Erman Paçalı is under investigation over a social media post about a man's release after raping a dog.

The attorneys of Şiban have spoken to bianet: “He tells us, ‘They dropped us’, but as he has lost his memory, he cannot tell what happened next. He says they were detained on the day of incident, but the rest is disconnected, he cannot talk about it.”

In a social media message, the Van Branch of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) has announced that Şiban has been taken to a military hospital by force and his attorneys are not allowed to visit him in hospital.

In a joint declaration, 509 people have protested the decision of the court which has recently ruled that journalist Can Dündar shall be considered a “fugitive” and his property shall be confiscated if he fails to appear in court within 15 days.

Releasing a statement to mark the September 21 International Day of Peace, main opposition CHP MP Tanrıkulu has noted that this day declared by the UN aims to prevent conflicts around the world and raise awareness for the establishment of peace.

Arrested pending trial for almost 10 months, journalist Aziz Oruç had his second hearing today. The jailed journalist has not been released in today’s hearing, either. His next hearing will be held on November 9, 2020.

In a statement about the recent racist attacks in Turkey, the Unity for Democracy (DİB) platform has called for an end to the culture of impunity: “We will wake up from this nightmare together by raising our social peace.”

A medical report has been prepared regarding the condition of two people who said that they were dropped from a helicopter after they were detained and tortured by soldiers in Van. The report says that “they were injured by falling from a higher place.”

English PEN has granted honorary membership to journalist Nedim Türfent, who has been sentenced to 8 years, 9 months: “We are proud and honoured to have him among our members and will continue to stand with him until he fully regains these freedoms.”

Violations of rights in Mardin Type E Closed Prison: Women are given disciplinary punishment as they refused to be counted outside their wards, one woman is banned from having visitors for 6 years, another is given solitary confinement for 210 days.

As doctors don't perform a surgery "because of the pandemic," prisoner Semire Direkçi is living with her intestines out of her body.

Currently abroad, journalist Can Dündar has commented on the ruling handed down by the court: “A government which has confiscated and used up people’s accumulation of 100 years will naturally not refrain from having designs on our house.”

Forty-one lawyers were detained during police raids on September 11.

The İstanbul Directorate of Security has requested the finalized detailed rulings on Academics for Peace from the İstanbul 13th Heavy Penal Court. Attorney Kılıç has raised concerns that with this request, the directorate attempts to profile the academics.

Germany has rejected Turkey’s request for “mutual judicial assistance” to take testimony of Ferhat Tunç on the ground that it is against freedom of expression. Standing trial for “insulting the President”, Tunç now faces a warrant for his detention in Turkey.

HDP has released a statement about the armed attack on Kurdish workers in Afyon: “The antagonistic policies of the government against Kurdish people and its mindset breeding a lynch culture in society lead to this picture that we have today.”

Referring to the pandemic, the Governor’s Office has banned all types of meetings, marches, concerts and conferences in Dersim, except for the ones approved by the Governor’s Office and held “according to traditions and customs.”

Arriving in the scene of the incident, Turkish Red Crescent Chair Kerem Kınık has indicated that the assaulters will be caught in the shortest possible time.

In an armed attack targeting Kurdish workers from Turkey’s eastern province of Van, worker Özkan T. has lost his life and workers Fırat T. and Emrah Ö. have been wounded in Turkey’s Aegean province of Afyon.

According to the justice statistics of the Justice Ministry, 12 thousand 298 people stood trial and 3 thousand 831 people were penalized in 2019 on the grounds that they insulted President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.