Ten people, including journalist Sezgin Kartal, were sentenced to imprisonment due to “making illegal organization propaganda."
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Milat Daily targeted one of the greatest oil companies in the world, Shell, who stated, “We fight to be the pioneer of LGBT including at work.”
Istanbul 22nd Assize Court issued the release of Ergül and two defendants, who were arrested for 15 months within the file.
Governorates in Kars, Hakkari and Bitlis banned all demonstrations and protests due to the elections.
Media and Legal Studies Association (MLSA) Co-Director lawyer Veysel Ok received the Thomas Dehler Medal from German Federal Minister of Justice Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger with a ceremony organized in Munich.
14 separate lawsuits were filed against shut-down Özgür Gündem Daily’s former owner Ziya Çiçekçi due to the news and columns published on the newspaper.
A lawsuit was filed against People’s Democratic Party (HDP) former Şanlıurfa MP Osman Baydemir due to “making illegal organization propaganda” with the speech he gave during an event organized by his party in 2016 in Antalya.
A “terror” investigation was opened against Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı, who was elected as Diyarbakır Mayor from the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) during the elections on March 31st.
Ministry of the Interior made a criminal complaint against Republican People’s Party (CHP) member Ramazan Ismail Uygur, who won the local elections in Torbalı district of Izmir, due to the speech he gave during the handover ceremony.
The 2019 Freedom of Expression Awards of Index on Censorship were given with a ceremony organized in London.