Istanbul 14th Peace Court convicted author Sevan Nişanyan to 13.5 months of prison for “openly insulting religious values of a certain faction of the society” in one of his articles.

According to the statistics released by Interior Ministry upon our application, 16,585 people used the name Zîlan - a Kurdish name. Other commonly used Kurdish names included Berîtan (7,822), Mazlûm (13,865), Şoreş (260).

12 inmates from Van High Security Prison have launched a hunger strike, demanding improvement in medical treatments and food service - a protest that reached its 8th day.

Turkey's Kurds observed the Kurdish Language Feast on May 15 - the publication start date of Kurdish magazine Hawar in 1932.

Center for American Progress released its report on Freedom of the Press and Expression – a comprehensive document that also included recommendations for a free freer press in Turkey.

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals announced its verdict on Dink case, overthrowing Yasin Hayal's acquittal on "being terrorist organization leader" and finding him guilty of "founding and leading an organization for crime".

The European Court of Human Rights rejected an applicant from Turkey, saying that the applicant has not "exhausted remedies" of Turkish court system - a verdict that emphasized on Turkey's new individual application process to Constitutional Court.

Human Rights Association of Turkey representative Şevket Akdemir informed bianet from Şırnak's Kasrik gateway that PKK withdrawal resumed smoothly.

Turkey's conscientious objectors are set to kick off their first association on May 18 - during the week of International Conscientious Objectors Day.

A team of police officers and intervention tanks casted gas bombs and used water cannons against a bunch of protestors who were peacefully gathering on the steps of Istanbul Courthouse every Wednesday noon to protest arbitrary arrests and apartment raids.

69 journalists and 30 distributors were behind bars between January and March 2013 in Turkey. Out of 69 journalists and 30 publishers currently jailed in Turkey, 44 journalists and 29 distributors were from the Kurdish media.

Murdered journalists, imprisoned journalists, releases, attacks, threats, obstructions, investigations and trials; defamation cases, actions for personal rights and compensation cases; decisions by the Harmful Publications Board, bans, suspensions and confiscations; decisions by the European Court of Human Rights and the Turkish Radio and Television Higher Board...