The only defendant of the lawsuit filed for the villagers, who were detained and tortured in 2017 in Gevaş district of Van, was acquitted.
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The exhibition of painter Ayfer Demircioğlu opened at Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Tayyare Cultural Center was closed one day after due to “obscenity.”
The hall assignment of theatre play, “Azizname,” to be staged on April 27th at Kadir Has Cultural Center in Kayseri, was cancelled.
Kocaeli Governorate announced that all protests, events and press statements were banned across the province for 15 days.
The lawsuit filed against 35 people due to “holding demonstrations without permission,” was concluded with the acquittal of all defendants.
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.