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DTP Submits Its Defense
The Democratic Society Party submits its defense against the closure case by the Supreme Court Chief Prosecutor. The DTP claims that the authorities have not investigated the allegations, some of which are newspaper articles.
13 June 2008
Another Officer Admits They Knew Dink Would Be Murdered
After petty officers Şimşek and Şahin, who are on trial for negligence in Dink’s murder, and Aslan and Erdoğan, whose statements were taken as witnesses, Captain Yıldız also says that Colonel Öz knew about Dink’s murder.
13 June 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Union Member Writes About Mines, Goes On Trial For 301
The union member who wrote about those dieing because of the mines Turkey planted, has been on trial for the crime of denigration according to article 301. However, the court is now waiting for the permission to prosecute as stated in the recent revision of the article.
12 June 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Human Rights Committee May Investigate Bal’s Ordeal
The Human Rights Investigation Committee may look into conscientious objector Bal’s ordeal, either when petitioned by the victim or informed about the subject.
12 June 2008
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Women Want To Join Yılbaş Murder Trial
The court will discuss the request by Purple Roof Women’s Shelter to join the court process on June 12. The women’s organizations say that they take a side in this trial.
12 June 2008
Conscientious Objector Goes On Hunger Strike
Mehmet Bal, who refuses completing his military service on the ground of being a conscientious objector, goes on hunger strike to protest the treatment and violence he has been subjected to in the hands of his captors.
11 June 2008
Pregnant Wife Gets A Beating For Conceiving A Daughter
The prosecutor releases the husband who gave a beating to his wife for not conceiving a son. Lawyer Moroğlu says that this is against the new Penal Code, but the authorities are usually reluctant to apply the new measures.
11 June 2008
Tolga Korkut
The Newspaper "Vakit" Calls Gays And Lesbians Perverts
The newspaper Vakit publishes an article in which gays and lesbians are addressed as perverts. Kaos Gay and Lesbian Organization sues the newspaper.
11 June 2008
Freedom of Expression Panel: The Revised 301 Does Not Please Anyone
The Heinrich Böll Foundation organizes a panel about the freedom of expression in Turkey after the revision of article 301. Expressing different opinions, the participants agree that the revision has not pleased anyone.
10 June 2008
Mehmet Bal Is Arrested For Refusing Military Service
Bal, a conscientious objector, is arrested for refusing to return to his unit. He was manhandled in the military detention facility where he spent the night. The Human Rights Association plans to protest the incident.
10 June 2008
Bawer Çakır
The Malatya Massacre Trial Introduces New Charges
Malatya court held the seventh hearing of the trial of the murdered Protestants. The court tried to fix the inconsistencies in the statements of the defendants and introduced additional new charges. It also allowed the children of the victims to watch the trial.
10 June 2008
Şemdinli Bombing Trial Is Adjourned Until September 19
The third hearing of the November 2005 Şemdinli Bombing was held on Friday. Lawyer Aslan is suspicious of some of the court proceedings that can be construed as attempts to help the defendants.
10 June 2008
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
Prosecutor Claims The Coup Diaries Must Be Investigated
Prosecutor Aydın has filed an appeal against the court ruling that dismissed the request to start an investigation regarding the coup allegations in Adm. Örnek’s diaries, as claimed by Alper Görmüş, the former chief editor of the periodical Nokta.
7 June 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Legal Practitioners Say The Court Exceeds Its Authority
The legal practitioners are in agreement in their verdict that the Constitutional Court has exceeded its authority, while some say that there is nothing surprising about the decision.
7 June 2008
The Socialist Deputy Uras Says “A Regime Crisis" Is A Possibility
Uras argues that if the Parliament cannot manage this crisis, it will develop into “a regime crisis” and a widely supported new constitution is the only solution.
7 June 2008
Judges And Prosecutors Association Reacts To Monitoring Charges
The Judges and Prosecutors Association says, “This subject needs to be explained legally. Both the Ministry of Justice and the Telecommunications Directorate are liable. The monitoring allegations are a serious violation of human rights.”
6 June 2008
Chief Of General Staff Says Turkey Will Stay Secular
Chief of General Staff Gen. Büyükanıt criticizes those countries which he claims are helping PKK and declares that Turkey is a secular state. He recommends a global perspective to solve the problem of terror.
6 June 2008
Constitutional Court Revokes The Headscarf Amendment
The Constitutional Court revokes the headscarf amendment by the ruling party with a vote of nine to two. While the opposition is pleased with the decision, the ruling party says that they need to see the justification of the decision.
6 June 2008
Turkish Revenge Brigade Threatens Minority Rights Defender Baskın Oran
Following the police protection he was given, Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran, one of the leading figures in defense of the minority and cultural rights, has now received a death threat from the Turkish Revenge Brigade.
5 June 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
Dikili Mayor Is On Trial For Providing Free Water
Dikili mayor Osman Özgüven is on trial for “misconduct in office” after providing free water for the people of Dikili. The trial adjourned. Mayor Özgüven says “Municipalities are not businesses.”
5 June 2008
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New Camera Images Show O.S. Was Not Alone When He Murdered Dink
New camera images show two other people at the murder scene, suspected to be lookouts. Although one and a half years passed, their identities have still not been determined yet.
5 June 2008
The Court Lets Police Monitor Conversations
According to lawyer Akif Kurtuluş, every citizen can file a complaint against Police Department’s monitoring activities authorized by the courts.
4 June 2008
A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü
ÇMO Supports Dikili Mayor With An Ecology Festival
The Chamber of Environment Engineers (ÇMO) organizes a series of activities to support Dikili mayor Osman Özgüven, who is on trial for making the drinking water free for Dikili people.
4 June 2008
Turkey Will Sign The Kyoto Protocol
Turkey announces that it will sign Kyoto and therefore will reduce its gas emissions from 1.3% down to the required 0.5%.
4 June 2008
“High” Trabzon Negligence in Dink’s Murder
Two more gendarmerie officials repeated the same statement of the petty officers Şimşek and Şahin, indicating a high level involvement or negligence.
4 June 2008
Human Rights Group Ordered Closed on Procedural Grounds
A Turkish court's decision to disband a human rights organization defending lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people shows that official repression poses a serious threat to democratic rights and freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said today.
3 June 2008
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Tens Of Thousands Want Peaceful Solution To The Kurdish Problem
The Peace Meeting had one banner: “Democratic solution to the Kurdish problem.” The speakers asked for immediate change in Kurdish policies, replacement of them with an approach that gives equal participation to Kurdish people, identity and culture.
3 June 2008
Emine Özcan
Paid Vacation On May Day And International Women’s Day in Dikili
According to the agreement between the Public Services Employees Union and Dikili municipality, the International Women’s Day, May Day and the Resistance of 15-16 June will be paid holidays. The wages will increase by 25% in the first year.
3 June 2008
Halil Savda Is Sentenced Again For Speaking Against Military Service
Halil Savda, a conscientious objector, who is in jail for supporting other conscientious objectors, is also sentenced to five months for supporting the Israeli conscientious objectors.
3 June 2008
Erol Önderoğlu
“Tilila”: A Shelter For Women To Recover Freedom
Tilila, one of the first shelters for women victims of violence, highlights the contradictions persisting in the Moroccan judicial system.
2 June 2008
Kenza Sefrouı
Strikes In Egypt: Female Workers
Factories in Egypt are now a battle front for the workers' rights movement that began in December 2006. Most of these events were led or initiated by women. They say “We don't want anything of the sort [feminist demands], we just want to have a good salary and a decent life for both of us, women and men.”
2 June 2008
Eman S. Morsı
Violence Against Women In Algeria: An Unending Ordeal
Ten-year conflict between armed Islamists and the civil army continue victimizing Algerian women in extreme ways. The violence of Islamists started in 1992, when Algerians discovered the use of punitive raids against women.
2 June 2008
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