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.

Barış Atay, who was detained yesterday due to his social media posts, has been released.

A construction worker was arrested in the district of Bodrum in Muğla on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to his social media posts.

“The Turkish government’s crackdown is targeting academics and damaging its universities”, said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch.

Academics Gülşah Kurt and S.U., who have left Kadir Has University, have had their first hearings. While Kurt could not attend the hearing on the ground that she was abroad on duty, both hearings have been adjourned to October 2018.

Osman Kavala, who has been in prison since November 2017, has sent a letter. Still pending his indictment, Kavala has written, “Unless the presumption of innocence is embraced as the key element of the judicial process from the beginning, this imbalance will persist.”

Reyhan Çapan, the former editor-in-chief of Özgür Gündem daily newspaper, which was closed by a statutory decree, has been arrested in Artvin. She was previously sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison.

An improvised explosive device planted by PKK members has exploded in Şırnak, claiming life of one soldier, wounding one other.

Kept in Silivri Prison, Grup Yorum member Fırat Kıl has protested their letters not being sent and books not being delivered to him with a fax reading “End the censorship”.

Another student from department of sociology at Boğaziçi University has been arrested and sent to Silivri Prison, increasing the number of arrested students to 14.

Academics Murat Koyuncu and Bülent Eken have had their first hearings and academics Neşe Yıldıran and Çağla Diner have had their second hearings.

Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Expression and Thought Awards meet their owners with the theme “peace”.

Vegan inmate Osman Evcan has ended his hunger strike on its 44th day after his requests have been accepted by the prison administration.

Arrested due to their social media posts against Afrin operation, nine people including journalist Karakaş have been released.

Three academics have had their second hearings at the 36th Heavy Penal Court and two academics have had their first hearings at the 37th Heavy Penal Court. All of the hearings have been adjourned.

Ayşe Çelik, who was imprisoned with her six-month-old baby on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” after she called a live talk show and said, “Children and mothers are killed here. Do not keep silent,” has been released from prison.

Academics Mahmut Çınar from Bahçeşehir University and Gizem Sayın from the Faculty of Law at Kadir Has University have had their first hearings at the 37th Heavy Penal Court.