The court of appeals has reversed the prison sentence of food engineer Asst. Prof. Bülent Şık for sharing the results of the Health Ministry’s cancer research with the public. His 15-month prison sentence has been overturned, Şık has been acquitted.

Amid reports of human smuggling with service-stamped passports as part of municipal programs, an investigation has been launched against 30 people suspected to bring or attempt to bring at least 213 people to Germany in October-November.

The Ankara Bar has appealed to the Council of State and requested the suspension of the execution of the ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages imposed on shops during the ‘full lockdown’ despite not being included in the Interior Ministry’s circular.

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 339 people died of coronavirus and over 37 thousand people tested positive with less than 280 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,581 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

In the most crowded May Day celebrations in decades, three people were shot dead by police. We interviewed their families and loved ones and witnesses of the incidents.

Banned by governor’s offices in several provinces, May Day is celebrated today ahead of the ‘full lockdown’. Police intervened against the celebrations in Ankara and İzmir, taking several people into custody.

Academics have revealed that the construction laboratory project started last year.

The Court of Cassation has upheld the prison sentence of 4 years, 8 months given to jailed former HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş. Commenting on the issue, HDP’s Dede has said, “The judiciary does what is required by the instruction it received.”

“In Turkey, most of the mainstream media is under the control of government allies,” concludes the annual report of the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists.

The top court has concluded that the incident of police violence caused Erdal Sarıkaya to be injured in the eye shall be reinvestigated.

The court has concluded that main opposition CHP İstanbul Chair Canan Kaftancıoğlu insulted President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan with her social media messages. Kaftancıoğlu will pay 56 thousand lira in non-pecuniary damages.

Amid reports that six children lost their lives in irrigation canals in different cities across Turkey in the last three days, two siblings, working as shepherds in Urfa, fell into an irrigation canal and lost their lives.

A permission has been granted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to launch an investigation against State Theaters’ Director General, İzmir State Theaters’ Director and Vice Artistic Technical Director over the death of Ali Cem Köroğlu.

The İHD İstanbul Branch has released its quarterly report on violations of rights in Marmara region’s prisons: “All social rights have been denied in prisons under the pretext of the outbreak, isolation and segregation have intensified.”

The Ministry of National Defense has announced that specialist corporal Hüsamettin Gökçe has lost his life during the military operation in Iraq’s north.

Stripped of his MP status, HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu started keeping a justice watch at the Parliament in mid-March 2021. An indictment has been issued against the jailed politician due to this protest.

The 16th Penal Chamber of the Court of Cassation has overturned the acquittal of 35 people from the Beşiktaş sports club’s fan group “çArşı” who were put on trial following the Gezi resistance of 2013.

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 341 people died of coronavirus and over 40 thousand people tested positive with over 283 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,558 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

“The voices of those who lost their loved ones/ 1 May '77 and Impunity” book by Tuğçe Yılmaz from bianet, a special issue by LeMan, a new song adapted from Nazım Hikmet's poem... “We are approaching May Day with enthusiasm.”

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