Publishers and Writers organize round tables on Freedom of Expression with a particular focus on Turkey on the occasion of the 60th Session on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.

The new law bans writing about the trial process too, says Bilge. We are mostly dealing with cases that are in the process of being investigated or cases that are going on, adds Yucel. They both object to the new Press Law draft.

No information can be published before the trial is completed, said TGC head Erinc. The article envisages censorship. CGD deputy head Zeyrek said a judge could order the confiscation of newspapers based on article 312 of TCK and article 7 of TMY.

The state will pay a compensation of 109 billion TL to the family of an inmate who was killed during the bloody Return-to-Life operation of the state in prisons, four years ago.

Italian Prime Minister Berlusconis media group Mediaset announced that they were looking for media groups in different countries, including Turkey, for making investments.

Kara has been released after serving in prison for 5 months for threatening the bodyguard of the son of former premier Ciller. His trials shows that the media in Turkey is under threats, said Sefiloglu from CGD. Its worst for local media.

A former head of Anti-Terrorism Unit and three police officers are standing trial for charges of torturing Mehmet Desde under detention. The court has been awaiting a report from the Forensic Medical Institution for the last three months.

Human Rights Foundation called on the AKP government to end its pressure on the Forensic Medical Institution. The Forensic Medical Institution isnt postponing the sentences of people it had previously diagnosed with the Wernicke Korsakoff disease.

An appeals court asked a lower court to wait for the outcome of the trial about torture allegations. The decision of the appeals court overturns the prison sentence of 12 years and six months and could affect the basics of the trial.

A court canceled the prime ministrys demand to change some of the board members of Malatyas Gunes TV to grant the channel a Security Document. RTUK ordered Gunes TV off the air for 30 days because of its message about the suicide bomber.

The Contemporary Journalists Association CGD criticized Minister Tuzmen for tearing up a local newspaper. Tearing up a newspaper is as lawless as blowing up a newspaper building and silencing it, said the CGD. Minister Tuzmen apologized.

A group of activists from the Initiative Against the Crime of Thought, Foundation of Turkish Voluntary Organizations, Human Rights Association and the Mesopotamia Culture Center, are pursuing legal action against threats to the Agos newspaper.

Mutlu and Coskun, the directors of the monthly Dersim magazine, are facing a trial for violating the declaration by publishing Kurdish articles. The court handling the trial is awaiting a decision on the issue by the Constitutional Court.

Ozic of Radyo Dunya cant appeal the one-year prison sentence he got for criticizing the motion to send Turkish troops to Iraq and to accept foreign troops. The court wasnt able to send the verdict to the journalist since there was no money for stamps.

An investigation has been ordered about the police officers from the Beyoglu police station who detained and beat up reporter Hilmi Hacaloglu of the private NTV television. Police has said that Hacaloglu was not detained, but just received as a guest.

Turkey has until the end of the year to show the European Union that it is meeting the European Unions expectations on human rights, said Rachel Denber, acting executive director of Human Rights Watchs Europe and Central Asia division.

Benli, the former editor-in-chief of the Hedef magazine was released a year ago when he was diagnosed with the Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome. Now, the official report saying Benli has recovered, and he has been sent to prison again.

RTUK warned radio and television stations to follow the broadcasting principles determined by the YSK. Radio and Television stations may not broadcast programs about the elections in any language other than Turkish.

RTUK, in its last meeting, warned 21 media organizations for their Paparazzi programs. It called off programs at some media organizations including GUN TV in Diyarbakir, national Show TV channel, CNBC-e and even some cable TV stations.

Gun FM and Gun TV director Dogan said the new Language Regulation was more backward than a previous draft. He said just like the issue of opening Kurdish courses, Kurdish broadcasts were trying to be prevented through bureaucratic obstacles.