TRNC President Rauf Denktas said May God Cherish Russia after Russia vetoed the draft resolution about Cyprus, at the UN Security Council.

There was no presumption of innocence, the defense was not treated equally with the prosecution and the independence of the court is questionable at best, Besharaty-Movaed, legal advisor for the Centre for the independence of Judges and Lawyers said.

EP ad hoc delegation chair Lagendijk: We are convinced that the State Security Court cannot guarantee the impartiality of the legal proceedings against Leyla Zana and her colleagues and therefore approve the Governments plan to abolish this body.

A court convicted Zana and three former Kurdish deputies of having links to rebels in their retrial, ordering them to serve the remainder of their 15-year prison sentences.They have already served 10 years in prison, would be eligible for release in 2005.

Although Amnesty International believes that the former deputies Zana, Dicle, Dogan and Sadak should have been released unconditionally, the retrial offered the opportunity to end the injustice of their continued imprisonment.

State Security Court sentences former DEP deputies of Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle, Orhan Dogan and Selim Sadak to 15 years imprisonment terms each in their re-trial.

With the order of the RTUK, Malatyas Gunes TV had stopped broadcasts on March 30. Now, 11 days before its penalty is over, the television will be able to begin broadcasts in line with the courts decision.

The last preparatory meeting ahead of Octobers ESF was held in Istanbul. Representatives from many European countries spoke about the EU Constitution and anti-war activism. They called for support against the Iraqi invasion.

Time magazine announced the list of The most influential 100 people in the world. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan takes place in the list where Blair, Chirac and Schroeder were not included.

If the Turkish side says Yes and the Greek side says No then the by-laws that will be applied to the Turkish side should be revised while the Greek Cypriots enter the European Union (EU). The Turkish part should not be punished, Gul told the press.

Tascilar, head of the web hosting company Urfa.Net, was fined to pay damages because of an article published. The court is saying that the article had been written by Tascilar. He, on the other hand, is saying that the expert report is not objective.

During the Lefkosa municipality second annual Poetry Festival poets from Cyprus, Turkey, Algeria, Macedonia made a statement and say: Whatever the result of the referenda we will continue to work together for a truly peaceful island.