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Police Raids ESP, ETHA, Özgür Radio, Atılım Newspaper [18 June 2013]
Around 5 am local time this morning, police raided several buildings of Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP), Özgür Radio, Etkin News Agency and Atılım newspapers, ...»
“Police Violence” Application to Council of Europe [17 June 2013]
Bar Associations Union of Turkey announced today that it will do a series of application international institutions regarding the judicial and administrative investigations on volunteer doctors ...»
450 Missing, 169 Detained in Istanbul [17 June 2013]
Following police attacks, Istanbul’s crisis desk received 450 missing and detention applications. At the moment, 169 individuals are still waiting in Istanbul’s Police Headquarters. The detention ...»
Ethem Sarısülük on Ankara Streets [13 June 2013]
The image of Ethem Sarısülük - a Gezi Park protestor whose brain death occurred in Ankara yesterday - has been placed on the stairs of a ...»
Lawyers Protest Police Violence [12 June 2013]
Thousands of lawyers from bar associations across 12 cities have protested yesterday’s detention and beating of 44 lawyers in Istanbul Courthouse. ...»
The Moment That Humanity Ended [12 June 2013]
A disable protestor in wheelchair found himself in a tear gas cloud during Gezi Park protests in Taksim Square last night. Turkish flag in his hand, ...»
“State of Emergency” Application to ECHR [06 June 2013]
Human Right Association of Turkey (IHD) urged all police violence victims of Gezi Park resistance to file complaints to be brought to the attention of the ...»
“Yield to Ambulance” Tweet Faces Prosecution in Turkey [05 June 2013]
38 individuals faced prosecution in the western city of Izmir for “encouraging to rebellion and violating laws” due to their tweet messages. ...»
“Police Attacked Infirmary in Ankara” [04 June 2013]
Contemporary Lawyers Association claimed that Gezi Park resistance detainees in Ankara became subjected to injustice and were not allowed to meet attorneys and doctors for hours. ...»
Pepper Gas Intervention in "Return to Life" Case Hearing [28 May 2013]
Gendarmerie forces intervened a discussion between police officers and family members of defendants who are standing trial over the Operation “Return to Life” at Ümraniye Prison, ...»
The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of violating prohibition of discrimination, stating that impossibility for married women to use just their maiden name ...»
Worldwide Right Organizations Meet in Istanbul [24 May 2013]
Bringing together 156 organizations from more than 120 countries, 38th International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Congress kicked off yesterday with the keynote addresses of Deputy ...»
Former Bar Association chairperson Aktar said that Hayri Kozakçıoğlu served as the black box of Turkey’s state of emergency year and died before he could share ...»
16,585 People With Kurdish Name Zîlan in Turkey [21 May 2013]
According to the statistics released by Interior Ministry upon our application, 16,585 people used the name Zîlan - a Kurdish name. Other commonly used Kurdish names ...»
Hunger Strike in Van Prison [20 May 2013]
12 inmates from Van High Security Prison have launched a hunger strike, demanding improvement in medical treatments and food service - a protest that reached its ...»
Kurdish Language Feast Observed in Turkey [17 May 2013]
Turkey's Kurds observed the Kurdish Language Feast on May 15 - the publication start date of Kurdish magazine Hawar in 1932. ...»
ECHR: Constitutional Court First [16 May 2013]
The European Court of Human Rights rejected an applicant from Turkey, saying that the applicant has not "exhausted remedies" of Turkish court system - a verdict ...»
"We don't Celebrate Mother's Day" [13 May 2013]
On their 434th gathering, the Saturday Mothers of Turkey commemorated Kazım and Halil Alpsoy who disappeared under police detention in 1994. ...»
“Withdrawal Resumes, People Optimistic” [10 May 2013]
Human Rights Association of Turkey representative Şevket Akdemir informed bianet from Şırnak's Kasrik gateway that PKK withdrawal resumed smoothly. ...»
Seda Aktepe, a Atılım newspaper journalist who was recently arrested in Italy, has been released on Wednesday after the Turkish authorities withdrew their Interpol arrest warrant ...»
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