The parliamentary questions submitted by HDP MP Alican Önlü have been found “rude and hurtful” by the Speaker’s Office on the ground that they referred to “naked body search” and “battery and ill treatment.”

Cemil Kurt, who was arrested at the same prison with his lawyers, has been released. One of his attorneys, Naim Eminoğlu, is still arrested for “having visited North Korea.”

An investigation has been launched against bianet columnist Asst. Prof. Dr. Bülent Şık on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to his social media posts. His articles published on bianet have also been included in his file.

It has been 12 years since Editor-in-Chief of Agos newspaper Hrant Dink was murdered. The judicial process that began after the murder is still not completed. What happened in the process of the lawsuit going on with an increased number of suspects?

The parliamentary inquiry submitted by HDP MP Paylan, who has demanded that a parliamentary investigation be launched into Hrant Dink murder, which cannot be solved for 12 years, has been rejected by the votes of AKP and MHP MPs.

Spokesperson of the 78s Initiative Celalettin Can has been detained in his home in the morning during a police raid. Can will be taken to İzmir to depose. His wife Nimet Tanrıkulu has said, “Had he been summoned, he would go to the Prosecutor's Office.”

Academics Emin Alper and Kerem Eksen from the İstanbul Technical University have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. İstanbul 36th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that the announcement of all verdicts shall be suspended.

Journalist Seda Taşkın, who was behind bars for almost a year, has been released from prison. Speaking to bianet, Taşkın has said, “I feel a bittersweet happiness and this bittersweet feeling will continue until all imprisoned journalists in Turkey are released.”

Angela Davis, a rights defender and academic from the US, has given her support to HDP MP Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 70 days. She has said that Güven should be released as other elected MPs in an open letter published on the New York Times.

Making a statement on deported journalist Boersma, Presidency Director of Communications Altun has said, “The Netherlands told Turkey that she had links to Jabhat al-Nusra.” The country has answered that they made no request for extradition."

In the eighth hearing of the Aladağ dorm fire case, the court board has rejected the families’ request for a new expert report and adjourned the hearing to April 30, 2019.

HRW Executive Director Kenneth Roth has said in the World Report 2019, “The populists spreading hatred and intolerance in many countries are spawning a resistance.” According to the report, repressive practices continue in Turkey.