Journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk has been sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison on the ground of “aiding a terrorist organization knowingly and willfully”. The journalist has been released, considering the time she was held arrested."

Rejecting the requests for additional time raised by academic Çavuşoğlu, the court has sentenced her and Can Soylu to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The pronouncement of both verdicts has been suspended.

Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy, for whom the Prosecutor’s Office announced its opinion as to the accusation in the previous hearing, has been sentenced to 2 years, 3 months in prison after new documents have been added to his file between the hearings.

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations has announced that the Human Rights Honorary Award of the union has been given to Tahir Elçi, Chair of Diyarbakır Bar Association, who was murdered in Diyarbakır three years ago.

While COP24 climate conference continues in Poland, Greenpeace Mediterranean has released a statement, emphasizing that human rights and climate change cannot be separately thought.

Human Rights Association and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey have released a statement on the occasion of December 10 Human Rights Day and emphasized that the State of Emergency has been made permanent with the laws introduced afterwards.

Democratic mass organizations in Trabzon have made a statement on Berivan Bila, a student of journalism arrested for ‘insulting the President’, and said, “She was arrested because she said ‘Journalism is not a crime, she should be immediately released’.”

Academic Balsoy has been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the pronouncement of the verdict has been suspended. The court board of the 24th Heavy Penal Court has continued combining the case files of academics heard by the same court.

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against 600 people as part of the investigation that was launched into Gezi Park protests in 2013. The office issued an indictment against 120 people and sent to the court.

Former HDP MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder has submitted himself to prison in Kocaeli after the 42-month sentence, which was given to him because of a speech that he made on Newroz Day in 2013, has been upheld by the court of appeal.

In the wake of an arrest warrant issued for him in relation with Gezi Park protests, Can Dündar has said, “Yes, I viewed Gezi as the biggest and most peaceful resistance in the history of Turkey, I joined the revolt of millions and supported them with my pen.”

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic has stated that some laws adopted in Turkey for struggle against terrorism have made life impossible for some people in the country.

An arrest warrant has been issued for journalist Can Dündar on the allegation that he took active part in the Gezi Park protests.

“A UN investigation has the best chance of pushing Saudi Arabia to provide the needed facts and information about Mohamed bin Salman’s precise role in this murder”, said HRW Middle East Director.

Constitutional Court has announced its verdict on police officer H.Ö., who was given a reprimand due to his social media post about his seniors, and ruled that his freedom of expression has been violated.

Two academics have had their hearings at the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court. The Presiding Judge, who has combined the cases heard by his court, has stated that he will combine the case files in groups in later stages “since it will be too crowded.”

An arrest warrant has been issued for actor Memet Ali Alabora, against whom a series accusations were brought by the pro-government media outlets during Gezi Park protests.

One academic has been given a deferred prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months without any reductions; another academic has been sentenced to 1 year, 6 months and 22 days in prison. The pronouncement of the verdict has been deferred.

HDP Van MP Temel has stated that inmates have been complaining about torture and ill treatment in Trabzon Beşikdüzü Type T Closed Prison and asked the Ministry of Justice what steps it has taken or will take regarding the issue.

Curfew has been declared in six villages and 11 hamlets in the district of Hizan in Turkey’s eastern province of Bitlis as of 11 p.m. on December 2 “until a further order is made.”