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Six Women Put on Trial for Protesting Male Violence with Las Tesis

Six Women Put on Trial for Protesting Male Violence with Las Tesis

A lawsuit has been filed against Ayşen Kavas, Fidan Ataselim, Nisa Kör, Seda Elhan Barbaros, Sevda Yeniköylü and Yaprak Okatalı, who protested male violence with Las Tesis dance in Kadıköy, İstanbul. They face six months to three years in prison.

Las Tesis Protest of Women Prevented by Police in Antalya

Las Tesis Protest of Women Prevented by Police in Antalya

The Antalya Women’s Platform attempted to protest male violence and sexual assaults with Las Tesis dance. Their performance has been prevented by the police.

30 December 2019

Las Tesis Investigation Against Women in İzmir

Las Tesis Investigation Against Women in İzmir

25 women have been summoned to depose as part of an investigation launched into their Las Tesis protest in İzmir. The Secretary of İzmir Bar Association has said that they are not shown the list of the women summoned to depose.

17 December 2019

Women MPs Protest Male Violence with Las Tesis at Parliament

Women MPs Protest Male Violence with Las Tesis at Parliament

The women MPs of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have protested male violence with Las Tesis at the Parliament. “Despite the law, despite the Constitution, I will use my broadest right”, Minister of Soylu has slammed the MPs.

16 December 2019

Detained Women Released on Probation

Detained Women Released on Probation

Lawyer Yeşilırmak has indicated that there are serious bruises on the bodies of Ayşen Ece Kavas and Yaprak Okatalı. Noting the helmet number of the riot police officer battering Kavas, the lawyers have filed a criminal complaint.

9 December 2019

‘Don’t Stop Women, Stop Feminicides’

JOINT STATEMENT BY BAR ASSOCIATIONS

‘Don’t Stop Women, Stop Feminicides’

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations, all bar associations across Turkey and Women’s Law Commission of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TÜBAKKOM) have denounced the detention of women who protested male violence in Kadıköy.

9 December 2019

Women Protesting Male Violence by Dancing Charged with 'Degrading the State'

Women Protesting Male Violence by Dancing Charged with 'Degrading the State'

Protesting male violence with #LasTesis dance in Kadıköy, seven women were taken into custody by the police yesterday. As announced by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform, women are currently held in İstanbul Anatolian Courthouse in Kartal.

9 December 2019