World leading independent media projects meeting to be held in Istanbul on November 3. Academics and local media from Turkey will participate in forum. Kurkcu says we want to introduce people struggling for media independence with role models.

The Solidarity with Keskin Network ended its campaign with a press conference at IHD Istanbul Branch. Total of 8,876 signatures collected together with enough donations to pay her Keskins fine if her sentence is approved.

Justice Minister reveals that President Sezer has so far pardoned 180 leftwing convicts who were on hunger strike to death and diagnosed as WKS victims due to malnourishment. TAYAD launches European hunger strikes after death of 120 prisoners.

Beyoglu Prosecutors Office decides not to prosecute jurist Dogan for his Direct Warfare Concept: TMY article in Gundem newspaper. He had expressed his concerns on the new Anti-Terror Law which sparked a Justice Ministry appeal to investigation.

DİHA Tunceli reporter Demirkaya placed under arrest and charged with aiding and abetting an organization. Lawyer says arrest based on allegations for his involvement in the release of kidnapped soldier Kirandi and previous report on swindling.

Journalists and writers NGOs to release a joint press statement at 11.00 Tuesday voicing their collective concerns over the new Anti-Terror Bill before the Parliament Justice Commission starts to debate it again this week.

Women victims of domestic violence succumb to abuse for three reasons: Patriarchal relations, economic weakness and lack of education. Attorney Dayi: Protecting women from violence is a necessity of being a social state.

Foreign unions, parties and groups demand immediate release of dockyard union executives Dinc and Saygili who were arrested on pretext of resisting the police after being beaten up. Still no news on any investigation into earlier police attacks.

Representatives of Turkish publishers and writers say it will take a while for Turkey to address any of EU Commissioner Rehns concerns on freedom of expression and foresee a rather bumpy road ahead. TYBs Celal and Turkey PENs President Sayar argue.

Publishers Union prizes bianet for support and advocacy for freedom of expression. Chair Tuzuner says 22 publishing houses, 47 authors and 49 books were persecuted in the past year. 11 of these cases ended with acquittal while11 others led to sentences.

Pro-Islamist Vakit newspaper is charged with encouraging armed attack against State Council judges. The court accepts the application of the relatives of judge Ozbilgin who was killed in the shooting and as the intervening party in the trial.

Court Of Appeals Honorary President Dr. Sami Selcuk says The freedom of expressing opinion has not settled fully in Turkey. According to Selcuk, of the 50 freedom of expression cases before the ECHR in 2005, 80% belong to Turkey.

In solidarity with IHD former branch chair lawyer Keskin, 18 women organizations stage protest against Istanbul Bar Association Womens Commission for targeting her in public advert marking her as target.

Istanbul prosecutor orders arrest of two unionists detained by police. LIMTER-IS chair Dinc and Training Expert Saygili placed in Kartal prison. Lawyer Akkilic says decision arbitrary, illegal. We will complain. Unions call for immediate release.

Journalist Birgul Ozbaris faces a total of 21 years imprisonment in seven separate charges of discouraging people from military service. Being against militarism is being against war she says.

DISK stages protest in front of ILO Ankara office against workers losing jobs for union membership and arrest of LIMTER-IS union leaders. Celebi says: Government should enforce ILO decisions; barriers in front of union rights should be lifted immediately

Weekly Tempo magazine reporter Tayman and Editor in Chief Barlas face up to six years jail for published interview of KURD-DER spokesman Guclu. Journalists charged with insulting Turkishness and inciting disobedience to laws.

Opposition CHP deputy Elekdag prepares to table nuclear bombs issue at Parliament: We dont need them, lets send them back. Global BAKs Mater: Secret decree is still kept secret. Agreement may have been automatically extended.

34 children were missing from Childrens Homes in Diyarbakir. Lawyer Analay of Bar Association says Unless policies are developed for children in need of protection, incidents like this will continue. Reports say 15 more children now missing in Sakarya

On trial for her article Conscientious Objection is a Human Right, Magden faces protest from families of soldiers killed in action. Police crack teams called in to maintain discipline at court where prosecution demands 3 years imprisonment for author.