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Research agency bound to the University of London, Forensic Architecture prepared a report on the murder of Diyarbakır Bar Association Chairman Tahir Elçi. The report described the police officers in the crime scene as ‘strong criminal suspects’.

A woman named Ş.H. was arrested in Diyarbakır due to the word “heval” [“Friend” in Kurdish] she wrote to her journal as part of the lyrics of the song “Ape Musa” by Grup Munzur.

The Court of Cassation issued the acquittal of journalist Idris Yılmaz, who was sentenced to imprisonment due to covering the news of the violence against a student by the guards.

An eight-floor building collapsed in Kartal district of Istanbul.

Felicity Party Chairman Temel Karamollaoğlu announced that the broadcast of the advertisement video they prepared for the March 31 Local Elections was discontinued.

Four more academics, who are on trial due to signing the petition “We will not partake in this crime” by the Academics for Peace, were convicted due to “making illegal organization propaganda.”

Sinan N. was arrested last year due to his social media posts and was released shortly after. In the lawsuit filed against the user, he was sentenced to 14 months of imprisonment due to “insulting Erdoğan.”

According to the data announced by the Ministry of the Interior, 4718 accounts were examined related to their social media posts in January; legal actions were taken against 2111 social media users within “terrorism charges.”

Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakır Branch announced the “Eastern and Southeastern Anatolian Region 2018 Human Rights Violations Report”.

US-based Freedom House announced the “Freedom in the World 2019” report.