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Complainant Missing in Trial against Journalist and Rights Defender

Complainant Missing in Trial against Journalist and Rights Defender

Prof. Birgen, chair of the Institute for Forensic Medicine 3rd Specialization Chamber, failed again to appear at court for the 6th hearing of the case she filed against TİHV President Fincancı and journalist Yarkadaş on the grounds of the contents of an interview.

24 January 2011 Elif Gençkal

Police Intervention in Trial against Journalist and TİHV Executive

Police Intervention in Trial against Journalist and TİHV Executive

Tensions rose high in the trial against Prof. Fincancı, Chair of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation, and journalist Yarkadaş. The lawyers discussed why complainant Birgen had not appeared at court for the third time. The hearing was canceled, a new date was not announced.

4 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Trial Opened against TİHV Executive Fincancı and Journalist Yarkadaş

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Trial Opened against TİHV Executive Fincancı and Journalist Yarkadaş

The trial filed by Chair of the Institute for Forensic Medicine 3rd Specialization Chamber Nur Bilgen against Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, board chair of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation and Barış Yarkadaş, chief editor of GerçekGündem.com has been opened.

19 January 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Nur Birgen Files Case Against Prof. Fincancı and Journalist Yarkadaş

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Nur Birgen Files Case Against Prof. Fincancı and Journalist Yarkadaş

Nur Birgen sues TİHV board chair Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı and gerçekgündem.com journalist Barış Yarkadaş for the content of their broadcast. Fincancı claimed that Birgen obtained her executive position in the Institute for Forensic Medicine as a "reward for her loyalty."

7 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu