Daily Archives: February 20, 2019

The Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment against former main opposition MPs İlhan Cihaner, Hilmi Yarayıcı and Barış Yarkadaş for chanting slogans in a courthouse. from bianet http://bit.ly/2Vc6OMb via CHPEU

The indictment for 16 rights defenders including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu has been prepared. It alleges that the 16 people are the “head executives” that organized the Gezi Park protests. from bianet https://ift.tt/2tvkTbK via CHPEU

The Council of Higher Education has canceled the gender equality project that it was conducting in the universities. Council Chair Saraç has said the project “is not suitable with social values”. from bianet https://ift.tt/2TYjE0e via CHPEU

In the report, interviews with 480 women who experienced the conflict and curfews in southeastern provinces in 2015 and 2016 shed light on the violations women were subjected to. from bianet https://ift.tt/2Eldy4D via CHPEU

Concluding Ruşen Bayar’s application, the ECtHR has ruled that Turkey violated six articles of the ECHR, including the rights to freedom, security and a fair trial. from bianet https://ift.tt/2SaC8c8 via CHPEU

Commenting on the conviction of Cumhuriyet journalists, the Amnesty has said, “By using the courts to increase their stranglehold on the media, the authorities have once again displayed the ugly side of Turkey’s broken judicial system.” from bianet https://ift.tt/2DWg0wY via … Continue reading →

The Court of Appeals has upheld the verdict of the local court on the Cumhuriyet newspaper case. This is the final judgment for those sentenced to less than five years in prison. Commenting on social media, the journalists have said, … Continue reading →

Out of 123 imprisoned journalists, 47 were convicted, 34 were on trial, 30 were under investigation by the end of 2018. 12 cases were at the Court of Appeals. 157 journalists were fired or forced to resign in 2018. from … Continue reading →