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BIA Media Monitoring Report For The Third Quarter of 2008 (3)
According to the report published by the Media Monitoring Desk of the Independent Communications Network (BIA) for the period of July-August-September 2008, total of 116people, 77 of whom are journalists, were prosecuted in the 73 freedom of expression cases.
1 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
BIA Media Monitoring Report For The Third Quarter of 2008 (2)
According to the report published by the Media Monitoring Desk of the Independent Communications Network (BIA) for the period of July-August-September 2008, total of 116people, 77 of whom are journalists, were prosecuted in the 73 freedom of expression cases.
1 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
BIA Media Monitoring Report For The Third Quarter of 2008 (1)
According to the report published by the Media Monitoring Desk of the Independent Communications Network (BIA) for the period of July-August-September 2008, total of 116people, 77 of whom are journalists, were prosecuted in the 73 freedom of expression cases.
1 December 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Journalist Sued For Publishing Secret Documents
Journalist Nazif İflasoğlu has been acquitted of publishing secret documents, but Soner Arıkanoğlu, a reporter for daily Taraf, is on trial for two different cases, though they are similar in nature.
28 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Dink’s Lawyer Yücel Sayman Acquitted Of The Insult Charge
Dink’s Lawyer Yücel Sayman Acquitted Of The Insult Charge
Lawyer Yücel Sayman has been acquitted in the case filed against him for insulting two lawyers during one of Dink’s trial when he was still alive. Sayman told the court to take into consideration the attacks during these trials on his client Dink.
28 November 2008
Prime Minister Joins The Accreditation Controversy: “Send Different Reporters”
Commenting on the accreditation ban, Prime Minister Erdoğan tells the newspapers whose reporters’ accreditations were cancelled to send different reporters, since he says they would not work with reporters who produce false reports.
27 November 2008
Journalist Mağden Acquitted Of Her Conscientious Objection Article
Journalist Mağden Acquitted Of Her Conscientious Objection Article
Journalist Perihan Mağden, who was on trial for her article in support of the conscientious objection, has been acquitted. She says it is only in Turkey and Azerbaijan where the conscientious objection is still not recognized.
27 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Daily Yeniçağ Attacks Journalist For An Award
Daily Yeniçağ attacks distinguished journalist Doğan Özgüden for receiving an award for his fiftieth year in the profession and the Turkish Journalist Association for giving it.
26 November 2008
Controversy Over Prime Ministry’s Cancellation Of Accreditations Continues
Journalist Sultan Özer finds out that her accreditation was cancelled for absenteeism after eight years of service, though this announcement does not silence the reactions.
26 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Degrading Proposal To PKK’s Imprisoned Leader Öcalan
Degrading Proposal To PKK’s Imprisoned Leader Öcalan
Minister of Justice announced that if imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan wanted to make use of his rights, then he should stop the PKK.
25 November 2008 Erhan Üstündağ
60 Officials Will Be Tried For Ceber’s Death Due To Torture
The Prosecutor’s Office asked for life imprisonment for the four officials who are accused of torture and death of Engin Ceber. The prosecutor based his indictment on the European Human Rights Convention rather than the Turkish Penal Code.
25 November 2008 Erhan Üstündağ
Prime Ministry’s Accreditation Ban Taken To Court
The Turkish Journalists Union (TGS) and its member Sultan Özer of daily Günlük Evrensel take Prime Ministry’s accreditation ban against some journalists to court.
24 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Supporting Conscientious Objection Not Allowed Either
A lawsuit against the four people who participated in an activity to protest what happened to the conscientious objector Bal has been filed under article 318 for “alienating people from the military service”.
24 November 2008 Bawer Çakır
Agos Lawyers Demand Resignation Of Judge Yalçınkaya
Agos Lawyers Demand Resignation Of Judge Yalçınkaya
Kemal Aytaç, one of the lawyers for weekly Agos, Armenian-Turkish newspaper, demanded resignation of Hakkı Yalçınkaya, judge for the 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance of Şişli, Istanbul, or his removal.
24 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Creationist Adnan Oktar Gets Another Internet Site Banned
Creationist Adnan Oktar gets the internet site nacizanebilgi.com shut down on the grounds that he was insulted. He is asking for 4000 euro for damages.
24 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Malatya Massacre Trial Questions The Ergenekon Connection
The 3rd High Criminal Court of Malatya is questioning the possibility of connection between the Ergenekon case and the Malatya massacre of the three Protestants. The court will also question the possibility of police neglect.
21 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Female Convicts Stamped With “One Flag, One Language, One Country”
Convict Sevcan Atak sent a letter to the Human Rights Association (IHD) from Karataş Closed Women Prison about the rights violations in the prison. The IHD plans to take this matter to the Adana Bar and the Parliament.
21 November 2008 Tolga Korkut
“The Culture Of No-Punishment Dominates The Human Rights Violations”
“The Culture Of No-Punishment Dominates The Human Rights Violations”
The case about the killing of Ahmet Kaymaz and his twelve year old son Uğur Kaymaz has been waiting at the Supreme Court of Appeals for twenty months. The lawyer of the family says the culture of no-punishment dominates the human rights violations.
21 November 2008 Tolga Korkut
Another Death From Police Shooting
The police officer A.Y. was arrested for shooting Soner Çankal in Ankara. According to the witnesses, the police officer shot Çankal in the head after he was caught. But the police department said the officer was just defending himself.
21 November 2008
Columnist Still Sentenced To Pay, Though Found Innocent
The Supreme Court of Appeals reversed the decision that sentenced columnist Altemur Kılıç to make a compensation payment to the Prime Minister for calling him “reckless bully”, but he could not make use of the decision because of technicality.
20 November 2008
Justice Minister's Comments Jeopardize Article 301 Suspect Temel Demirer’s Safety
Justice Minister's Comments Jeopardize Article 301 Suspect Temel Demirer’s Safety
The Initiative for Freedom of Thinking of Ankara demanded resignation of Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Şahin for declaring Temel Demirer guilty under article 301 before he was even tried.
20 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Alevis Take Three Newspapers And The State TV To Court
The Federation of the Alevi Bektashi Associations files a criminal complaint against the newspapers of Zaman, Yeni Şafak, Vakit and the Turkish State Television for publishing biased news against the Alevis regarding their “equal citizenship” meeting.
20 November 2008
Discussions About The Kurdish Problem Reach A New Level
Discussions About The Kurdish Problem Reach A New Level
Kurdish politician Elçi is hopeful that the discussion of the Kurdish problem in the media will dispel the prejudices. Sancar urges for unrestricted free discussion as the first condition of the solution.
19 November 2008 Tolga Korkut
CNN Türk Interview About Torture Acquitted
The court acquitted program producer Barış Pehlivan and torture witness Nurettin Yılmaz for the torture interview aired in CNN Türk.
19 November 2008
High School Students Are Released
The other three students who were taken into custody with their five other friends by the Adana police for protesting the Adana Governor have been released. They were threatened while in custody.
18 November 2008
Human Rights Meeting Cancelled For Reasons Unknown
A Human Rights meeting to which institutions from other countries were invited too has been cancelled. The reason may be State Minister Çiçek’s objection to Denmark’s participation in the meeting because of their allowing of the pro-Kurdish Roj TV in their country.
18 November 2008 Tolga Korkut
Turkish State TV To Broadcast In Kurdish
The TRT8 of the Turkish State Television will start broadcasting in Kurdish on January 1. But no regulation explaining how this will be done exists yet.
18 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Kurdish Politician Alınak May End Up In Prison Again
Kurdish Politician Alınak May End Up In Prison Again
Alınak, who is known for calling people to civil disobedience when he was the provincial head of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Kars, will face the possibility of prison twice in five months. He is accused of praising crime and provoking people not to obey the laws.
18 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Three Highs School Children In Custody For Protesting The Adana Governor
The eight high school student were taken into custody for protesting the Adana Governor for threatening words against the families of the children who participate in the protest meetings. The three students are still in custody.
17 November 2008
Global BAK Demands Removal Of The Defense Minister
The Global Peace and Justice Coalition (Global BAK) has demanded removal of Minister of Defense Vecdi Gönül for presenting the minorities living in Turkey as the enemy.
17 November 2008
Minister Of Justice Denies Any Torture Against The Imprisoned PKK Leader
Although he denies the allegations of torture regarding the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish Worker Party, Abdullah Öcalan, he says they will give the necessary permission to sent a parliamentary group to the Imrali Prison where he is, if the Parliament makes such a request.
17 November 2008
"Defense Minister Admits The Ethnic And Religious Cleansing, But Takes No Lessons"
"Defense Minister Admits The Ethnic And Religious Cleansing, But Takes No Lessons"
Dr. Aktar discusses Defense Minister’s statement that “If the Greeks and the Armenians had stayed, today’s nation would not come into existence.” While agreeing with the minister's conclusion, Aktar emphasizes the same cannot be forced upon the Kurds.
17 November 2008 Tolga Korkut
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