content tagged with june 2021

‘TurkStat’s labor force statistics have lost touch with reality’

DİSK-AR

‘TurkStat’s labor force statistics have lost touch with reality’

The Research Center of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK-AR) has released a statement about the Turkish Statistical Institute’s Labor Force Statistics for June 2021, underlining that its data is full of question marks.

Violence against older people: 133 cases reported in June

Violence against older people: 133 cases reported in June

The Association for Aging Studies has published its monthly report “Monitoring Violence and Violation of Rights Against Older People” for June 2021.

‘Police violence has become a part of daily life in Turkey’

REPORT BY 3 RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

‘Police violence has become a part of daily life in Turkey’

Speaking at the online meeting of the İHD, TİHV-HRFT and Initiative for Freedom of Expression, Üsterci said, “Restrictions, bans and interventions against the right to freedom of expression and meeting and demonstration continued at full speed in June.”

‘Police circular is nothing but hostility towards journalists’

PROGRESSIVE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION

‘Police circular is nothing but hostility towards journalists’

The ÇGD report says, “There is still no investigation into the persons who in a way attempted to kill Bülent Kılıç while having the status of ‘state security force’ and they are still on duty. It is the clear indicator of the underlying mentality of this crime.”

Men kill 24 women in June

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT

Men kill 24 women in June

Men inflicted violence on at least 94 women, killed at least three children, abused at least seven girls and boys, harassed at least seven women and forced at least 63 women to sex work in June 2021.

6 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Report: Turkey is the top country in violating the rights of women journalists

Report: Turkey is the top country in violating the rights of women journalists

“Turkey is one of the most dangerous countries with cases of legal harassment and intimidation by the state. 25 women journalists appeared in court to defend themselves in June,” says the monthly report of the Coalition For Women in Journalism.