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İHD finds 102 cases of rights violations in four months in 10 prisons

İHD finds 102 cases of rights violations in four months in 10 prisons

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

Deputy minister defends police violence against journalist Bülent Kılıç

Deputy minister defends police violence against journalist Bülent Kılıç

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.

Attack on HDP İzmir office | Onur Gencer tortured Deniz Poyraz

Attack on HDP İzmir office | Onur Gencer tortured Deniz Poyraz

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.”

28 June 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Intervention against 320 peaceful protests in 5 months

Intervention against 320 peaceful protests in 5 months

A recent bulletin by the Association for Monitoring Equal Rights has shown that at least 2,123 people were detained during the interventions against at least 320 peaceful meetings and demonstrations in Turkey in the first five months of 2021.

‘Prisoners strip-searched, their fundamental rights denied in Batman prisons’

‘Prisoners strip-searched, their fundamental rights denied in Batman prisons’

According to a report prepared by the Batman Branch of the Human Rights Association, prisoners are faced with serious violations of rights, arrestees and convicts are subjected to strip search, torture and ill treatment in prisons in Batman.

Prosecutor seeks sentence over news report on presidential aide's 'illegal construction'

Prosecutor seeks sentence over news report on presidential aide's 'illegal construction'

Four journalists are charged with "marking counterterrorism officials as a target" and "violation of privacy."

‘At least 3 thousand 291 people’s right to life violated in Turkey in 2020’

‘At least 3 thousand 291 people’s right to life violated in Turkey in 2020’

According to the annual report of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV), at least 2 thousand 427 people, including 68 children and at least 101 refugees/ migrants, lost their lives in occupational homicides in Turkey in 2020.

Journalist Mustafa Sönmez acquitted of 'insulting the president'

Journalist Mustafa Sönmez acquitted of 'insulting the president'

Sönmez was on trial over his tweets about the 2016 arrest of Reza Zarrab, a businessperson from Iran who also has citizenship of Turkey.

Boğaziçi University: 100 students stripped of scholarships, loans for protesting rector

Boğaziçi University: 100 students stripped of scholarships, loans for protesting rector

The students have been punished based on an article that was removed from the regulations in 2008, says an attorney of students.

23 June 2021 Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

One person arrested over the disappearance of Hurmüz Diril

One person arrested over the disappearance of Hurmüz Diril

Briefly detained before as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Hurmüz and Şimuni Diril in Şırnak province, Apro D. has been arrested.

İHA reporter Mustafa Uslu attacked in Kocaeli

İHA reporter Mustafa Uslu attacked in Kocaeli

Covering the demolition at the farm of İYİ Party Group Deputy Chair Lütfü Türkkan in Kocaeli province, İhlas News Agency (İHA) reporter Mustafa Uslu has been attacked. The Journalists’ Association of Turkey (TGC) has condemned the attack.

Attack on journalist who reported on deficiencies of a public hospital

Attack on journalist who reported on deficiencies of a public hospital

Having reported on the deficiencies of a recently constructed public hospital in Samsun and covered the defects of the contractor, journalist İbrahim Akkuş has been attacked by the employees of the company.

Hurmüz Diril missing for 531 days: 3 people detained

Hurmüz Diril missing for 531 days: 3 people detained

Şırnak Bar Association Chair Rojhat Dilsiz has said that no progress was made in the investigation into the disappearance of Hurmüz Diril till yesterday, announcing that a detention warrant has been issued against three people.

Those who know Deniz Poyraz talk about her: There was no one who didn’t love her

Those who know Deniz Poyraz talk about her: There was no one who didn’t love her

Killed in the attack on HDP İzmir office, Deniz Poyraz’s cousin Gamze Deniz, HDP İzmir MP Serpil Kemalbay and HDP Konak Co-Chair Hayat İzgi have spoken to bianet about her: “She used to smile all the time, you would always see her teeth…”

21 June 2021 Ruken Tuncel

'Police view HDP attack as a simple murder case'

'Police view HDP attack as a simple murder case'

Attorney Murat Yılmaz from the Progressive Lawyers' Association has explained to bianet how the perpetrator of the attack was sent behind bars within less than 24 hours.

18 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

International groups urge Turkey to investigate Peker's claims on killings of two journalists

International groups urge Turkey to investigate Peker's claims on killings of two journalists

Convicted mob boss Sedat Peker claims to reveal state officials' involvement in the unsolved assassinations of investigative journalists Uğur Mumcu and Kutlu Adalı in the 1990s.

Resistance against stone quarry: One person detained in İkizdere

Resistance against stone quarry: One person detained in İkizdere

Defending citizens' living space against a pro-government company’s attempts to open a stone quarry in Rize’s İkizdere, one person been taken into custody, reportedly on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”

Rights organizations call for an end to hate speech against the opposition

Rights organizations call for an end to hate speech against the opposition

The Human Rights Association (İHD) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have released a joint statement about the armed attack targeting the HDP İzmir office and claiming the life of HDP worker Deniz Poyraz.

Attack on HDP İzmir office: Party worker Deniz Poyraz killed

Attack on HDP İzmir office: Party worker Deniz Poyraz killed

The İzmir provincial organization building of the Peoples' Democratic Party has been attacked. HDP MP Murat Çepni has announced that party worker Deniz Poyraz has been killed in the attack, which is later confirmed by the İzmir Govenor's Office.

17 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘Cycling policy must be a part of Transportation Master Plan’

‘Cycling policy must be a part of Transportation Master Plan’

The family of cyclist Umut Gündüz, who lost his life after being hit by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver, stages a sit-in protest in front of the Justice Ministry every Wednesday. Yesterday’s protest was supported by the Chamber of Architects as well.

Released twice before in the same trial, Öztürk detained again

Released twice before in the same trial, Öztürk detained again

Put on trial “because she watched a lynching on the sidewalk” and released to house arrest last week, Ayten Öztürk has been taken into custody again upon the prosecutor’s objection to her release.

Boğaziçi constituencies, HDP’s Gergerlioğlu granted freedom of expression award

Boğaziçi constituencies, HDP’s Gergerlioğlu granted freedom of expression award

This year’s Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Awards have been granted to the constituencies of Boğaziçi University and to arrested and dismissed HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu.

UN rapporteur urges Turkey to 'stop misusing the law to detain human rights defenders'

UN rapporteur urges Turkey to 'stop misusing the law to detain human rights defenders'

The case of imprisoned businessperson and rights advocate Osman Kavala is an "emblematic of a pattern of judicial harassment against human rights defenders in Turkey," according to UN Special Rapporteur Lawlor.

Rights defenders sentenced to 24 years, 3 months in Turkey in a year

Rights defenders sentenced to 24 years, 3 months in Turkey in a year

According to the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, 17 rights defenders stood trial in 7 separate cases in 2020; seven rights defenders were sentenced to a total of 24 years, 3 months in prison.

His family searching for his grave for 40 years: Where is Veysel Güney?

His family searching for his grave for 40 years: Where is Veysel Güney?

The Revolutionary 78s Federation has released a statement about Veysel Güney, who was executed on June 10, 1981 following the military coup in 1980 and whose deceased body was buried in an unknown place by a soldier.

Murder of journalist Hafız Akdemir, Hezbollah and missing guns

Murder of journalist Hafız Akdemir, Hezbollah and missing guns

My maternal uncle Hafız Akdemir was massacred in Diyarbakır 29 years ago today. The only witness to the murder was me, the court did not even ask for my statement. Sentenced to life imprisonment, convict C.Y. is among us.

8 June 2021 Veysi Polat

‘Demirören thought that it could get away with unlawfulness’

‘Demirören thought that it could get away with unlawfulness’

Amid allegations that Demirören Holding has not paid back 750 million dollars of loan it received from a public bank to buy Doğan Media, we have spoken with journalist İpek Yezdani, who was dismissed from daily Hürriyet over a year after the sale.

8 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

Saturday Mothers/People: Murderers are free all around

Saturday Mothers/People: Murderers are free all around

In the 845th week of their protest for the enforced disappeared, Saturday Mothers/ People asked who killed Kurdish businesspeople Savaş Buldan, Hacı Karay and Adnan Yıldırım: “We won’t give up demanding justice for our all losses.”

Communications director demands 15,000 lira from social media user who called him a 'swine'

Communications director demands 15,000 lira from social media user who called him a 'swine'

With all his "good intentions," Fahrettin Altun does not seek further compensation and will be satisfied if his attorney's fee is covered, according to his petition.

3 June 2021 Ayça Söylemez

'Tomorrow may be too late for Mehmet Emin Özkan'

'Tomorrow may be too late for Mehmet Emin Özkan'

Another application has been made for the deferment of the execution of the prison sentence of 83-year-old Mehmet Emin Özkan, whose court records show that he has been in prison for 25 years for a crime he did not commit.

3 June 2021 Ayça Söylemez

'Though we call it "deep", this is the state structure established in our geography'

'Though we call it "deep", this is the state structure established in our geography'

Unsolved murders, disappearances, tortures... The struggle of rights organizations in Turkey for more than a quarter of a century... Rights defenders Eren Keskin and Akın Birdal have spoken to bianet.

2 June 2021 Dilek Şen

Turkey’s prisons ‘save on bread’ during the pandemic

Turkey’s prisons ‘save on bread’ during the pandemic

According to the report of Civil Society in the Penal System Association, the food offered to prisoners is cold and of poor quality, it is not hygienic or filling, meat is replaced by rice and pasta, the number and weight of bread in grams have been reduced.

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