Atilla Taş, who was detained for the execution of his previously upheld prison sentence of 3 years, 1 month and 15 days, has been arrested and sent to prison.

Academic Cenk Yiğiter, who was discharged from Ankara University, could not enroll at university due to a change in regulations, whose law internship was cancelled and who was penalized on for insulting the president due to a tweet, has been detained.

A lawsuit has been filed against musician Ferhat Tunç on the allegation that he has insulted President Erdoğan with 10 tweets that he posted in 2016.

Four academics have had their hearings at two courts. At the 36th Heavy Penal Court, the Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations and demanded that one academic be penalized on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”

A curfew has been declared in 19 villages and 54 hamlets in the district of Lice in Diyarbakır on the ground that an operation will be launched in the region.

Five academics have had their third hearings at three separate courts. Announcing their opinions as to the accusations, two Prosecutor’s Offices at two courts have demanded that two academics be penalized for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

67-year-old ill prisoner Burhan Karatay, who was suffering from a heart disease and has been arrested for 3 years and 10 months, has lost his life. His deceased body will be put to rest in the district of Doğubayazıt in Ağrı.

At the hearing at 28th Heavy Penal Court, attorney Eyüboğlu has requested recusation on the grounds that the court has already announced its verdict in the previous trials of academics and her client has been subjected to subjective practices, unlike other trials.

Being arrested in Rize, which is located 911 kilometers away from his family, Gökhan Saygı has said, “My family is having difficulties in coming to visit me. These are also financial difficulties, which leave behind an emotional impact as well.”

The Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations and demanded that research assistant C.E. from İstanbul Bilgi University be penalized on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu has submitted a parliamentary inquiry regarding the transfer of inmates to prisons far away from their families. He has stated, “The reason why a prisoner, whose family lives in Van, is sent to Edirne cannot be explained with reason.”

Initiative Against Crimes of Thought, on this international day releases a statement shedding light on how criminals are treated with impunity in Turkey: Impunity legitimized, suspects protected, evidence concealed.