A new investigation was filed against video activist and documentary filmmaker Oktay Ince.
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Bilgi University Research Member Süreyya Topaloğlu, one of the academics on trial due to signing the “Peace Petition” of the Academics for Peace Initiative, was sentenced to 2 years and six months of imprisonment due to “willfully aiding and abetting an illegal organization without being a member.”
Taksim Square was banned this year as well as May 1st was celebrated in squares with songs and dances in various provinces of Turkey.
Evrim Deniz Erol had lost his life in the attack of ISIS against Suruç in 2015.
A penalty of reprimand was issued against lawyers, who supported Cumhuriyet Daily after it was targeted due to publishing a selection of Charlie Hebdo cartoons following the ISIS attack against the newspaper.
The Constitutional Court (AYM) issued 20 thousand TL moral compensation to be paid to Mehmet Uçar, who was exposed to violence of civil police officers checking for IDs.
Republican People’s Party (CHP) 26th Session MP and journalist Barış Yarkadaş announced data on the rights violations against journalists within the last month.
Van Governorate banned all events and activities like marches, meetings, press statements, sit-in protests and booths across the province for ten days (April 29-May 8).
The lawsuit filed against the movie, “My Suburban Tale,” that depicts stories of those living in the “suburban” regions of Ceyhan, Adana, from their perspectives, was concluded with acquittal.
Wikipedia is banned in Turkey for two years now, as an example revealing the dimensions of internet and media censorship in the country.