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Evrim Kepenek
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'Me Too of Lawyers': Revelations of Harassment Lead to Foundation of New Movement
'Me Too of Lawyers': Revelations of Harassment Lead to Foundation of New Movement
The Women Lawyers' Solidarity was founded after a trainee solicitor revealed the sexual harassment by a lawyer, which led to other women lawyers joining her and eventually the arrest of harasser.
11 March 2020
There are 110 Ill Women Behind Bars, Says Human Rights Association
ILL INMATES / WEEK 415
There are 110 Ill Women Behind Bars, Says Human Rights Association
In the 415th sit-in protest held for inmates of Type-F prisons, the Prisons Commission of the Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch raised concerns over ill women inmates in Turkey ahead of March 8 International Women’s Day.
9 March 2020
Women Don't Leave Taksim Despite Police Intervention
18TH FEMINIST NIGHT MARCH IN İSTANBUL
Women Don't Leave Taksim Despite Police Intervention
Gathering in the side streets to reach İstiklal Avenue for the Feminist Night March in İstanbul, women have been stopped by police barricades. While the police have attacked the women with tear gas, at least 32 people have been detained.
8 March 2020
Refugee Women at Turkey-Greece Border Waiting for Help
WOMEN’S DEFENSE NETWORK REPORTS FROM BORDER
Refugee Women at Turkey-Greece Border Waiting for Help
Sezen Özkan from the Women’s Defense Network says that the most urgent needs of refugee women waiting at Turkey-Greece border are water, baby food and sanitary pads. Özkan calls on everyone to solidarize with refugee women.
4 March 2020
Men Kill 20 Women in February
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING FEBRUARY 2020
Men Kill 20 Women in February
Men inflicted violence on at least 51 women, raped four women and forced 134 women to sex work in February. Men also abused 23 children and harassed at least five women.
4 March 2020
Bosphorus View Neighborhood Resists Urban Transformation: 'We Have Nowhere to Go'
Bosphorus View Neighborhood Resists Urban Transformation: 'We Have Nowhere to Go'
Around 200 property owners in İstanbul's Kirazlıtepe neighborhood do not agree to urban transformation projects despite pressure from authorities.
3 March 2020
‘Women are More Vulnerable to Violence on Migration Routes’
‘Women are More Vulnerable to Violence on Migration Routes’
Hatice Ödemiş from the Association for Solidarity with Migrant Women and Özgül Kaptan from the Women’s Solidarity Foundation (KADAV) have spoken to bianet about how migratory movements affect women.
3 March 2020
‘When a Language Disappears, a Community Dies’
FEBRUARY 21 INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
‘When a Language Disappears, a Community Dies’
Over 40 civil society actors of the Network for Monitoring, Documenting and Reporting on Language Rights (DHİBRA) have marked the International Mother Language Day in 12 languages: “Happy ‘Mother Language Day’ to all the languages of the world!”
21 February 2020
Male Violence Infographic 2019
Male Violence Infographic 2019
Men killed at least 328 women and 15 children, including babies, and inflicted violence on 630 women in 2019.
14 February 2020
Men Kill At Least 328 Women in 2019
MALE VIOLENCE 2019
Men Kill At Least 328 Women in 2019
In 2019, men killed at least 328 women and 15 children, raped 51 women, forced 712 women to sex work, harassed 232 women and abused 279 children. Men also inflicted violence on 630 women in 2019.
14 February 2020
Fate and Whereabouts of Mehmet Bal Unknown for 18 Days
Fate and Whereabouts of Mehmet Bal Unknown for 18 Days
The family of Mehmet Bal, whose fate and whereabouts have been unknown for 18 days now, have held a statement for the press at the Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Office.
10 February 2020
Study: In Kurdish Provinces, People Speak in Kurdish at Home, Turkish at State Agencies
Study: In Kurdish Provinces, People Speak in Kurdish at Home, Turkish at State Agencies
While almost 70 percent of the participants said they speak in Kurdish at home, official agencies are the places where speaking in Kurdish is least common, according to the study.
10 February 2020
Men Kill 21 Women in January
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT JANUARY 2020
Men Kill 21 Women in January
In January 2020, men killed 21 women, inflicted violence on at least 48 women and raped 16 women. Forcing 121 women to sex work in January, men also sexually abused 31 children and harassed 16 women.
7 February 2020
‘We are not Likely to be Freed from Prison Before the Outside World Becomes Free’
FORMER HDP-CO CHAIR YÜKSEKDAĞ
‘We are not Likely to be Freed from Prison Before the Outside World Becomes Free’
Arrested in Kandıra Type F Prison, former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ says that she has started playing a musical instrument in prison: “I make no claim in arts, my days in prison are turning into a lively and smooth life.”
6 February 2020
‘Lift the Prison Sentence of 85-Year-Old Ill Inmate, Let Him Spend His Final Days at Home’
CALL TO PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN
‘Lift the Prison Sentence of 85-Year-Old Ill Inmate, Let Him Spend His Final Days at Home’
Currently held in Diyarbakır Prison, 85-year-old ill inmate Özkan cannot meet his personal needs on his own. Speaking to bianet, his attorney calls on Erdoğan to remove his prison sentence so that Özkan can spend the last days of his life at his home.
3 February 2020
Syriac Couple in Şırnak Missing for 24 Days
Syriac Couple in Şırnak Missing for 24 Days
Remzi Diril, the priest of the İstanbul Chaldean Church, has said that the search for his parents is continuing.
3 February 2020
Saturday Mothers/People: Tourists Not Disturbed by us, But by Human Rights Abuses
Saturday Mothers/People: Tourists Not Disturbed by us, But by Human Rights Abuses
In explaining why Saturday Mothers/People are not allowed to gather at Galatasaray Square to demand justice for the disappeared, Deputy Minister Kaymakçı said, “Because they disturb tourists...” Saturday Mothers/People have responded to his remarks.
29 January 2020
Police Allegedly Strip Search People at İstanbul's Zorlu PSM Concert Hall
Police Allegedly Strip Search People at İstanbul's Zorlu PSM Concert Hall
Two people who recently attended concerts at the hall have claimed they were strip searched by the police. Zorlu PSM has said it is a "routine practice."
29 January 2020
Artists Slam Soylu’s Targeting Remarks: Do Your Job Instead of Picking on Artists
‘DEVRAN’ BY DEMİRTAŞ TAKEN TO STAGE
Artists Slam Soylu’s Targeting Remarks: Do Your Job Instead of Picking on Artists
Artists Nur Sürer and Lale Mansur have spoken to bianet about the targeting remarks of Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu on actor Kadir İnanır and others who watched imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş’s “Devran” on the stage.
14 January 2020
Actor Halil Ergün Slams Minister Soylu: ‘He Attacks While He Should Be Proud’
Actor Halil Ergün Slams Minister Soylu: ‘He Attacks While He Should Be Proud’
Actor Halil Ergün has denounced the targeting remarks of Interior Minister Soylu about actor Kadir İnanır and others who watched Demirtaş’s “Devran” on stage: “Kadir İnanır is the pride of this society, he is the pride of the art.
13 January 2020
‘Devran’ Makes its Debut: Women will Achieve Solidarity
BOOK OF DEMİRTAŞ TAKEN TO STAGE
‘Devran’ Makes its Debut: Women will Achieve Solidarity
“Devran”, the short story book of imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has been staged by Jülide Kural and Ömer Şahin in İstanbul. While the audience have watched the play in applause, they have called for “freedom to Demirtaş”.
13 January 2020
‘I Still Have Treatment for My Wounded Legs, What Defense Are You Talking About?’
LİSA ÇALAN DISMISSED FROM DİYARBAKIR MUNICIPALITY
‘I Still Have Treatment for My Wounded Legs, What Defense Are You Talking About?’
Having lost her legs in an ISIS attack and dismissed from trustee-appointed Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, Lisa Çalan says, “They first dismissed me, then requested my defense. They have dismissed me in an accelerated procedure.”
10 January 2020
Men Kill 23 Women in December
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT DECEMBER 2019
Men Kill 23 Women in December
In December 2019, men inflicted violence on at least 74 women, raped five women, forced 161 women to sex work, sexually abused 32 children and harassed 28 women.
9 January 2020
Selahattin Demirtaş’s Book ‘Devran’ Taken to Stage by Artist Jülide Kural
Selahattin Demirtaş’s Book ‘Devran’ Taken to Stage by Artist Jülide Kural
Adapting imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair’s book for the stage, artist Jülide Kural says, “I think, in a period like this, we need to be side by side, singing songs” and adds, “We will keep on resisting inside and outside for democracy.”
6 January 2020
Court of Appeal Overturns Prison Sentence of Academic for Peace Sungur-Çakmak
Court of Appeal Overturns Prison Sentence of Academic for Peace Sungur-Çakmak
The Court of Appeal has overturned the prison sentence of Prof. Dr. Sungur Çakmak, an Academic for Peace.
3 January 2020
Father of Child with Autism Behind Bars, His Mother Not Given Home Care Benefit
Father of Child with Autism Behind Bars, His Mother Not Given Home Care Benefit
“If my husband is guilty, he is paying for his crime, he should indeed do so. But, what is my son’s fault?”, asks Canan A., the mother of a five-year-old child with autism. The mother requests home care benefit for her son.
19 December 2019
Justice Ministry Circular on Male Violence: 'It Would Result in Concealment of Violence'
Justice Ministry Circular on Male Violence: 'It Would Result in Concealment of Violence'
Women's rights defenders say that some articles in the circular would prevent people from speaking up against male violence on social media and "disregard women's will" in the fight against male violence.
18 December 2019
Doctor Still on Duty After Being Sentenced for Sexual Assault on Patient
Doctor Still on Duty After Being Sentenced for Sexual Assault on Patient
A doctor at a "family health center" in İstanbul was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months prison for "qualified sexual assault."
13 December 2019
‘My Daughter was Killed, They Want to Cover up the Murder’
‘My Daughter was Killed, They Want to Cover up the Murder’
Nazan Dedeoğlu suspiciously died by falling off a bridge in Kumkapı, İstanbul on April 18, 2018. Her family argues that the incident was a murder, rather than a suicide as alleged by her boyfriend, who was with Dedeoğlu at the time of incident.
11 December 2019
Men Kill 21 Women in November
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT NOVEMBER 2019
Men Kill 21 Women in November
Men killed at least 21 women and five children in November. Inflicting violence on 54 women in November, men also raped four women, forced 66 women to sex work, sexually abused at least 30 children and harassed 26 women.
6 December 2019
'Courage is the Legacy of Özgür Ülke Newspaper'
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF ÖZGÜR ÜLKE NEWSPAPER
'Courage is the Legacy of Özgür Ülke Newspaper'
Journalists laid carnations in front of what was the building of the Özgür Ülke newspaper that was bombed 25 years ago.
3 December 2019
Women Gather on İstiklal Avenue: 'Our Hope is in One Another'
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Women Gather on İstiklal Avenue: 'Our Hope is in One Another'
Women have held a march on İstanbul's famous İstiklal Avenue, chanting slogans and holding placards with the names of the killed women.
26 November 2019
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