The law, which offers a reduced punishment for honor , was replaced by an article on wrongful provocation. Women are expecting prosecutors and judges to take international agreements into account.

Sezer, who learned photography at the workshop set up by volunteers after the Marmara earthquake, is now teaching how to take photographs. The Face to Face project aims at getting children participate in social life. Sezer wants to study photography.

According to a research by the UNFPA media is acting irresponsibly in its coverage of honor crimes and only paying attention to ratings. KA-MER said that 84 percent of the women who have the Emergency Help Line is economically dependant.

Parliamentary amendments drawn up ahead of 1st June to the Turkish Penal Code on freedom of expression related articles are very inadequate, says international journalists rights organization RSF. They share concerns of Turkish colleagues.

According to the BIA2s quarterly report on freedom of expression, ECHR handed Turkey a fine of 241,000 Euro, reporter Horuz has been serving in prison for four years, 9 reporters are still standing trial. RTUK suspends Radyo Dunya for 30 days.

A total of 121 NGO representatives from 21 provinces attended BIA²s communication training seminar for rights organizations. NGOs, which criticized the media for overlooking them, were more qualified to have their voices heard by the end of the seminar.

In spite of claims of unprecedented tolerance for freedom of expression, Prime Minister Erdogans continues sue cartoonists and humorists. Already 8 writers and journalists have been imprisoned during 28 months of his government in power.

In spite of discrepancies regarding US occupation of Iraq, Ankara inks military agreement of USD 1.1 billion value with Washington for upgrading 117 war planes. Ankara covers up collaboration with the aggressor with manipulated nationalism critics say.

Turkish public gives vexed reactions regarding the heated debate on Armenian Question. While some propose: Lets recognize what had happened in the past, this would only credit us, others retort:Europe and the US are attempting at dismembering us.

The European leg of the Worlds Women March, that began on March 8 in Brazil for campaigning against gender based violence and poverty, starts in Turkey on May 9. Women of Turkey and Greece cooperate in the event to further peace between two countries.

NGO representatives, who attended the BIA ² projects training seminar for the rights organizations in Izmir, discussed their relations with the media. The media should be more conscious about the rights. The rights organizations have a lot to for that.

Acquittal of police officers charged with subjecting in 1999 Nazime Ceren Salmanoglu, then 16 years old, and Fatma Deniz Polattas, then 19 years old, to horrific torture including rape, arouses AIs concerns.

In the 23 April Childrens Holiday, 728 children across the country draw and paint for disarmament, in Amnesty International campaign and call the governmet to cut arms expenditures.

The Head of the Turkey Journalists Association Orhan Erinç says that the New Criminal Code retains articles violating the freedom of information: We do not want Turkey topping the list of the countries with most imprisoned journalists.

The HRW urges that a high-level and public statement be made, affirming the legitimacy and value of the work of human rights organizations, including the Human Rights Association, and condemning the death-threats made against its staff.

Chief of Staff Gen. Özkök in his annual evaluation signals soaring relations with Greece. Özkök also indirectly rebuffs the U.S. depictions of Turkey as a model Islamic country. Turkey is a secular republic Özkök says.

The ECHR rules out that Rights to a just trial and healthy environment are violated and court decisions concerning the closure of the gold mine of Ovacik enforced. According to the decision, the gold mine will close, believes local lawyer Terzi.

While national media disregards broadcasting in other languages than Turkish, Local Diyarbakir Gün TV is yet to receive a reply to begin Kurdish Arts and Culture programs since 15 months now.

Scenes of violence and hate speech against the Kurds screeened as part of National Security course in a girls high school in Izmir, sparks controversy. This course provokes xenophobia and should be removed off the the curricula, experts agree.

30 rights organizations attended the seminar, where Ugur, Gumrah, Gokcen and Onderoglu made presentations on rights organizations, globalization and becoming influential and visible through the media. The two-day seminar was stage to heated discussions.