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Acquittal for Three Academics for Peace in Diyarbakır, Five Academics in İstanbul

Acquittal for Three Academics for Peace in Diyarbakır, Five Academics in İstanbul

Diyarbakır 11th Heavy Penal Court has ruled for the acquittal of three academics and İstanbul 28th Heavy Penal Court has ruled for the acquittal of five Academics for Peace signatory to the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime”.

9 September 2019

59-Year Prison Sentence of Arrested Student Korkmaz Upheld by Court of Appeal

59-Year Prison Sentence of Arrested Student Korkmaz Upheld by Court of Appeal

His family is surprised that 59-year prison sentence of arrested student Korkmaz has been upheld. His sister has said, “We thought that his prison sentence would not be upheld, we were hopeful” and asked, “Where is this judicial reform, then?”

9 September 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Alleged Relation of ISIS Leader in Turkey to Intelligence Agency on Parliamentary Agenda

Alleged Relation of ISIS Leader in Turkey to Intelligence Agency on Parliamentary Agenda

MPs from the CHP and the HDP have brought the claims that İlhami Ballı, a defendant in the trial of the Ankara Massacre in 2015, stayed in a hotel in Ankara while he was sought with red notice into the parliamentary agenda.

6 September 2019

First Verdict of Acquittal in Trial of Academics for Peace After Constitutional Court Ruling

First Verdict of Acquittal in Trial of Academics for Peace After Constitutional Court Ruling

Academic Özlem Şendeniz has been acquitted after the Constitutional court ruled in July that the sentences violate the academics' freedom of expression.

6 September 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Person Who Shared Photo of Torture on Trial, Those Who Committed Torture Not

Person Who Shared Photo of Torture on Trial, Those Who Committed Torture Not

While the police investigation into the torture images in Halfeti has not yet been concluded, a lawsuit has been filed against Fatma Kılıçarslan, who shared a photo of the torture on social media.

5 September 2019

MP Paylan Proposes Parliamentary Inquiry into İstanbul Pogrom to 'Confront the Past'

MP Paylan Proposes Parliamentary Inquiry into İstanbul Pogrom to 'Confront the Past'

HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has put forward a motion for the opening of a parliamentary inquiry into the Pogrom on September 6-7, 1955.

5 September 2019

CHP MP: Fourteen Inmates Died due to Epidemic in İzmir Prison

CHP MP: Fourteen Inmates Died due to Epidemic in İzmir Prison

MP Sertel has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the claims that fourteen inmates died in eight months in an overcrowded prison for seriously ill people.

4 September 2019

'Another Academia is Possible': Dismissed Academics Run Academy for Solidarity

'Another Academia is Possible': Dismissed Academics Run Academy for Solidarity

Asst. Prof. Kendirli, one of the Academics for Peace who were dismissed from duty has told us about difficulties they have faced since losing their jobs and the Academy for Solidarity they founded.

4 September 2019

Police Checks if Activist is Home at 2.30 in the Morning

Police Checks if Activist is Home at 2.30 in the Morning

Nazan Bozkurt has said the police come to her house at 02.30 am and checked if she is home because of a house arrest verdict that was appealed.

3 September 2019 Ayça Söylemez

‘Perception Operation’ Lawsuit Against Daily BirGün

‘Perception Operation’ Lawsuit Against Daily BirGün

A lawsuit has been filed against four former executives of the daily BirGün for having covered the tweets posted from “Fuat Avni” account. The journalists are charged with “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as non-members.”

Journalist Handcuffed Behind the Back During News Follow-up

Journalist Handcuffed Behind the Back During News Follow-up

Ümit Uzun, a reporter for the Demirören News Agency (DHA), has been battered, handcuffed behind the back and taken into custody by the police while he was covering a road accident in İstanbul.

Letter from Saturday Mother Ocak: If We Give up, Justice will Never be Served

Letter from Saturday Mother Ocak: If We Give up, Justice will Never be Served

On the occasion of August 30 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Saturday Mother Emine Ocak has penned an open letter. We are publishing the full English translation of the letter.

Five ‘Special Security Zones’ in Hakkari

Five ‘Special Security Zones’ in Hakkari

Five areas have been declared “special security zones” in Hakkari for 15 days. Accordingly, entry to these five places without permission has been banned.

Inmates Punished for Performing 'Halay' Dance in Patnos Prison

Inmates Punished for Performing 'Halay' Dance in Patnos Prison

HDP MP Taşdemir has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the rights violations at the Patnos Type-L Prison.

Police Violence Against Lawyer: ‘What About Your Attorneyship Now?’

Police Violence Against Lawyer: ‘What About Your Attorneyship Now?’

Subjected to battery, insults and swear words of police officers in front of his house in Antalya, lawyer Ahmed Buğra Çelik has said, “They took down a crime scene report as if I was guilty, I did not sign the report.”

29 August 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Demonstrations and Events Banned in Van for Another 15 Days

Demonstrations and Events Banned in Van for Another 15 Days

The Governorship of Van has announced that all demonstrations and events have been banned in Van for another 15 days. Removing Van Mayor from office on August 19, the Ministry of Interior previously appointed Van Governor as a trustee.

5 Journalists Detained in Mardin Released

5 Journalists Detained in Mardin Released

Taken into custody while reporting trustee protests in Mardin on August 20, five journalists have been released.

Court Rules for Aggravated Life Sentence by 'Conscientious Conviction'

Court Rules for Aggravated Life Sentence by 'Conscientious Conviction'

Mustafa Koçak, who was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for "violation of the Constitution” based on witness statements, has been on hunger strike for 56 days, demanding the right to a fair trial.

26 August 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Armenian Chess Player Prevented from Participating in Tournament

Armenian Chess Player Prevented from Participating in Tournament

Armenian chess player Gevorgyan, who was invited to the Buruciye International Chess Tournament in Sivas, has been told she cannot join the tournament.

Writer Tözeren Released on Probation

Writer Tözeren Released on Probation

Ayşegül Tözeren was detained on Tuesday in a police raid in his home.

12-Year-Old Child Handcuffed Behind the Back in Trustee Protests

12-Year-Old Child Handcuffed Behind the Back in Trustee Protests

Lawyer Murat Yılmaz has underlined that the Article 18 of Child Protection Law stipulates that children shall not be shackled, handcuffed or subjected to a similar treatment while being transferred as part of an investigation.

Conflict in Şırnak: Three Soldiers Lose Their Lives

Conflict in Şırnak: Three Soldiers Lose Their Lives

In a conflict that erupted between the security forces and the PKK, three soldier at the ages of 26, 27 and 28 have lost their lives in Silopi in Şırnak.

UN: 3 Million Civilians in Danger in Idlib

UN: 3 Million Civilians in Danger in Idlib

UN Secretary General Spokesperson Dujarric has warned that “the continued escalation in north-west Syria and the prospect of an offensive deeper into Idlib could trigger a new wave of human suffering possibly impacting more than 3 million people.”

Police Violence in Van

Police Violence in Van

Security forces have once again intervened against the people protesting appointment of trustees to three Metropolitan Municipalities. In Van, police officers have used violence on the ones who took shelter in a coffeehouse.

Two Paralyzed Prisoners and One Prisoner Who Does Not Have Hands Stay in Same Cell

Two Paralyzed Prisoners and One Prisoner Who Does Not Have Hands Stay in Same Cell

"They are aware that they have been left to die," Lawyer Gülizar Tuncer said about the plight of prisoners who are arrested at the Metris Type-R Prison, a penal institution for seriously ill prisoners.

21 August 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Message from Detained Writer Tözeren: Look up to the Sky for Me

Message from Detained Writer Tözeren: Look up to the Sky for Me

Literary critic Ayşegül Tözeren has sent a message through her lawyer.

Protests Against Trustees: MPs Hospitalized, Journalists Detained

Protests Against Trustees: MPs Hospitalized, Journalists Detained

Appointment of trustees to HDP municipalities has been protested in İstanbul, Van, Mardin and Diyarbakır. The police have intervened against the protests. While 6 journalists have been detained in Mardin and Diyarbakır, the injured MPs have been hospitalized.

CHP: Parliament Should Investigate Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison

CHP: Parliament Should Investigate Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison

CHP Ankara MP Hakverdi has appealed to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) Human Rights Investigation Commission, requesting that the allegations of torture in Elazığ Prison be investigated by the Parliament.

20 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

Saturday Mother Elmas Eren Loses Her Life

Saturday Mother Elmas Eren Loses Her Life

Saturday Mother Elmas Eren has lost her life at the age of 88. Together with other Saturday Mothers/People, Eren has been struggling to learn the fate of her son Hayrettin Eren, who was disappeared in custody after the coup in 1980.

Journalist Ziyan Karahan Detained

Journalist Ziyan Karahan Detained

Journalist Ziyan Karahan, who is working for the Kurdish service of Mezopotamya Agency (MA), has been detained in a house raid in Diyarbakır.

Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Ergin Çağlar Taken into Custody in Mersin

Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Ergin Çağlar Taken into Custody in Mersin

Journalist Ergin Çağlar, a reporter for the Mezopotamya Agency, has been taken into custody in Mersin Courthouse. Çağlar has been detained on charge “being a member of a terrorist organization”, it has been reported.

Demonstrations and Events Banned in Van for the Last 999 Days

Demonstrations and Events Banned in Van for the Last 999 Days

It was on November 21, 2016, shortly after the attempted coup on July 15, when holding demonstrations and organizing events have been banned for reasons of security in Van. On August 12, the ban has been extended once again.

16 August 2019 Hikmet Adal