The next hearing of the case filed against Önderoğlu, Nesin and Korur-Fincancı for having solidarized with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper will be held on February 27. The arrest warrant previously issued against Ahmet Nesin has been revoked.

A curfew has been declared in the villages of Ağaçpınar and Ayrancılar and their hamlets in Bitlis on the ground of an operation to be launched in the region. Another curfew was also declared in 43 villages and hamlets in the province last week.

HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on the 82nd day of her hunger strike: “The other mainstay of this struggle was the works done outside. It was a source of moral support. As you gave a voice to it, people talked about it and as it spread to everywhere…”

The Peace Mothers have gathered to make a press statement and send a letter to the Ministry of Justice for MP Leyla Güven and more than 200 prisoners who are on a hunger strike. Police did not allow the statement to be made.

In the wake of Diyarbakır 9th Heavy Penal Court’s verdict of release for HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 79 days, Güven has been released from prison. HDP Co-Chair Buldan has stated that she will continue her hunger strike.

A verdict of release has been issued for HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike in prison for last 79 days. Güven was also released before; however, the court then ruled for the continuation of her arrest upon the objection of prosecutor.

Being dedicated to lawyers in Turkey, January 24 Day of the Endangered Lawyer has been marked by lawyers in İstanbul. Marching from Galatasaray Square to İstanbul Bar Association, lawyers said, “If lawyers lose their voice, citizens lose their breath.”

Dr. Lecturer Yonca Demir from Bilgi University has been sentenced to 3 years in prison. The presiding judge announced the verdict saying, "We gave a two-year sentence. Then we increased it to three years. And we did not reverse the verdict."

Nora Cortiñas, a Plaza de Mayo Grandmother, has penned a letter of solidarity for HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike in prison for 78 days: “I send you a hug, and the commitment to shout here very loud and to amplify your call.”

The rights organizations in Diyarbakır have stated that Leyla Güven, an HDP MP who has been on a hunger strike for 78 days, has serious health issues and called the authorities to grant her demands to end the hunger strike.

It has been 26 years since investigative journalist Uğur Mumcu was murdered. Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) has held a commemorative ceremony for Mumcu in front of the Uğur Mumcu Monument in Harbiye, İstanbul.

HDP MP Kurtulan has submitted a parliamentary question on the two contradicting reports regarding 85-year-old ill prisoner Bingöl's health condition, asking why she is not released.

According to the expert witness report of the Berkin Elvan case, which continued today, the gas canister that caused the death of Elvan was "highly likely" fired by defendant officer Fatih Dalgalı.

One more academic from İstanbul Bilgi University has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The court board has ruled that the announcement of the verdict shall be deferred.

Prof. Dr. Korur-Fincancı has given her last lesson before her mandatory retirement. In her lesson “Human Rights and Responsibility of the Physician”, she has said, “Medicine is the epitome of politics because we get involved in life.”

Hearings of five academics have been held in three courts. The Presiding Judge of the 25th Heavy Penal Court asked an academic, “Who will make peace? Whom are you calling for peace?”

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), which monitored over 90 court sessions in 71 trials with the International Press Institute (IPI) in the second half of 2018, has released its “Justice Monitoring Report: Freedom of Expression Trials in Turkey”.

Speaking to bianet about the hunger strike of imprisoned HDP MP Leyla Güven, Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch Chair Zeytun and Diyarbakır Medical Chamber Chair Demir have stated that her condition has reached a critical point.

The State of Emergency Report, which was prepared based on interviews with 3,376 participants, has emphasized that not the supremacy of law, but “the law of the supreme” has been prevailing in Turkey for the last two years.

HDP MP Gülüstan Kılıç Koçyiğit has made an application to the Human Rights Inquiry Committee of the parliament, demanding that the İmralı Prison, where PKK leader Öcalan resides, be investigated by a delegation.