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Seeking Justice for Assaulted Local Journalists
Journalist Diya Yarayan from Siirt fights for justice at the High Criminal Court; journalist Durmuş Tuna from Söke seeks for justice at the Criminal Court of First Instance. In both cases the defendants's claims were rejected.
1 October 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Prosecutor as Lawyer for Festus Okey
In the court case regarding the murder of refugee Okey joint plaintiffs were not accepted. Rights Organizations are not able to obtain a mandate from the refugee's family in Nigeria. Lawyer Tanay and Dalkıran from hYd stress that Okey's lawyer is actually a prosecutor who has not requested anything from the court so far.
1 October 2009
Tolga Korkut
One More Trial for Taraf Newspaper upon "Aktütün" News
The prosecution is demanding prison sentence of 10 years for "Taraf" journalist Mehmet Baransu. He is accused of publishing records about the PKK raid on the Aktütün Police Station. The case begins on 18 November. Baransu: "If the General Staff spreads the news is not a crime - is it a crime if it is me who spreads it?"
1 October 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
IPI Condemns Investigation of Journalist and Actress
The International Press Institute is urging the Turkish government to halt the investigation into journalist Devrim Sevimay and actress Hülya Avşar over an interview in the Milliyet newspaper.
30 September 2009
Police Raid of DTP Mayor Şahin's Home
After an according statement of a detained person the police searched DTP Mayor Edibe Şahin's home in Tunceli for PKK documents. Some people were arrested during another raid of the Municipality guesthouse. Hundreds of DTP members protested.
30 September 2009
Bawer Çakır
Accused Police Officer Absent for 21 Months
The court declined Yalın's request to detain police officer Gişi who shot at him 21 months ago. The case is adjourned to 11 March next year since the police defendant did not show up at the court.
30 September 2009
Emine Özcan
Court Requested to Bring in DTP MPs by Force
The court decided to bring in DTP members Emine Ayna and Selahattin Demirtaş by force and to issue a new notification for Ahmet Türk. Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu suggested to solve the problem of the MPs immunity by the removal of article 14 concerned with an exception for "terror crimes".
30 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Transsexuals Take Position against Chief of Police Hüseyin Çapkın
About 100 people protested in Istanbul's district of Beyoğlu, claiming that the pressure on tansvestites and transsexuals has increased ever since Hüseyin Çapkın became Chief of Police.
29 September 2009
Bawer Çakır,Zeynep Kuray
Complaint about Chief of General Staff Goes to Military Prosecutor
Istanbul MP Uras and activist Algan representatively handed a petition to the Sultanahmet Courthouse concerning a trial against the Chief of General Staff. Uras expects the issue to be brought to the Grand National Assembly.
29 September 2009
Bawer Çakır
"Media Uses Women to Deviate Attention from Kurdish Question"
In the "Media and Women" panel discussion of the Mesopotamia Social Forum Turkish journalists and authors evaluated the role of women in the mass media regarding the Kurdish question.
29 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Diyarbakır Prison Should Become a Museum
Intellectuals protest against Minister Eker's plan of turning the Diyarbakır prison into a school. They started a campaign to convert the prison into a museum for human rights instead to remember the torture experienced by many prisoners.
28 September 2009
Bawer Çakır
Prosecutor Declines Governor's Complaint about Journalist
The governor filed a complaint about a journalist for criticizing him. The prosecutor did not see the need to trial the journalist, highlighting that "it is the duty of the press to criticize the press and inform the people".
28 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Copyright Protection Shouldn't Undermine Freedom of Speech
In the course of the discussion of blocked access to the entire contents of MySpace, RSF pointed out that the Turkish Internet legislation violates the European Convention for Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
25 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Prosecutor Ignores Official Report and Closes Child's Torture Case
Lawyer Timur objected the attorney general's decision of another nolle prosequi after a report from TİHV had not been taken into consideration. The report proved that C.E. had been tortured by the police and in prison. The family awaits the case to be discussed before the ECHR.
25 September 2009
Tolga Korkut
MÜYAP: No Intention to Block Access to Last FM and MySpace
MÜYAP chairman Forta claimed: "Ownership rights are stolen, we fight for our right. Turkish law blocked access to the websites". Forta argued that MÜYAP agreed with MySpace and that the site can be accessed again within a few days.
24 September 2009
Bawer Çakır
Musa Anter Award Goes to DİHA, Batman Post and Kahraman
DİHA correspondents Altan and Erden receive the Musa Anter Award together with Karbaş from Batman Post. Kahrman from Batman Post won in the photography category and Ayrancıoğlu is awarded for his caricature.
24 September 2009
Bawer Çakır
Latest Pro-Kurd Daily Survives Only One Month!
Less than 1 month after the ban of Günlük newspaper, an Istanbul court also banned the "Democratic Initiative" newspaper on the grounds of an alleged praise of PKK member Aliye Timur in a news article about his funeral.
24 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
ECHR Condemns Turkey For Deportation of Iranian Refugees
The ECHR convicted Turkey for the deportation of Iranian refugees Abdolkhani and Karimnia to a payment of 40,000 Euro in compensation.
24 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Challenge for Infamous Prosecutor: BIA Quotes Avşar Interview
Bakırköy Public Prosecutor Ali Çakır's investigation against Hülya Avşar and Devrim Sevimay has nothing to do with "justice". This abuse of public power under the pretense of the "Kurdish Initiative" is nothing else but mobbing against the two women. We are protesting.
23 September 2009
Musa Doğan Released - No Extradition to Turkey
After 8 months TKP/ML member Musa Doğan was released from his sentence to life imprisonment because of health reasons. Sweden has granted asylum to Doğan.
23 September 2009
Erhan Üstündağ,Shirvan Nuray Sarıkaya
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Soldier's Acquittal: Precedent Case for Impunity after Killing Civilians
The Court of Appeals approved the acquittal of a specialist sergeant who killed a civilian when he fired his gun into the crowd of a demonstration.
23 September 2009
Erhan Üstündağ
BİA's Second Quarterly Media Report
According to the quarterly report of the BİA Media Monitoring Desk published for April, May and June 2009, a total of 125 people, 57 of them journalists, were on trial in 80 cases for expressing their opinions during that period.
22 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Secret Defendant in JITEM Case Withdraws Statement
Five people are tried together with Colonel Temizöz and Abdülhakim Güven regarding a number of unsolved murders. Güven claimed that his statement made under the name of "Ball-Point Pen" are invalid and that he signed that statement without knowing its content.
22 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Refugees Protest: "No Food for Us"
Refugees kept in a refugee camp of the Aliens Department in the Istanbul district of Fatih/Kumkapı revolted to draw attention to their poor living conditions.
21 September 2009
Emine Özcan
MySpace and Last FM Censored
With a decision from June this year the Beyoğlu Public Prosecutor's Office now blocked access to MySpace and Last FM, two of the world's biggest sites for socializing and music-sharing. Both artists and internet users voiced their disapproval of the decision.
21 September 2009
Bawer Çakır
Journalist Nadiye Gürbüz Released
Radio journalist Gürbüz was released from detention in her second hearing. Gürbüz had been detained after an operation against the Turkish communist party. Her trial is to be continued.
18 September 2009
Bawer Çakır
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ECHR: 9 out of 10 Cases in Turkey Unjust
Out of a total of 97,300 cases in the hands of the ECHR 11.4 percent are from Turkey. 1,676 out of 1939 cases from Turkey are concerned with violations of the European Convention. In 50 years only 37 decisions taken by Turkish courts were justified by the ECHR.
18 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Journalist Convicted Because of Anecdote about the President
The court convicted journalist Sevda Turaçlar from the Turkish 'Ekspres' newspaper of insulting president Gül because of publishing an "ignoble" anecdote regarding the president. The sentence of almost 1 year imprisonment is suspended for a period of 5 years. Turçlar declared not to lodge an appeal.
18 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Murder File Returned to its Origin after 18 Years
The Malatya Public Prosecutor's Office decided to close the investigation into the murder case of Vedat Aydın because of "lack of jurisdiction". After 18 years the file has been returned to Diyarbakır now "where the incident started".
17 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
ECHR: Turkey Guilty of Disregarding Union's Rights
The ECHR decided in favor of Eğitim-Sen union members Kaya and Seyhan. The union members applied to the ECHR after they had encountered administrative and judicial pressure because of their participation in a one day strike.
17 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Cumhuriyet Newspaper Wiretapped in Ergenekon Investgation!
Cumhuriyet newspaper claimed two journalist were illegally wiretapped related to an operation concerning journalist Mustafa Balbay, who is a detained defendant under charge of "membership of the Ergenekon terror organization". TGC chairman Erinç said that this is a deprivation of the right of freedom of speech for everybody living in Turkey.
17 September 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Establishing Independent Media Center in Northern Cyprus
NGOs, mostly ignored by the media, and independent journalists from Northern Cyprus establish a common internet portal which will be operational in August 2010. Hugh Pope from ICG and Erhan Üstündağ from bianet participated in a conference about the project in Nicosia last weekend.
16 September 2009
Erhan Üstündağ
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