Human Rights Watch, the European Commission, and the Womens Platform on the Turkish Penal Code have spoken out to criticize the Ankara Deputy Governors attempt to shut down the gay rights group KAOS GL, calling it a clear example of discrimination

The conference on Ottoman Armenians during the Decline of Empire: Questions of Scholarly Responsibility and Democracy, was held at İstanbul Bilgi University from 24-25 September, despite nationalist protests and a court-ordered postponement.

Farmers held a protest meeting in Manisa and said that because of government policies, they are earning less for their crops than they spend to produce them. A leader of the farmers in Manisa said, we are living in the worst period in our history.

A total of 40 reporters from Ordu, Artvin, Corum, Giresun, Bulancak, ebinkarahisar, Kastamonu, Eregli, Unye, Samsun, Zonguldak, Trabzon and Kars met at a seminar on Womens Rights and Reporting on Womens Rights by BIA².

Yesterday the Fourth Administrative Court decided to halt a conference on Ottoman Armenians that was to be held at Boğaziçi University in İstanbul this weekend. Prime Minister Erdoğan said it is impossible to approve of this decision.

From 24-25 September, journalists from Samsun, Kars, Trabzon, Artvin, Ordu, Rize, Giresun, Tokat, Amasya, Sinop, Kastamonu, Çorum, Zonguldak, Karabük and Bartın will attend the Womens Rights and Womens Journalism Training program organized by the BİA²

Ankaras Deputy Governor Ekremoglu applies to court to shut down KAOS GL, a GLBT rights group, on the grounds that it is forbidden to found a society contrary to law and morality.

Singer Ferhat Tunç for an article that he wrote and publisher Ragip Zarakolu for publishing a book about the Armenian issue both appeared in court on Wednesday on charges of insulting and deriding state institutions.

Sanar Yurdatapan, the spokesperson for the Initiative Against Thought Crimes, criticized the court for deciding to have police officers bring writer Orhan Pamuk to the hearing. This decision was totally unnecessary, said Yurdatapan.

DIHA reporter Duru was arrested while he was investigating allegations about cannabis planting. The local court has rejected his demand to be released. His camera and tape recorder have not been returned so that the evidence is not fiddled with.

According to IHD, there have been 959 rights violations in the east and southeast in the last 3 months. 123 people have died in clashes, and 165 have been detained. Diyarbakir IHD head Demirtas said the rights violations are increasing.

Cengiz Dogan, the editor-in-chief of the Mavi and Kent newspapers in Nusaybin, was arrested and sent to the Mardin E-type prison for publishing PKK statements. The general manager of the newspapers had been arrested two weeks ago.