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11 People in Police Custody in Adana - Also 2 Journalists

KCK OPERATION

11 People in Police Custody in Adana - Also 2 Journalists

The Platform for Solidarity with Detained Journalists protested the police custody of eleven people, among them two journalists and the Provincial Chair of the BDP in Adana. The Platform demanded the release of all eleven people.

9 September 2011

Nine Children Face 24 Years in Jail

Nine Children Face 24 Years in Jail

A trial was opened against nine juveniles who are alleged of having thrown stones and explosives at the police in the course of a demonstration in Adana. The young defendants are facing 24 years in prison in total.

Imam Might Come Over Unannounced

Imam Might Come Over Unannounced

The family imam project implemented in an Adana district aims at standing by families in good and bad days and informing them on topics such as "bad habits" besides religious issues. Social Services Expert Karatay criticized the project as "ideologic".

11 March 2011 Ekin Karaca

ECHR Convicted Turkey of Extrajudicial Killings

ECHR Convicted Turkey of Extrajudicial Killings

The European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey based on extrajudicial killings by the police. Turkey was sentenced to a € 103,000 fine for "violating the right to life" regarding the killing of an innocent bystander during a police raid of a private home.

23 April 2010 Semra Pelek

Suspicious Death of Reporter of Kurdish Daily

Suspicious Death of Reporter of Kurdish Daily

Metin Alataş, employee of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, was found dead in the Hadırlı district of Adana. Newspaper editor Boltan doubts an alleged suicide: "Altaş was killed by illegal forces or he was forced to commit suicide", Boltan argued.

6 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

More than 6 Years Imprisonment for 15-Year-Old

CHILDREN TRIED UNDER ANTI-TERROR LAW

More than 6 Years Imprisonment for 15-Year-Old

In a single hearing, a 15-year-old child was sentenced to imprionment of more than six years. The conviction was based on police statements and a photo showing a child from behind. Lawyer Turgay Berk appealed to the decision.

5 April 2010 Semra Pelek

Detained Children Complain from Torture Under Custody

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

Detained Children Complain from Torture Under Custody

2 out of 12 children detained in Adana applied to the prosecutor's office because they were exposed to torture in custody and in prison. Lawyer Bek said the children showed signs of assaults when he talked to them in prison.

23 December 2009 Ikbal Polat

Eight Members of Same Family Killed in Adana

Eight family members, three of them children, have been found dead in an apartment in Adana.

2 June 2009 Emine Özcan

Prison Sentences for 23 Children in Adana

Kurdish Question and Children

Prison Sentences for 23 Children in Adana

The Human Rights Association has protested against the prison sentences handed down to children who took part in Newroz celebrations.

30 April 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

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