Turkey has been listed among the countries in which Internet freedoms are restricted most in US-based think tank Freedom House’s report.

Five independent experts from the Special Procedures of United Nations Human Rights Council have denounced the “terror” charges pressed against rights defenders and lawyers, and arrests of them.

The only arrested defendant in Suruç Massacre Trial hasn’t been brought to the third hearing either; families whose all demands were rejected have left the courtroom.

Progressive Legists Union Chair Kozağaçlı, who is among the lawyers in Soma trial, was arrested yesterday following his questioning at the criminal judgeship of peace.

Doğan Holding Ankara Administrative Representative Muratoğlu, who was charged with knowingly and willingly aiding FETÖ/PDY organization as non-member and sentenced to 2 years and 1 month in prison, has been acquitted.

The IMF in its “Regional Economic Outlook” report has underlined the high inflation and current deficit rates in Turkey. The report foresees that the economic growth slowing down will fall to 3.5%.

100 investigations have been launched into 92 rights advocated from Human Rights Association Adana Branch. 75 of the investigations continue; 17 rights advocates were convicted; 75 have still been tried.

Stating that the jailed MPs cannot attend the legislative activities, the petition demanded that the imprisoned MPs can vote in the election for speakership of parliament.

No release verdict has been issued in the third hearing of coup attempt media trial with 17 defendants. The court committee prevented Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan's lawyers from speaking and got them out of the courtroom.

Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Muiznieks has become a party to the trial of 12 HDP MPs.

The runners were asked to take off their t-shirts with Ali İsmail Korkmaz photo ahead of the İstanbul Marathon on the pretext that Korkmaz is a “political figure”.

Through a statement he issued via his lawyers, Kavala has thanked everyone who sent message of support: “I hope justice will be secured sooner or later”.

Detained at Atatürk Airport on his return from Hamburg, HDP MP Baydemir has been released after his deposition was taken at Bakırköy Courthouse.

The Human Rights Association in its report of “Yüksel Street Resistance” has said that “police intervened in protesters issuing statement for the press every day and carried out 586 detention proceedings as a result of these interventions”.

Four people working for the TRT World have been sentenced to 2 months in prison each for possessing unlicensed drone in Myanmar.

The Court of Appeal has reversed the acquittal verdict rendered in trial in which he was tried due to his article entitled “Çekilme Günlükleri” (Diaries of Withdrawal), and approved the punishments imposed on charges of “propaganda” and “issuing a statement of an illegal organization”.

Workers have attacked the Northern Forests Defense activists who wanted to record tree chopping carried out during the road widening works at Uskumruköy Intersection.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk has been marked in various places in Turkey on his 79th death anniversary.

31 different areas in districts of Çukurca, Merkez (Center), Şemdinli and Yüksekova in Hakkari have been declared “Special Security Zone” for 14 days.

The Council of Higher Education made a change in the university entrance exam system at 10 p.m. yesterday, which is the fifth change during the AKP government.