The new Human Rights Institution Draft Law leaves the business of monitoring human rights violations committed by the state to another structure that is also under the control of the state and the government, according to Ertuğrul Kürkçü, the Mersin deputy of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP.)

Law enforcement officials took Bekir Kaya, the mayor of the southeastern province of Van, and five other district mayors under custody today, as well as 10 members of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) as part of the probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK.)

A court sentenced university students Ferhat Tüzer and Berna Yılmaz to eight years and five months in prison on terrorism related charges due to a banner they unfurled during a speech by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while Utku Aykar, another university student, also received two years and two months of imprisonment.

Journalists attested for their imprisoned colleagues Çağdaş Kaplan, Mustafa Balbay, Naciye Yavuz, Ömer Faruk Çalışkan and Sultan Şaman as part of the “Witness Days” initiated by the Freedom for Journalists Platform (GÖP.)

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sentenced Turkey to pay a fine in the amount of 17,500 euros on the charge of violating the rights of freedom and security in the case of four specialists sergeants who were placed under chamber arrest.

The report entitled “Human Rights Defenders: Guilty Until Proven Innocent” prepared by the International Human Rights Federation (FDIH) and the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) received its first promotion in Turkey on Tuesday at the general headquarters of the Human Rights Association (IHD.)

6.000 new portable batons are ordered. They are ‘easy to carry and use’ and just 20 cm when folded.

Teachers faced with ‘ Access to this site has been blocked by Turkish Telecom with the request of Ministery of Education because of its objectionable content’ message when tried to open Google.

“Promised constitutional and other legal reforms did not occur. Instead, the right to freedom of expression was threatened and protesters faced increased police violence” cites Amnesty International Report in the section about Turkey.

The fourth judicial reform package repeals the statute of limitations on torture cases changes the regulation on prosecution of public officials accused of killing or wounding people.

“Using the word 'guerilla' is not a crime" said Gunaydın, reminding the ECHR case law.

Emine would be graduated as a journalist a year later, however she’s been in jail for nine months, like hundreds of other arrested students.

Istanbul 9. High Criminal Court decided for a 1-month ban of weekly Demokratik Vatan newspaper.

At the end of Conscientious Objection Week, 14 people declared their conscientious objections following the march from Tünel to Taksim Square.

The families who lost their relatives in work accidents will gather together each week. They say, “We call this as “workplace murders” not “work accidents” and we know the perpetrators; enough is enough!”

Circassian in Turkey marched to the Russian Consulate building and asked for the recognition of the Circassian Genocide occurred 148 years ago on May 21, 1864.

“Lawyers sometimes do not attend to the court hearings in order to prevent the court’s decision however the court violates the right to defense by not collecting defense evidences” told Lawyer Cinmen.

Following the Roboski Massacre news of WSJ, Head of Uludere sub-commission Üstün (AKP), Deputy Prime Minister Bozdağ, Güler and Gök (CHP) made statements.

Women board members of the Ankara University Political Science Alumni Association visited KESK women at Sincan L Type Prison.

Malatya Chief Public Prosecutor Office demanded specially authorized prosecutors from HCJP. There are 1500 files waiting at the prosecution office.