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A Lawsuit, Thanks and Right to Access Information
A Lawsuit, Thanks and Right to Access Information
We need to consider the lawsuit filed for announcing the results of a research conducted by the Ministry of Health to be an indicator for a more critical problem. The critical problem is the following: Why cannot citizens access studies conducted by institutions?
1 October 2019 Bülent Şık
First Arrested Academics for Peace Acquitted
First Arrested Academics for Peace Acquitted
Arrested pending trial for a while for having signed the peace declaration, academics Esra Mungan, Meral Camcı, Muzaffer Kaya and Kıvanç Ersoy have been acquitted. “We have won what is ours”, Camcı has commented.
30 September 2019
‘Doors of Silivri Prison Wards Remain Locked at the Night of İstanbul Earthquake’
‘Doors of Silivri Prison Wards Remain Locked at the Night of İstanbul Earthquake’
Visiting Silivri Prison, CHP MP Çakırözer has said that in response to inmates’ request for the doors of their wards to remain unlocked in case of an emergency, the prison administration answered, “That door opens only with the permission of Minister of Justice”.
30 September 2019
Police Attack ‘Democracy Watch’ in İstanbul, HDP MP Kemal Bülbül Hospitalized
Police Attack ‘Democracy Watch’ in İstanbul, HDP MP Kemal Bülbül Hospitalized
Police have attacked the “Democracy Watch” in Esenyurt, İstanbul. While 10 people have been taken into custody, HDP MP Kemal Bülbül has fainted in the ensuing commotion and been hospitalized.
30 September 2019
‘Those Who Made us Lose Our Jobs Won’t be Acquitted in Our Hearts’
‘Those Who Made us Lose Our Jobs Won’t be Acquitted in Our Hearts’
Academic for Peace Hakan Mertcan has been acquitted in all three lawsuits filed against him: “If I tell you I am not happy at all, if I tell you I conscientiously didn’t need such a verdict by a non-independent judiciary, it is not a lie, believe me…”
27 September 2019 Tansu Pişkin
Mothers of Convicted Military Students to Stage a Sit-in Protest Every Wednesday
Mothers of Convicted Military Students to Stage a Sit-in Protest Every Wednesday
The mothers of military students sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for “attempting to stage a coup” have announced that they will stage a sit-in protest at Sakarya Street in Ankara every Wednesday.
27 September 2019 Evrim Kepenek
Campaign for Osman Kavala’s Birthday: #DearOsmanKavala
Campaign for Osman Kavala’s Birthday: #DearOsmanKavala
Ahead of his birthday on October 2, a social media campaign has been launched for arrested businessperson Osman Kavala under the hashtag #DearOsmanKavala. It has also reminded that the third hearing of Gezi trial will be held on October 8-9.
26 September 2019
Police Attack HDP’s ‘Democracy Watch’ in İstanbul
Police Attack HDP’s ‘Democracy Watch’ in İstanbul
Staged by the HDP against the appointment of trustees to three Metropolitan Municipalities, “Democracy Watches” are now also held in İstanbul and İzmir. While the police attacked the watch in İstanbul, the one in İzmir was held in police blockade.
26 September 2019
Human Rights Association: Syrians Don’t Have Safety of Life in Adana
Human Rights Association: Syrians Don’t Have Safety of Life in Adana
Releasing a report on attacks that targeted Syrian refugees in Adana, Human Rights Association (İHD) said, “We condemn the racist, discriminatory and othering attacks in Adana. We request that damages of aggrieved Syrians be compensated”.
25 September 2019
Explosion While Riot Police Service Vehicle Passing in Adana: 5 People Wounded
Explosion While Riot Police Service Vehicle Passing in Adana: 5 People Wounded
An explosion occurred in the district of central Yüreğir in Adana while the service vehicle of riot police was passing. Governor of Adana Demirtaş has announced that five people have been wounded in the incident.
25 September 2019
New Obligations for Patriarch Candidates 'Attempt to Usurp Right to be Elected'
New Obligations for Patriarch Candidates 'Attempt to Usurp Right to be Elected'
Ahead of the election of the 85th Patriarch of the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, the Ministry of Interior laid the condition that the patriarch candidates must be from Turkey. HDP MP Paylan has said, "This is an attempt to usurp the right to be elected."
24 September 2019 Pınar Tarcan
Supporting Academics for Peace, Erol Önderoğlu Acquitted
Supporting Academics for Peace, Erol Önderoğlu Acquitted
Having informed against himself to the prosecutor's office in support of Academics for Peace, RSF Representative to Turkey Erol Önderoğlu has been acquitted of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.
24 September 2019
Court Blocks Access to News Report on Order to Block Access to Report
Court Blocks Access to News Report on Order to Block Access to Report
A court blocked access to a news report by Sol Haber. Its report on the access block has also been blocked now.
23 September 2019
Journalist Musa Anter Commemorated in 27th Year of His Murder
Journalist Musa Anter Commemorated in 27th Year of His Murder
It has been 27 years since Kurdish journalist and writer Musa Anter was murdered in Diyarbakır. Anter has been commemorated by journalists, politicians and his loved ones on the street where he was shot to death.
20 September 2019
Demonstrations Banned in Muş for 15 Days
Demonstrations Banned in Muş for 15 Days
The Governorship of Muş has announced that statements for the press, meetings and protest marches have been banned in the province for 15 days till October 4.
20 September 2019
ECtHR: Inmates Cannot be Transferred to Prisons Distant from Their Hometowns
ECtHR: Inmates Cannot be Transferred to Prisons Distant from Their Hometowns
The ECtHR has ruled that transfers of inmates to prisons that are distant from places they reside is a violation of rights and sentenced Turkey to pay compensation.
19 September 2019
Another Arrest Warrant Issued for Musician Tunç
Another Arrest Warrant Issued for Musician Tunç
The hearings of the cases where Tunç is under trial for "provoking people into enmity and hatred" and "insulting the president" have been held in his absence.
19 September 2019
Criminal Complaint Against 18 Rappers Who Sing ‘I Cannot Stay Silent’
Criminal Complaint Against 18 Rappers Who Sing ‘I Cannot Stay Silent’
A criminal complaint has been filed against 18 rappers who sing the song “I cannot stay silent”. Singing the “homesickness” part of the song, rapper Defkhan has announced that he has left the project “due to the political momentum the song has gained”.
18 September 2019
Academics for Peace Acquitted by 17 Courts
Academics for Peace Acquitted by 17 Courts
Having their final hearings in İstanbul and Kocaeli, four more academics have been acquitted in the wake of a verdict of “right violation” by the Constitutional Court. Academics for Peace have been acquitted by 17 courts across Turkey so far.
17 September 2019 Tansu Pişkin
Questions Sent to Imprisoned Journalist Kibriye Evren Censored
Questions Sent to Imprisoned Journalist Kibriye Evren Censored
Arrested journalist Kibriye Evren has talked to lawyer Ülkü Şahin from Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) about her prison conditions: Interview questions sent to her seized, 10-book limitation without a prison library or possibility of exchange…
17 September 2019
Kulp District Co-Mayors Arrested, Trustee Appointed
Kulp District Co-Mayors Arrested, Trustee Appointed
Five people, including HDP's Kulp District Co-Mayors Mehmet Fatih Taş and Fatma Ay, have been arrested as part of an investigation launched into the attack that claimed the lives of seven people in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
17 September 2019
HDP MP Submits Law Proposal for Reinstatement of Academics for Peace
HDP MP Submits Law Proposal for Reinstatement of Academics for Peace
HDP MP Toğrul has submitted a law proposal to the parliament for the Academics for Peace who were expelled by Statutory Decrees to return to their posts.
16 September 2019
Inspirations from School Strikes to Water and Conscience Watch, from Mexico to Diyarbakır
Inspirations from School Strikes to Water and Conscience Watch, from Mexico to Diyarbakır
As part of 2019 International Hrant Dink Award, Inspirations Awards have been granted to a series of people and organizations that have inspired humans and humanity with what they have done in Turkey and around the world.
16 September 2019
Statement as to the Accusations of Academic Ayşe Berkman
Statement as to the Accusations of Academic Ayşe Berkman
Though the judges and prosecutors who found more than 200 academics guilty and penalized them and jurists in the Constitutional Court acted according to the same constitution and penal codes, why were their verdicts spread over such a large spectrum?
16 September 2019
Hrant Dink Award Granted to Nebahat Akkoç and Agnes Kharshiing
Hrant Dink Award Granted to Nebahat Akkoç and Agnes Kharshiing
2019 International Hrant Dink Award has been granted to Nebahat Akkoç, who works to raise awareness about women’s rights and struggle against male violence, and Agnes Kharshiing, who struggles for the rights of disadvantaged groups and environment.
16 September 2019
MP Beştaş: Why are Armored Vehicles on the Streets All the Time?
MP Beştaş: Why are Armored Vehicles on the Streets All the Time?
After a child was hit and killed by an armored vehicle in Diyarbakır, HDP MP Beştaş brought the matter into parliamentary agenda.
13 September 2019
Hate Speech Report: Jews, Armenians and Syrian Refugees Most Targeted Groups in 2018
Hate Speech Report: Jews, Armenians and Syrian Refugees Most Targeted Groups in 2018
The report by the Hrant Dink Foundation found 6,517 hate speech items against 98 groups in 2018.
13 September 2019
Six-Year-Old Child Hit, Killed by Armored Vehicle in Diyarbakır
Six-Year-Old Child Hit, Killed by Armored Vehicle in Diyarbakır
In the last three years, at least 19 people, including children, have been killed after being hit by armored vehicles in Kurdish-majority provinces in the east and southeast.
13 September 2019
Explosion in Diyarbakır: Seven People Lose Their Lives
Explosion in Diyarbakır: Seven People Lose Their Lives
Seven people have lost their lives and at least 10 people have been wounded in an explosion in the district of Kulp in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
13 September 2019
Constitutional Court: Right to Assembly and Demonstration Violated on May Day in 2009
Constitutional Court: Right to Assembly and Demonstration Violated on May Day in 2009
Commenting on the verdict of right violation given by the Constitutional Court for the police violence on May Day in 2009, attorney Eyüboğlu has criticized that the ruling has failed to address the use of chemical gas during the intervention.
13 September 2019 Pınar Tarcan
Prosecutor Requests Prison Sentence for Academic Despite Constitutional Court Decision
Prosecutor Requests Prison Sentence for Academic Despite Constitutional Court Decision
While the prosecutor requested academic Akyüz be sentenced to prison, the court has acquitted her. A total of 106 academics have been acquitted so far.
12 September 2019 Tansu Pişkin
Lawyer Can Tombul Released
Lawyer Can Tombul Released
Arrested in Silivri Prison for the past 14 months, lawyer Can Tombul from the Law Bureau of the Oppressed (EHB) has been released with an international travel ban.
12 September 2019
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