A letter was sent to jailed journalist Nedim Türfent. It explained how the expression “We won't look down” came up, with an article titled “A brief history of the command to look down” attached. Both the letter and the article have been found ‘objectionable.’

We have talked about the recent Constitutional Court ruling with journalists from Hayatın Sesi TV and İMC TV, two outlets closed during the state of emergency after the 2017 coup attempt.

On the first Wednesday after April 13 each year, Yazidis celebrate the festival of “Çarşema Sor” (Red Wednesday). HDP has marked the day, saying, “May this day be the harbinger of peace and fraternity”.

The constituents of Boğaziçi University have been protesting the appointed rector for 100 days. Marking this day, students have said, “We have been resisting as a generation who has been a witness to how the ambition for power ruins the country.”

A lawsuit has been filed against journalist Cihan Ölmez over his statements to the press regarding curfews. The prosecutor has defined daily Evrensel and bianet as “so-called media outlets backing the organization.”

A petition has been launched for priest Bileçen, who has been sentenced to prison: “We demand that the government drop all charges against the monk, who only acted according to his values and gave bread and water to those who asked for it.”

Having prepared a report on 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan, who suspiciously lost her life, the İstanbul Bar has released a statement: “Today marks the third anniversary of Rabia Naz’s death. We are unable to solve this death after three years.”

The government started the widespread implementation of curfews in predominantly Kurdish-populated regions during the 2015 conflict.

According to a recent report released by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, 3,102 students were subjected to violations of rights while exercising their freedom of expression, assembly and association in the 2015-2019 period.

The Press in Arrest initiative has released its March 2021 Press Freedom Report: “In March, journalists in Turkey once again spent much of their time at courthouses. During the month, at least 79 journalists appeared before a judge.”

Stripped of his MP status and arrested shortly afterwards, HDP’s Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who has long been raising concerns and publicity about strip search in Turkey, has sent a message from prison.

In a webinar to be held in English and simultaneously interpreted into Turkish, the participants will have the opportunity to refresh their basic knowledge on the artistic freedom of expression and search for answers to a number of questions.

Held in detention in Gazi police station in İstanbul for two days, Sezer and Süleyman Çakmak have made a press statement about the police violence they suffered.

Detained in Diyarbakır, six of 24 women have been arrested for “being members of an organization”, nine women released on probation, one woman placed under house arrest and the detention period of eight women has been extended.

After the banner declaring the decision withdrawing Turkey from İstanbul Convention null and void was taken down from the Left Party’s Hopa Office, it was first hung on its Borçka Office, then on Artvin Office. The chairs of both offices were briefly detained.

The association calls for solidarity messages for Demirtaş ahead of his birthday.

Minister of National Education Ziya Selçuk has answered the Parliamentary question of HDP MP Sıdık Taş about education in the mother language. The Minister has referred to Article 42 of the Constitution.

The court has ruled for the continuation of the arrest of lawyers Kozağaçlı and Timtik.

Government ally Bahçeli called six TV pundits "hired guns" of the main opposition party, Hrant Dink's family said the ruling in the murder case was like "as if so many hearings were not held."

An investigation has been launched against Ümit Özçelik, who lost his mother Edibe Özçelik (70) after a police raid. While their house has been raided again, no permission has been given to investigate the police officers over the first raid.