Announcing its report on violations against rights defenders, the Human Rights Association has stated that 225 lawsuits or investigations have been brought its members and managers during State of Emergency and many rights defenders have been arrested.

Prof. Dr. Büşra Ersanlı, who has been tried for having signed the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime”, has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The prison sentence of Ersanlı has not been deferred.

First hearing of Boğaziçi University students will be held at İstanbul Courthouse tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Families of 21 students 14 of whom are pending trial in custody have called for solidarity in their statement.

The ninth hearing in the main trial of Özgür Gündem newspaper has been held. The court board has ruled that the international travel ban of Eren Keskin and the arrest of Kemal Sancılı shall continue. The next hearing will be held on October 10, 2018.

Amnesty International has said that there is no material evidence to cause the arrest of rapper Ezhel, and demanded that Ezhel be immediately released without any reservation.

Accused of entering the hearing with a t-shirt reading “Hero”, the university student has acquitted. The hero writing was allegedly linked with the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization.

Seven academics from Boğaziçi University have had their second hearings. Presiding judge has argued with the attorney who stated that she would make a statement as to the announcement of the verdict later on and ordered the attorneys and the audience out of courtroom.

Human Rights Association using the word “genocide” has been regarded within the scope of freedom of expression by Press Offences Prosecutor.

Footage of the armored vehicle, which was driven by sergeant major S.K., that hit Pakize Hazar to death has been presented to the court.

The hearing of the filmmakers Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Çayan Demirel, who face five years of prison sentence on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to the Bakur documentary, has been adjourned to October 23, 2018.

28 international rights organizations have shared a message of solidarity for the filmmakers Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Çayan Demirel, who face five years of prison sentence due to the Bakur documentary.

After Le Point magazine’s cover of Erdoğan entitled “Le Dictateur” being taken down off, OSCE representative Désir has said, “Trying to export censorship to other countries is unacceptable”.

Five academics from Boğaziçi University have had their first hearings at the 29th Heavy Penal Court. The court board chaired by Mustafa Çakar has ruled that the files of two cases held today be combined with the files of two other cases that it has previously combined.

Six academics from Boğaziçi University have had their first hearings. The court board has rejected the requests that the academics be immediately acquitted and their cases be combined. All hearings have been adjourned to later dates.

Journalist Afşin has said that the police officers who were doing criminal record check at metro exit told her that her outfit was “inconvenient” and then threatened her: “Be careful, you may be cut in a nook”.

The call issued by Aysel Çelikel, Rakel Dink, Üstün Ergüder, Ayşe Soysal, Turgut Kazan, Yücel Sayman ve Murat Özçelik has read, “Either a serious indictment must be brought before public or Kavala should be released”.

Front Line Defenders has named Kurdish journalist Baysal its Global Laureate for Human Rights Defenders at Risk for 2018.

The ECtHR has found the application about Roboski massacre “inadmissible” by citing Constitutional Court’s decision to reject it. The Constitutional Court had rejected the application on the ground that “the lawyers sent the documents 2-day late”.

Nine academics from Boğaziçi University and two academics from İstanbul and Bahçeşehir Universities have had their first hearings. The requests that the files of the cases conducted separately be combined have been rejected by different courts on the same grounds.

Four sick prisoners, who have been on hunger strike at İzmir Menemen Type R Prison since April 20, demand medical attention.