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Campaign on social media: ‘Free Çiğdem Mater’

PRISONERS OF GEZİ TRIAL

Campaign on social media: ‘Free Çiğdem Mater’

In a message shared by @freecigdemmater Twitter account, it is said that the account may be followed to send messages to Çiğdem Mater, who is currently held in Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison in İstanbul.

"Release Writer Nevin Berktaş"

"Release Writer Nevin Berktaş"

The Proletarian Revolutionary Stance magazine demanded the release of recently arrested Nevin Berktaş. A case because of her book "Difficult places that challenge the faith: Prison Cells" has been pending for ten years.

11 November 2010 Berivan Tapan

"Release Journalist Zengin and Writer Akhanlı"

"Release Journalist Zengin and Writer Akhanlı"

The Writers Association demands the release of journalist Zengin from the Işçi-Köylü newspaper after one year in detention. Her first hearing is on 26 August. Spokesperson Zarakolu criticized, "As long as the Anti-Terror Law is in force, journalists will be treated arbitrarily".

25 August 2010 Berivan Tapan

"No Bureaucratic Procedure May Jeopardize a Person's Life!"

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION:

"No Bureaucratic Procedure May Jeopardize a Person's Life!"

18-year-old Abdullah Akçay is kept at the convicts ward of a SSK Hospital in Istanbul, even though he is in critical condition because he is suffering from blood cancer. Lawyer Taner expects the urgent release of Akçay and warned that valuable time has been lost.

7 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Call for Release of "Revolutionary Headquarters" Defendant Yeşiltepe

Call for Release of "Revolutionary Headquarters" Defendant Yeşiltepe

Turkish non-governmental organizations request the release of Mehmet Yeşiltepe from Devrimci Hareket magazine who has been detained for ten months related to the "Revolutionary Headquarters" operation. A series of activities is planned prior to the hearing on 23 February.

4 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu