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HRW 'Concerned' for Disappeared Men Now Confirmed in Police Custody

HRW 'Concerned' for Disappeared Men Now Confirmed in Police Custody

The HRW statement also includes interviews with the four men's wives.

Access Block by Court Order Reported to Council of Europe by IFJ

Access Block by Court Order Reported to Council of Europe by IFJ

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have reported the access block imposed on 136 websites and social media accounts by a court order to the Council of Europe (CoE).

Reactions to Access Block on bianet: 'This is an Intervention in People's Right to Information'

Reactions to Access Block on bianet: 'This is an Intervention in People's Right to Information'

Journalism organizations have criticized the court ruling that imposes an access block on bianet.org and 135 other URLs.

Court Imposes Access Block on bianet

Court Imposes Access Block on bianet

Access to all content of bianet which consists of more than 200 thousand news reports and articles shall be blocked according to the court order.

‘This Video is the Utmost Example of Hate Speech’

‘This Video is the Utmost Example of Hate Speech’

Şalom newspaper Editor-in-Chief İvo Molinas has spoken to bianet about the video of a group of children made to say “Death to Jews.” HDP MP Paylan has also described the video as “child abuse and hate crime” and brought it into Parliamentary agenda.

5 August 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Academic Altınel: I Taught English, French to Friends in Prison

Academic Altınel: I Taught English, French to Friends in Prison

Assoc. Prof. Altınel, an academic for peace, served 81 days in prison for "terrorist propaganda" because of interpreting speeches in an event. "I learned valuable knowledge from my friends in prison," he says.

5 August 2019 Evrim Kepenek

RTÜK Chair Says 'Censorship' Criticism 'Because of Habit of Opposing'

RTÜK Chair Says 'Censorship' Criticism 'Because of Habit of Opposing'

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has recently brought internet broadcasting under its authority.

Wedding Guests Fire Their Guns into Air, One Child Loses His Life

Wedding Guests Fire Their Guns into Air, One Child Loses His Life

The guests of a wedding in Antep fired their shotguns and pistols into the air. Hit by a bullet to his stomach, 12-year-old Hüseyin Cennet has lost his life.

Cousin of Child Killed by Soldiers Told What Happened

Cousin of Child Killed by Soldiers Told What Happened

H.E. was with Vedat Ekinci when he was shot by the soldiers. "They knew we are villagers. They didn't call an ambulance," he said.

2 August 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Soldiers Open fire on Villagers in Hakkari Near Border, 14-Year-Old Child Loses His Life

Soldiers Open fire on Villagers in Hakkari Near Border, 14-Year-Old Child Loses His Life

HDP MP Sait Dede has said, "Five people go for border trade and come back on the same day. On their way back, soldiers open fire on them," while the Governorship has stated that the soldiers opened fire within the "rules of engagement."

2 August 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Radio and Television Supreme Council Authorized to Inspect Online Broadcasts

Radio and Television Supreme Council Authorized to Inspect Online Broadcasts

With the latest legal amendment published on the Official Gazette, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has been authorized to inspect online broadcasts, including the news websites broadcasting news from abroad.

MP Meets Academics for Peace: 'Violated Rights Should be Returned'

MP Meets Academics for Peace: 'Violated Rights Should be Returned'

Utku Çakırözer from the main opposition CHP has said that all the academics must return to their schools after the Constitutional Court ruling in a visit to the "street university" run by the discharged academics.

Violation of Rights in Tarsus Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

Violation of Rights in Tarsus Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the violation of rights allegedly committed in Tarsus Prison in Mersin.

‘CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu Gives us His Promise for October 10 Monument’

‘CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu Gives us His Promise for October 10 Monument’

The Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara has assigned the City Council to work on building a monument in front of Ankara Train Station in memory of 103 people who lost their lives in October 10 Massacre in 2015.

30 July 2019 Ayşegül Özbek

1,066 Academics Denounce Constitutional Court Verdict on Academics for Peace

1,066 Academics Denounce Constitutional Court Verdict on Academics for Peace

After the Constitutional Court ruled that the prison sentences given to the Academics for Peace violated their freedom of expression, 1,066 academics from various universities released a declaration, saying the verdict is "against the public conscience."

‘How was the Protest Against Removal of Syrians Attacked Despite Security Measures?’

‘How was the Protest Against Removal of Syrians Attacked Despite Security Measures?’

Association for Human Rights and Solidarity for the Oppressed (MAZLUMDER) Chair Beyhan has stated that sending the ones who have taken refuge in Turkey to save their lives to the same conditions is “remorseless”.

29 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek

'You Give Us Food and Water in Abundance, But Will You Compensate Our Losses?'

'You Give Us Food and Water in Abundance, But Will You Compensate Our Losses?'

Villages that smell animal carcasses, destroyed living spaces and people's suffering left from Düzce after the floods while the governor withdrew the declaration of a disaster zone.

29 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Protest in Vatican: Save Ancient City of Hasankeyf, Stop Ilısu Dam

Protest in Vatican: Save Ancient City of Hasankeyf, Stop Ilısu Dam

Artists from the Armanç Kerboranî Good Wishes Group have held an art performance in Vatican to raise concerns over the planned destruction of 12,000-year ancient city of Hasankeyf as the filling of Ilısu Dam is imminent.

Conflict in Hakkari: One Soldier Loses His Life

Conflict in Hakkari: One Soldier Loses His Life

One soldier has lost his life and one soldier has been wounded in a conflict that erupted in Çukurca in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari.

Syrians to Protest Against Removal of Refugees from İstanbul

Syrians to Protest Against Removal of Refugees from İstanbul

After the Governorship of İstanbul announced that the Syrians living in the city without being registered there need to return to the cities where they are registered till August 20, Syrians have decided to hold a protest demonstration on July 27.

‘Gezi Park’s Second Hearing Confirms Lack of Rule of Law’

‘Gezi Park’s Second Hearing Confirms Lack of Rule of Law’

Led by PEN International, 20 international organizations have released a joint statement denouncing the interlocutory ruling of Gezi trial. They have called the EU “to put urgent, consistent and collective pressure upon Turkey.”

‘Turkey is a Country Contaminated with War Remnants’

‘Turkey is a Country Contaminated with War Remnants’

Speaking to bianet, Muteber Öğreten from “A Turkey Without Mines Initiative” has stated, “The deaths caused by war remnants, rather than land mines are on the increase. The last example of that was in Ovacık, Dersim.”

25 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

‘Right of Asylum is a Fundamental Human Right, Stop Deportations’

‘Right of Asylum is a Fundamental Human Right, Stop Deportations’

Human Rights Association (İHD) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have released a statement regarding the deportation of refugees, emphasizing that deporting refugees from Turkey violates their fundamental human rights.

Joint Request of Academics from France and Turkey: Release Tuna Altınel

Joint Request of Academics from France and Turkey: Release Tuna Altınel

Having made significant contributions to mathematics and raised tens of students for 23 years in France, Assoc. Prof. Tuna Altınel will have his first hearing on July 30.

Journalist Ahmet Nesin to Apply for Renunciation of Citizenship

Journalist Ahmet Nesin to Apply for Renunciation of Citizenship

Nesin has said that he will make the application because he has not been given his passport back although he is acquitted in the trial of the "Editors-in-Chief on Watch" campaign in solidarity with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper.

24 July 2019 Ekin Karaca

Journalism Organizations: There is Nothing to Celebrate on July 24

Journalism Organizations: There is Nothing to Celebrate on July 24

Releasing statements for the press on the occasion of July 24 Press Day, professional journalism organizations have announced that there is an attempt to repress journalists and they cannot celebrate the day in such a period.

'Terror Investigation’ Against Animal Rights Defender 6 Years After Gezi

'Terror Investigation’ Against Animal Rights Defender 6 Years After Gezi

A “terror investigation” has been launched against animal rights defender Burak Özgüner, who protested in an attempt to raise concerns over the animals killed and injured as a result of police violence in 2013 Gezi Resistance.

Reference to Supreme Court of Appeals in Prof. Füsun Üstel’s Verdict of Release

Reference to Supreme Court of Appeals in Prof. Füsun Üstel’s Verdict of Release

Giving a ruling of stay of execution for Academic for Peace Prof. Üstel, the court has referred to a verdict by Supreme Court of Appeals, which previously ruled that “the ones convicted of terror propaganda cannot be deemed a terrorist organization member.”

23 July 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Death Toll Increases to Five, 100 Houses Collapse

Death Toll Increases to Five, 100 Houses Collapse

While the search and rescue teams have reached the dead bodies of a woman and a child today, the Governorship of Düzce has announced that 160 thousand 749 animals have died and 100 buildings have collapsed due to the flood and landslide.

From Hüseyin Aykol to Journalists Outside: We Still Have so Much News to Report

From Hüseyin Aykol to Journalists Outside: We Still Have so Much News to Report

Imprisoned on July 11, former Co-Editor-in-Chief of the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper Hüseyin Aykol has sent a message from prison: “As one of the journalists inside, I wish good and beautiful news to all my colleagues ‘outside’.”

Prof. Füsun Üstel Released

Prof. Füsun Üstel Released

Attorney Baybuğa has said, "Right now, I can say that the execution [of the sentence] has been suspended. We are very happy," on the release of Üstel, an academic for peace.

'Cluster Gas Capsules are Chemical Weapons and Should be Banned'

'Cluster Gas Capsules are Chemical Weapons and Should be Banned'

MP Dr. Şeker, İTO Secretary-General Öztürk and TİHV Chairperson Korur-Fincancı told bianet about the health effects of the cluster gas capsules that were used against MPs and people at the commemoration of the Suruç Massacre.