Government on the Northern part of the island decided to move a barricade which divides Nicosia, despite opposition from Turkish army. This move sparks debate, Greek Cypriot president Papadopulos is discontent and says they wont reciprocate.

Sur Municipality approved the proposal to give services in Armenian, Syrian, Arabic and English as well as Turkish and Kurdish. Mayor Demirbas says its important to consider local populations languages for furnishing better services.

A committee from the Turkish Physicians Association visited the Tekirdag F type facility and concluded that administrative, architectural and procedural changes should be done to avoid isolation and mental degeneration of the convicts.

As Turkey witnesses one of the hottest winters in calculable history and water shortages come on the public agenda, we went on to interrogate what people know and think of global warming: While all heard of the phenomenon, many think its only natural.

Human rights activists evaluate 2006 as a lost year for their causes: Kurdish conflict undermine all struggle as its not possible to speak freely where weapons talk. Social rights are at stake as global capitalist system degenerate existing schemes.

Lawyer Akco says that last year saw a retraction on childrens rights issues, despite positive last minute changes in legislation. Domestic abuse and violent incidents at schools escalated while armed conflict and its repercussions claimed many lives.

69 countries exercise capital punishment. In 2005, more than 2 thousand people were executed. Each one of those murdered will be noted as a shame in human history. We witnessed the last one today.

Womens rights activist say 2006 was a year of legislative improvements and escalating solidarity among different organizations and hope to see those improvements realized in 2007. Demir, Yilmaz, Akkoc and Selek talks to bianet...

Prominent journalists give support to the petition calling for peace on the Kurdish conflict, signed by 322 intellectuals last week. The group repeated their call to all parties to end violence and start a dialogue which will lead to a political solution.

Professeurs of law agree that the ruling AKP wouldnt elect the new president in the oppositions absence. Main opposition party CHP says they wont attend if PM Erdogan declares his candidature. This procedural trick would force early elections.

A woman was killed by ex-lover following several threats and legal authorities failure to act. Rights activists and jurists say the legislation cant protect unmarried women against violence and legal processes dont work for women faced with violence.

11 people accused of taking part in the lynching of five TAYAD members back in April are acquitted while one of the aggrieved is condemned to imprisonment for insulting the police. Lawyer Tanay says this ruling can encourage further lynchings.