Labour Party (EMEP) Chair Selma Gürkan was sentenced to 10 months of imprisonment in the lawsuit filed against her due to the speech she gave in front of the courthouse.
Sentences of those sentenced to below five years of imprisonment, approved by the appeal court, were saved onto the National Judiciary Informatics System (UYAP).
Human Rights Association (IHD) announced the 2018 Turkey Human Rights Violations Report.
Hakkari Governorate banned all demonstrations, marches and press statements across the province for 15 days. The ban was based on “the prevention of potential social incidents and provocative acts.”
A citizen in Çorlu district of Tekirdağ was detained due to insulting President Erdoğan on the social media and was arrested by the court on duty he was taken to.
Ankara Regional 12th Administrative Court revoked the indefinite LGBTI+ event ban declared by Ankara Governorate in November 2017 based on the Law of State of Emergency.
Mardin Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office started an investigation against Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Ahmet Kanbal due to his social media posts on hunger strikes.
A lawsuit was filed against People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Cizre District Co-Chair Güler Tunç and lawyer Gülşen Elçi due to the election posters of the party.
Mersin 7-Colour LGBTI+ Association launched the 2018 Mediterranean Region Rights Violations Report.