Four boats setting off from Egypt for Italy carrying around 400 refugees has sunk in the Mediterranean. 29 people have been rescued.

Free Journalists Community (ÖGC) saying “We all need freedom of expression” has started petition for the obstacles before freedom of the press and expression to be removed.

DİHA reporter Meltem Oktay detained on April 12 has been arrested. Uğur Akgül detained together with Okay has been released.

Journalist Dara has been taken into custody for crossing his legs in front of the Governor at the holy birth week organized by Provincial Office of Mufti.

Five of the six people detained over insulting President Erdoğan and “terror propaganda” have been arrested in Urfa.

Four academics, two journalists will stand trial in two hearing rooms in one courthouse on April 22. The campaign #RaiseYourPenForFreedom has been launched for solidarity.

Evrensel and Cumhuriyet dailies laying their hands on inspection pre-report as to the Ankara attack have reported that the details of the attack were known to security except for its exact time.

Imprisoned academic, Muzaffer Kaya has said he believes they will be released in the hearing on April 22, and release of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül along with him will be a huge gain in terms of democratic struggle.

92 web contents including two bianet reports have been blocked upon Assist. Prof. Dr. Esra Keskinkılıç’s request. There is the link where Twitter users see notifications among the blocked addresses.

Syrian journalist Muhammed Zahir el Şerkat shot in Antep has lost his life in the hospital. Including him, the number of Syrian journalists killed in Turkey has risen to four. ISIS has claimed responsibility for all killings.

Arslan, whose radio which he had been using for five years in prison, was seized, has made an application to the constitutional court. The court has decided that the freedom of expression had not been violated.

A rocket again has been launched on Kilis province from ISIS-held territory in Syria. Six people have died so far by the rockets launched by ISIS.

One soldier has been killed in the conflict erupted during the operations in province of Şırnak, another one has lost his life in the explosion that occurred in Dağlıca region of Hakkari province.

Çimen Işık, Pero Dündar, Olcay Kanlıbaş from Democratic Regions Party, and Free Woman Congress Member Zozan Toprak have been arrested.

An attack has been carried out against the Provincial Gendarmerie Command in Hani of Diyarbakır by PKK members through a bomb-laden car killing one soldier and injuring 47 including 39 soldiers. A broadcast ban has been imposed on the investigation into the attack.

Two rockets launched from Syria have dropped on Kilis. The Governor announced that there are six wounded of whom three are heavily.

Murderers of Özgecan Aslan have been shot in prison. Ahmet Suphi Altındöken has died as his father injured. It is yet to be explained who shot them and how firearms were brought inside the prison.

Journalist Bülent Kılıç has told the condition of the refugees who have been waiting to cross into Macedonia for two months: "There are long queues in front of the clinics. They live side by side with toilets".

DİHA intern correspondent Ziya Ataman taken into custody in Van has been arrested.

In the campaign launched for the prisoners in Antalya L-Type Prison where a restriction has been imposed on books, the letters are not being delivered and warm water is only served two days in a a week for two hours and 38 prisoners were staying at wards for seven.