Yolcu Theater actor Cenk Dost Verdi was sentenced to 2 years and six months of imprisonment due to his social media posts.
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper’s Editor-In-Chief Çağdaş Kaplan was sentenced to 6 years and three months of imprisonment in the case filed against him with the allegation of ‘illegal organization membership’ following an investigation started in Sakarya in 2010.
A lawsuit was filed against journalists who covered the news on the press statement of Labour Party (EMEP) organized in Didim, Aydın, on the Afrin Operation.
Turkish folk music artist and researcher Erdal Güney was sentenced to 11 months and 20 days of imprisonment due to insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with his song, which involves the words, “my dear father.”
10th Penal Chamber of the Council of State issued that there is an administrative neglect in the case regarding the assassination of the DISK Founder-Chairman Kemal Türkler, who was killed 38 years ago.
Ankara Governorate banned the LGBTI Short Movie selections to be screened by Ankara Bar Association’s Human Rights Center.
Mezopotamya Agency reporter Hayri Demir was sentenced to 1 year, 6 months and 22 days of imprisonment due to his social media posts.
Taksim Solidarity called for gathering at the Gezi Park on May 31st for the fifth anniversary of the Gezi Park protests, saying, “Gezi is everywhere we are… The darkness fades, Gezi remains.”
A verdict of non-prosecution was issued in the investigation opened against the 24 April 1915 Armenian Genocide commemoration event, which is organized annually by the Human Rights Association (IHD) since 2005.
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Political Science Graduates Union launches report: Pressure and Dismissals Against Ankara University Political Sciences Faculty Members
Union of Political Science Graduates announced the report prepared by Dr. Barış Ünlü and Dr. Özlem Albayrak, who were dismissed from profession with emergency decrees.