The third hearing in the case of Berkin Elvan, who lost his life after being shot on the head with a gas cartridge during the Gezi protests in 2013, was held today. The police officer who is the suspect of the trial was not brought to court, and his testimony could not be taken due to a failure of the Audio and Visual Information System.

Concerning his statement that “No academic, politician or journalists who signed this petition would be granted right to live by any country, leave alone sending them to prison” addressing the Peace Declaration signatory academics, AKP’s Kavcıoğlu has said his words were twisted.

Demanding an official apology concerning the Dersim massacre, Tunceli Bar Association has requested the truth be shared with the public, whereabouts of the disappeared be searched and commemorations be held for those who lost their lives.

Referring the academics who signed the peace declaration, AKP’s Kavcıoğlu has said, “No academic, politician or journalists who signed this petition would be granted right to live by any country, leave alone sending them to prison”.

A legal suit brought against the İstanbul Chamber of Medicine by the Ministry concerning the medical intervention during Gezi resistance has been dismissed.

Turkey has been listed among the countries in which Internet freedoms are restricted most in US-based think tank Freedom House’s report.

Five independent experts from the Special Procedures of United Nations Human Rights Council have denounced the “terror” charges pressed against rights defenders and lawyers, and arrests of them.

The only arrested defendant in Suruç Massacre Trial hasn’t been brought to the third hearing either; families whose all demands were rejected have left the courtroom.

The runners were asked to take off their t-shirts with Ali İsmail Korkmaz photo ahead of the İstanbul Marathon on the pretext that Korkmaz is a “political figure”.

Through a statement he issued via his lawyers, Kavala has thanked everyone who sent message of support: “I hope justice will be secured sooner or later”.

The Human Rights Association in its report of “Yüksel Street Resistance” has said that “police intervened in protesters issuing statement for the press every day and carried out 586 detention proceedings as a result of these interventions”.

The Court of Appeal has reversed the acquittal verdict rendered in trial in which he was tried due to his article entitled “Çekilme Günlükleri” (Diaries of Withdrawal), and approved the punishments imposed on charges of “propaganda” and “issuing a statement of an illegal organization”.

Workers have attacked the Northern Forests Defense activists who wanted to record tree chopping carried out during the road widening works at Uskumruköy Intersection.

Human Rights Association Chair Türkdoğan and rights defenders who were detained while attempting to issue a statement in protest of demonstration ban in front of the Human Rights Monument on Yüksel Street have been released.

Rights defenders from the Human Rights Association would issue a statement for the press in protest of the ban on Yüksel Street but they have been detained as soon as they reached the monument. Human rights chair Türkdoğan spoke to bianet from the detention vehicle.

MPs taking the rights violations against the inmates in prisons in Bilecik and Elazığ to parliament have stated that petitions submitted by the inmates to the prosecutor’s officers are overlooked.

The court ruled acquittal of two students and jail term for three students who have been sued on charge of first “being a member of an illegal organization” and then “knowingly aiding an illegal organization”.

Second hearing of trial of Sözcü daily newspaper staff was heard today. Defendants Cem Küçük, Fuat Uğur, Ersoy Dede, Hüseyin Gülerce and Anıl Eren Yıldız were heard. Ulu who was pending trial jailed was released.

You may find all statements issued and news reports about detention process of Kavala on osmankavala.org.

The ECtHR has extended the time granted to the government of Turkey concerning the detention of HDP MPs for the second time. The deadline is now November 24.