Men killed at least 25 women, inflicted violence on at least 46 women, forced 83 women to sex work, sexually abused 23 children and harassed at least 10 women in March 2020.

Eight politicians and intellectuals, namely Ahmet Türk, Celal Doğan, Kezban Hatemi, Nesrin Nas, Oya Baydar, Rıza Türmen, Tarhan Erdem and Zülfü Livaneli, have called on the Parliament and political parties to take action to eliminate inequality.

PACE Rapporteur Cilevics has noted that political prisoners in Spain and Turkey should definitely benefit from such “measures that are taken in many countries to release or apply non-custodial sanctions” in the face of coronavirus threat.

In the last 24 hours, 79 people died of Covid-19 and 2,456 more people were diagnosed with the disease.

We have asked İstanbul Medical Chamber Chair Prof. Dr. Pınar Saip and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Vice Chair Prof. Dr. Ali Çerkezoğlu whether a mandatory quarantine is necessary in Turkey amid COVID-19 pandemic.

MP Biçer-Karaca has criticized a new regulation on the implementation of the law on violence against women.

Over 600 world-renowned scientists, including Nobel laureates, have condemned the 15-month prison sentence given to bianet columnist, food engineer Asst. Prof. Bülent Şık for sharing the results of a cancer research with the public.

Releasing a statement, UNICEF Executive Director Fore has noted that “given how quickly the virus is spreading, COVID-19 will almost certainly gain a foothold in refugee camps, crowded reception centers or detention facilities holding migrant families.”

People who lost their jobs during the pandemic have launched a social media account named "We Don't Pay" and called on people not to make their payments.

The Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) prepared a guide on how refugees living in Turkey in different statuses can be treated during COVID-19 outbreak.

Noting that the season has opened for planting vegetable seeds and seedlings, CHP MP Gürer says, “Farmers cannot go out due to the coronavirus outbreak. The uncertainty makes farmers descend into pessimism.”

The association has sent a letter to the Ministry of Health and the Social Security Institution.

The Interior Ministry had blocked donation accounts of İstanbul and Ankara municipalities

In a statement on the law draft on criminal execution, the ÜNİVDER says, “A legal arrangement that will exclude misdefined ‘terror crimes’ means a grave right violation for tens of thousands of political prisoners unjustly held behind bars.”

Quarantined on March 16 and having tested positive for Covid-19 on March 17, Internist Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu from İstanbul Çapa Faculty of Medicine has lost his life.

Nail Dertli from Fişek Institute Science and Action Foundation for Working Children and lawyer Fırat Çiçek from Children’s Rights Center of İstanbul Bar have spoken to bianet about the “Child Labor Survey” announced by the TurkStat after 7 years.

Sixty-three people died and 2,148 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours while 8,852 of all cases have been found in İstanbul, according to the Health Minister.

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Beştaş has made remarks on the planned amendments to the law on criminal execution and the government's policies on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Making a statement about the law draft on criminal execution, CHP MP Tanrıkulu says, “Prisons are apparently the places where it is most difficult to maintain hygiene and isolation. When the outbreak spreads to prisons, mass deaths are likely to occur.”

"Journalists, students and politicians who are treated as 'terrorists' because of their news, statements and views should be included in the new regulation on criminal execution," the initiative has said.