A 13 year old child has been ordered to stand trial on January 21 for writing wall slogans - a case for which a police report recommended the defendant child to be charged with Article 301 on “insulting Turkish Values”.

bianet is presenting its first infographic on Male Violence Monitoring 2013. Here is how 783 male violence cases turned out.

Ferhat Encü, a Kurdish man who lost his family members in Roboski Massacre, has been charged with insulting gendarmerie officials, facing up to 4 years of prison. “We don’t recognize court that don’t recognize justice,” he told bianet.

Vimeo, one of world’s leading video-sharing networks, has been banned after an order made by Istanbul 10th Peace Crime Court on January 8.

Male perpetrated violence left 214 women and 10 children dead. While men raped/attempted to rape 167 women, women suffered from their husbands most in terms of violence.

The new draft bill on internet will deepen the internet censorship,” advocate Koç told bianet.

Law enforcement authorities captured Zeynel Abidin Yavuz and Osman Hayal, suspects in Hrant Dink case whose capture warrants have been issued within the re-trial process.

Prosecutors once more dismissed probe in the case of Memet Ali Alabora, an actor and prominent Gezi Park activist who was sued for encouraging a crime.

Military prosecutors decided not to follow charges in Roboski Massacre case. “We already said that military prosecutors could not remain impartial as they are under the military authorities responsible behind the incident,” advocate Elçi said.

CHP deputies Tanrıkulu and Öğüt brought allegations about newspaper sale blocks for Evrensel, Sözcü, Yurt and Aydınlık in Istanbul’s subway stations to Turkey’s parliament.

LGBT activist Levent Pişkin filed a complaint against PM Erdoğan who previously sued him over a tweet on queer-ness.

Prosecutor decided not to follow charges on PM Erdoğan, Deputy PM Arınç and former minister Güler related to Gezi Resistance, saying that the appropriate demonstration area was in Kazlıçeşme.

Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court ordered the release of jailed BDP deputies Gülser Yıldırım and İbrahim Ayhan after a recent constitutional court ruling.

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 25 women dead in December 2013. While 16 percent of slain women previously filed a complaint, 20 percent were killed for seeking divorce.

Gizem Akhan, one of 30 Greenpeace activists who have been arrested for protesting the oil drills in the North Pole, shared her arrest days with bianet.

Acting upon TGC’s application, 4th Regional Administration Court suspended the media entry ban in Istanbul’s Police Headquarters.

Authorities launched an investigation as Vokaliz, a group of guest-performers who played at the New Year’s concert under Antalya State Symphony Orchestra, walked up the stage with shoeboxes.

Prosecutors launched an investigation on “Başlangıç”, a documentary on Gezi Resistance, for “insulting public workers” and “igniting public towards vengeance and hostility”.

How did 2013 go for bianet? We have covered the whole year through photos.

Osman (28), a senior policeman who has recently been expelled from post due to his sexual orientation, shared his story with bianet.