of public employees will go on a nation-wide strike on 21 December to protest the government's economic and human rights policies. The confederation is being supported by professional organizations, unions and associations.