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“We Want Gangs, not Children, in Court on 23 April”
The youth union Genç-Sen pointed out that there are 2,433 children currently in prison.
24 April 2009
Nebi Altaylar
Children's Day in Hakkari: One Dead, One Brutally Beaten
In Hakkari, where people are protesting against operations against the DTP, one child has died, and a police officer violently beat another child with his rifle butt.
24 April 2009
Emine Özcan
State Disciplines Kurdish Children in Prison
This article was written by bianet's Erhan Üstündağ on the day of Children's Festival, 23 April. It shows that hundreds of children are confronted with a much harsher side of the state, facing years of imprisonment.
23 April 2009
Erhan Üstündağ
May 1st Declared Holiday
Parliament unanimously recognizes May Day as "Labor and Solidarity Day".
23 April 2009
Daily Taraf on Trial for Revealing Classified Info
Newspaper accused of publishing classified information regarding PKK's Aktütün attack, which left 17 soldiers dead.
23 April 2009
EFJ Supports Sabah-ATV Strike
European Federation of Journalists asks the government to respect basic rights.
23 April 2009
“Children Should Enjoy Equality at Least on Their Day, April 23”
On 23 April, Children's Day, the children we talked to expressed a wish for all children to be equal and take part in celebrations.
23 April 2009
Bawer Çakır
Cumhuriyet Publishes Journalists’ Letters from Jail
Two letters from journalist Mustafa Balbay have been published in the Cumhuriyet newspaper.
23 April 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
ECHR Warns: Do Not Prevent Workers from Organising
The ECHR has convicted Turkey for the disciplinary punishments that were handed to trade union members.
23 April 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Amnesty International: Refugees in Turkey Deprived of Rights
Amnesty International has launched its report on the situation for refugees in Turkey.
23 April 2009
Bawer Çakır
“Punishment for Peace Call Violates ECHR Case Law”
Two Kurdish politicians have been convicted for a call for peace in which they used the word “guerilla” for PKK members.
22 April 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Weapons Found on Educational Foundation Land
Yesterday evening, a weapons cache was found on land in Beykoz, Istanbul, belonging to the İSTEK Education Foundation. The foundation has said that the land belongs to the military.
22 April 2009
Bawer Çakır
Students Cannot Live off Scholarships
Students from less well-off backgrounds face serious difficulties trying to get by. Cihan Erdal, a third year student in Istanbul, is only one of many.
22 April 2009
Bawer Çakır
European Parliament’s Cashman “Worried about Lambdaistanbul Court Case”
Cashman, chair of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Working Group, has expressed his hope that the Lambdaistanbul case will end positively.
22 April 2009
Bawer Çakır
“We Don’t Need to Ask Permission to Gather in Taksim”
Trade unionist Okcan says that workers have not and will not apply to Istanbul’s governor for permission to gather in Taksim Square on Labour Day.
21 April 2009
Tolga Korkut
Most Female Labour Unregistered
According to a report by the Initiative for Women’s Labour and Employment, women continue to be exploited in domestic and outside work.
21 April 2009
Emine Özcan
Transsexual Melek’s Killer Arrested
A 26-year-old has been arrested for the murder of Melek, a member of the Pink Life LGBTT Association. This is only the latest in a spate of murders affecting the LGBTT community.
20 April 2009
Bawer Çakır
"We Were So Sure We Were Unbiased Journalists...”
At a basic journalism seminar in Thrace, local journalists discussed the independence of journalists, correct reporting, photo reporting and creative journalism.
20 April 2009
Tolga Korkut
Dink Murder Trial: Samast Arrived Yet Failed To Talk
At the ninth hearing of the Hrant Dink murder trial, triggerman suspect Samast proved uncooperative. Requests by joint attorneys to call high-ranking security officers or merge trials have yet again been rejected.
20 April 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
Council of State Attack to be Merged With Ergenekon Case
An Ankara court rules to refer the case to the ongoing Ergenekon trial. One judge had lost his life when a gunmen raided the Council of State in 2006.
20 April 2009
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Activists Demand Justice for Murdered Hrant Dink
More than 200 people gathered before the court hearing in Beşiktaş. They once again demanded investigations into allegations of involvement against state and security officials.
20 April 2009
“DTP Operation Violates Right to Defence”
Lawyer Muharrem Erbey of Diyarbakır’s Human Rights Association says that the DTP members arrested do not know what they are being accused of. More than 250 people are said to have been detained, and around 80 arrested.
20 April 2009
Tolga Korkut
Hundreds of Protesters against Crisis in Taksim
Hundreds followed the call of the 7th Package Initiative and protested against the government and the economic crisis in Taksim Square.
20 April 2009
Emine Özcan
Government Change in Northern Cyprus
President Talat’s party has lost the general elections in Northern Cyprus, while the National Unity Party has made a return.
20 April 2009
Erhan Üstündağ
Eight Arrests in New Ergenekon Wave
An Istanbul court has ordered the arrest of six professors, a member of the ÇYDD association and a businessman.
17 April 2009
More Detentions for DTP
Following the detention of 53 party members, including three co-chairs, the DTP made a press statement in Galatasaray in protest.
17 April 2009
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Turkish Armed Forces Don’t Let All Media Watch
The selective accreditation system of the Turkish Armed Forces means that several media organs are excluded from their public events, including the recent annual evaluation speech of Chief of Staff İlker Başbuğ.
17 April 2009
Ergenekon Operation: Eight Released, 18 in Court
Academics Öztürk, Yurtkuran, Bernay and Yüksel, as well as 14 others have been taken to court. Eight people have been released.
16 April 2009
Torture Suspect Sexually Assaults Victim’s Sister
At the court case concerned with the death of Engin Çeber, his sister was sexually assaulted by a defendant accused of torturing Çeber in a prison.
16 April 2009
Emine Özcan
"Kurdish Issue Is Bigger Than Disarming the PKK"
Peace activist, journalist Tahmaz regards initiatives to end armed struggle important "but the problem is about giving Kurds their rights".
16 April 2009
Tolga Korkut
Sixth Gathering in Istanbul for Freedom of Expression
On 23 and 24 May, an international group of rights activists concerned with the freedom of expression will gather in Istanbul for the sixth time.
16 April 2009
“Children on Trial are a Problem for Whole of Turkey”
Members of an iniative called Justice for Children have demanded a change in the Anti-Terrorism Law which currently allows children to be tried for acts of terrorism.
16 April 2009
Bawer Çakır
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