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Pentagon: We Move US Forces Out of the Path of Potential Turkish Incursion

Pentagon: We Move US Forces Out of the Path of Potential Turkish Incursion

US Department of Defense (Pentagon) Chief Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman has stated, “We have moved the U.S. forces in northern Syria out of the path of potential Turkish incursion to ensure their safety”.

“Human Dignity Shall Prevail Over Torture”

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION TURNS 26

“Human Dignity Shall Prevail Over Torture”

The Human Rights Association (IHD) celebrated its 26th anniversary with a press release in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square on Monday. “The only thing we believe we have succeeded in is the proliferation of the idea that human rights constitute a value and that any struggle is worth waging for it,” IHD member Ümit Efe said.

17 July 2012 Ece Zeren Aydınoğlu

BDP Protests Lack of Progress on Roboski Massacre

BDP Protests Lack of Progress on Roboski Massacre

The government’s inability to shed light on the Roboski Massacre six months after the incident reveals the attitude of the incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) toward the Kurdish issue, according to Aynur Aşan, the provincial co-chair of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) in the southern province of Mersin.

28 June 2012 Selçuk Arslan

Anti Terror Law on the Job - Journalists in the Streets

BIA MEDIA MONITORING

Anti Terror Law on the Job - Journalists in the Streets

In July, August and September 2011, 66 journalists were in jail, 11 of whom because of their writings and utterances. 13 people are facing imprisonment of 334.5 years in total. Most of the trials are based on Articles 7/2 of the Anti Terror Law and 314 and 220 of the Criminal Law.

2 December 2011 Emel Gülcan

Legal Landscape of 2010 Dominated by Anti-Terror Law

BİA 2010 MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

Legal Landscape of 2010 Dominated by Anti-Terror Law

According to data compiled by the BİA Media Monitoring Report, 220 people, 104 of whom were journalists, stood trial in 2010 in the scope of freedom of thought and expression. 33 people were sentenced to 365 years in prison under the Anti-Terror Law. 30 journalists are in jail.

28 March 2011 Erol Önderoğlu,Emir Çelik

Freedom House Critic of Press Freedom in Turkey

Freedom House Critic of Press Freedom in Turkey

The US American rights organization Freedom House expressed concern about press freedom in Turkey also in respect to the recent developments. In a press release it was said that continuing harassment and detentions of journalists were an "alarming threat to press freedom".

Judiciary Persecutes Different Opinions on Kurdish Question

BİA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

Judiciary Persecutes Different Opinions on Kurdish Question

Six journalists are in jail because of their writings. The number of people tried under the Anti-Terror Law is on the rise. Turkey was sentenced by the European Court of Human Rights. 190 people, including 67 journalists, are prosecuted for their thoughts and writings.

22 December 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Tekel Workers: Protest Actions in June, July and August

Tekel Workers: Protest Actions in June, July and August

Massive police presence intervened against Tekel workers in Ankara. A press release by unionists had to be re-located. Tekel workers will continue their resistance against the loss of employee personal rights with protest actions of several days' duration each in the coming months.

5 April 2010 Tolga Korkut

BIA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT THIRD QUARTER 2009

190 People Sued for Their Opinions

The latest quarterly BIA Media Monitoring Report is dominated by cases concerned with "incitement of hatred and hostility" and "spreading propaganda for an illegal organization". 6 journalists were attacked and seek justice in court. 46 people under charges of "defamation" face prison sentences of more than 76 years altogether and fines of 1,186,610 TL in compensation...

10 November 2009 Erol Önderoğlu