HDP MP Uca has submitted a Parliamentary question and asked who is responsible for the death of 16-year-old Üke, who lost his life while trying to draw water from a canal with a bucket in Yeniçağlar, one of the villages facing a power cut in the southeast.

According to the annual report of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, the age of the ones who complained about being subjected to torture and ill treatment ranged from 5 to 70 in 2020.

Having graduated from Boğaziçi University this semester, E.E. and B.Z. have been accepted to universities abroad. However, they may not be able to go on the grounds of international travel bans and other judicial control measures.

The Journalists' Association of Turkey (TGC) has granted its ‘Press Freedom Awards’ to Tolga Şardan, Bülent Kılıç, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and the Democratic Resistance Constituencies of Boğaziçi University.

The Conscientious Objection Association has released its report “Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Turkey”, which addresses the problems in the legislation, offers solutions and shares statements of conscientious objectors.

The Media and Law Studies Association has interviewed 25 political prisoners in five different prisons.

The Reporters Without Borders has once again ranked President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on its list of “Press Freedom Predators”, defining “critical journalists” as his "favorite targets”.

Thirty-two intellectuals, artists and writers, and two hotel workers were killed when a mob set fire to Madımak Hotel in Sivas in 1993.

Going on a death fast demanding a fair trial, lawyer Ebru Timtik lost her life last year and Aytaç Ünsal ended his death fast shortly after.

"We don't accept these bans. Sooner or later, we'll do our concert," Grup Yorum has said.

After the families of killed PKK members were charged 40,000 lira for the delivery of their bones, they have filed an application with the Court of Cassation.

Three journalists were acquitted of "disclosing the identity of an informant" and "insulting the president" while a new case was filed against a journalist in the two-week period.

While the Health Ministry’s coronavirus vaccination campaign is moving apace, the desired vaccination rates have not yet been reached in some cities, especially in the Kurdish-majority ones. Mother language is reportedly a factor behind this.

The Diyarbakır 12th Penal Court of First Instance has ruled that Hakkı Boltan shall be sentenced to 2 years, 17 days in prison on the grounds that he allegedly insulted President Erdoğan and the then PM Davutoğlu in his press statement during curfews.

13 NGOs and individual people have released a joint statement about the deadly armed attack against the HDP İzmir office: “We see the politicians who have polarized the society with a language of hate and violence as the perpetrators of Deniz Poyraz.”

Gathering in front of İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir Governor’s Offices, journalists will protest the police violence inflicted on their colleagues during the Pride March.

The İstanbul Provincial Security Directorate has released a statement about Agence France-Presse (AFP) photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, who was detained by police violence while covering the 19th İstanbul Pride March on June 26.

Prisoners and attorneys have stated several different types of rights violations, including maltreatment, violence and discrimination.

Police took AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç into custody by pressing their knees on him at the 19th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride March. While the journalist says that “they wanted to leave him breathless,” Deputy Interior Minister Ersoy defends the violence.

Lawyer Türkan Aslan says, “In the dead body examination minutes, it is written that there was a 7-8 centimeter smooth-line cut on the right side of Deniz Poyraz’s scalp. Moreover, she also had broken ribs and damage to her internal organs.”