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Adıgüzel: Armored Vehicles Caused Death of at Least7 Children in 18 Months

Adıgüzel: Armored Vehicles Caused Death of at Least7 Children in 18 Months

CHP’s Adıgüzel has demanded a parliamentary investigation concerning casualties caused by the armored military and police vehicles.

Messages from Özakça, Gülmen on 63rd Day of Their Hunger Strike

Messages from Özakça, Gülmen on 63rd Day of Their Hunger Strike

While Özakça says “We need to focus on growing the hunger strike”, Gülmen stated “It is very nice that everyone trying to do something”.

5 Özgür Gündem Editors-in-Chief Face 46 Years in Prison

5 Özgür Gündem Editors-in-Chief Face 46 Years in Prison

Standing trial due to their participation in the Özgür Gündem daily Editors-in-Chief on Watch campaign Ayşe Düzkan, Mehmet Ali Çelebi and Ragıp Duran as well as Özgür Gündem’s former co-Editor-in-Chief Hüseyin Aykol and writer Hüseyin Bektaş are facing 46 years in prison.

HDP’s Aydoğan Relieved of MP Duties

HDP’s Aydoğan Relieved of MP Duties

HDP MP Nursel Aydoğan has been relieved of her MP duties.

Kılıçdaroğlu: Why aren’t 841 Sick Prisoners Released?

Kılıçdaroğlu: Why aren’t 841 Sick Prisoners Released?

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu has touched on the subject of sick prisoners in the party group meeting, asked why the 841 sick prisoners are not released.

Journalist Canan Coşkun Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison

Journalist Canan Coşkun Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison

Journalist Canan Coşkun has been sentenced to 10 months on charge of “publicly insulting the military or the security organization of the state” in a news article she had written.

Disabled LGBTI Days to Begin

Disabled LGBTI Days to Begin

Organized by the SPoD, the Disabled LGBTI Days are beginning. The events that will combine Disability Week and May 17 International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia will be held from May 17-19 and 20.

Police Officer Causing Death of 2 Children in Silopi Arrested

Police Officer Causing Death of 2 Children in Silopi Arrested

A police officer, who entered into a house with panzer through the wall and caused death of two children in Silopi district of Şırnak, has been arrested.

Ahmet Şık’s Birthday: #İyiKiVarsınAhmetŞık*

Ahmet Şık’s Birthday: #İyiKiVarsınAhmetŞık*

Friends of journalist Ahmet Şık, who has been in custody for 130 days, have celebrated Şık’s birthday with the photos they have published on the newspapers.

Asylum Application of Turkish Army Soldiers to Germany Accepted

Asylum Application of Turkish Army Soldiers to Germany Accepted

Asylum applications of some of the soldiers who were assigned in Germany as part of the NATO mission and were relieved of their duties following the July 15 coup attempt, have been accepted.

Winners of Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Award Announced

Winners of Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Award Announced

The winners of the “Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Award” which will be given for the 15th time this year have been announced. The award ceremony will be held in Human Rights Foundation office.

Pride March Banned at İstanbul Technical University

Pride March Banned at İstanbul Technical University

The Pride March has been banned by the İstanbul Technical University presidency. Cins Arı has said “Neither State of Emergency, nor the university presidency can prevent one from being proud of being LGBTI+. We have existed in this or that way and will continue to exist”.

8 May 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Gezmiş, İnan, Aslan Commemorated in Hour of Their Execution

Gezmiş, İnan, Aslan Commemorated in Hour of Their Execution

A commemoration ceremony was held at first light of Saturday for Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan, the three well known leaders of the 68 generation.

7 Child Prisoners Injured in Denizli Prison

7 Child Prisoners Injured in Denizli Prison

Seven convicted girls have been wounded in an incident that occurred in Bozkurt Open Women and Children’s Prison. The institution called the psychologists for duty

Police Raid Belge Publishing House, Seize 2,000 Books

Police Raid Belge Publishing House, Seize 2,000 Books

Police have raided Belge Publishing House and seized 2.000 books.

Curfews in Diyarbakır, Bingöl

Curfews in Diyarbakır, Bingöl

Curfews have been declared in 16 villages in Diyarbakır, and 19 villages in Bingöl.

CHP Spokesperson Böke Resigns from Party

CHP Spokesperson Böke Resigns from Party

Selin Sayek Böke has declared that she resigned from all of her duties at the party, and said “I don’t find it appropriate to be a part of this management understanding at this stage”.

1 Woman Killed During Operation in Küçükçekmece

1 Woman Killed During Operation in Küçükçekmece

Sıla Abalay aged 18 were killed in an operation launched by the İstanbul Anti-Terror Directorate units in Küçükçekmece on Saturday.

Deniz Yücel: ‘I Just Want a Fair Trial’

Deniz Yücel: ‘I Just Want a Fair Trial’

Arrested Die Welt correspondent Deniz Yücel noted that he did not want to be handed over to anywhere and that his only demand was to have a fair trial. Yücel also criticized President Erdoğan for calling him a “terrorist” where there hasn’t even been any bill of indictment yet.

A Group of Peace Academics Go on Hunger Strike for Gülmen, Özakça

A Group of Peace Academics Go on Hunger Strike for Gülmen, Özakça

A group of Peace Academics have gone on hunger strike in support of Gülmen and Özakça, who demand that they be returned to their work and went on hunger strike.

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UNESCO World Press Freedom Day Conference Ends With Call to ‘End Impunity’

UNESCO World Press Freedom Day Conference Ends With Call to ‘End Impunity’

The UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2017 Conference has done its closing with the the Jakarta Declaration which included recommendations for UNESCO, its members and civil society.

Gün on Hunger Strike to Retrieve His Son’s Body

Gün on Hunger Strike to Retrieve His Son’s Body

Kemal Gün has been on hunger strike for 70 days to retrieve body of his son who was killed in airstrike in Dersim.

Turkey’s 2nd Extradition Request for Soldiers Who Fled to Greece Also Rejected

Turkey’s 2nd Extradition Request for Soldiers Who Fled to Greece Also Rejected

The Greek High Court has rejected Turkey’s second extradition request for the eight soldiers who fled to Greece in the wake of July 15 coup attempt. The same verdict was issued for the other six soldiers.

145 Workers Die in April

145 Workers Die in April

At least 145 workers in April, and 586 workers in the first quarter of 2017 lost their lives, according to a report by Labor Health and Occupational Safety Assembly.

Unemployed Journalists Chasing News Project Ends on BİA’s 20th Birthday

Unemployed Journalists Chasing News Project Ends on BİA’s 20th Birthday

The final meeting of bianet’s “Unemployed Journalists Chasing News” projects was held yesterday on the World Press Freedom Day celebrating also 20th birthday of bianet.

Sentence for Social Media Post Upheld, Yerik Arrested Again 1 Year After Release

Sentence for Social Media Post Upheld, Yerik Arrested Again 1 Year After Release

Being released after kept in prison for three months due to her social media posts, Gizem Yerik has been arrested again as her sentence was upheld.

Release Order for HDP MP Besime Konca

Release Order for HDP MP Besime Konca

HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca arrested in Kandıra type-F Closed Prison in December was released on probation today.

3 Discharged Academics of Dicle University in Custody Released After Testifying

3 Discharged Academics of Dicle University in Custody Released After Testifying

3 of 16 academics taken into custody after being discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been released. The other 13 academics had been released after testifying on May 2.

Al Jazeera Türk Goes Offline

Al Jazeera Türk Goes Offline

Al Jazeera Türk has announced its closure with a statement entitled “Thank you for having supported us”.

Amnesty: #JournalismisnotaCrime

Amnesty: #JournalismisnotaCrime

The Amnesty calls for freedom with the #Journalismisnotacrime motto for the imprisoned journalists in Turkey on May 3 Press Freedom Day.

Highest Inflation Rate Since October 2008

Highest Inflation Rate Since October 2008

The inflation has increased by 1.31% in April 2017. Climbing to 11.87%, the annual inflation rate has marked its highest since October 2008. The highest hike on yearly basis is seen in alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.

Journalist Parıldak Re-arrested Soon After Release

Journalist Parıldak Re-arrested Soon After Release

Ayşenur Parıldak, correspondent of the closed Zaman daily, standing trial on charge of “being a member of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” has been arrested again in the evening hours, soon after the court released her.