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Police officers accused of torturing child indicted for 'deprivation of liberty'

Police officers accused of torturing child indicted for 'deprivation of liberty'

The indictment has been criticized by lawyers who argue that the prosecutors are trying to let the perpetrators get away with their crimes.

Two journalists battered in Diyarbakır during news follow-up

Two journalists battered in Diyarbakır during news follow-up

Covering the cemetery visits in Diyarbakır’s Lice on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, JinNews reporter Derya Ren and MA reporter Eylem Akdağ were battered by gendarmerie and police.

24 November 2021

New confessions about 1993 Lice massacre on parliamentary agenda

New confessions about 1993 Lice massacre on parliamentary agenda

Seventeen people, including a brigadier general, were killed and many homes and businesses were set on fire in the Kurdish-majority province of Diyarbakır in 1993.

1 September 2021

Court finds ministry culpable for 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol's death, orders compensation

Court finds ministry culpable for 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol's death, orders compensation

Önkol lost her life in an explosion when she was pasturing animals in Diyarbakır in 2009.

Social media outcry: ‘Lice is burning’

FIRE IN DİYARBAKIR

Social media outcry: ‘Lice is burning’

While a fire is still razing the rural parts of Lice in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province, citizens are trying to make their voices heard on social media by sharing messages under the hashtag #LiceYanıyor, meaning "Lice is burning.”