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A lawsuit was filed against author Adem Özköse due to violating the Act No. 5816 on “The Law Concerning Crimes Committed Against Atatürk.”

The first hearing of the lawsuit filed against journalist Canan Coşkun due to “insulting the President” was held today.

Workers have been dismissed from Murgul Eti Bakır Inc. in Artvin due to holding a strike and later won the lawsuit filed to retrieve their jobs.

European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced numbers for the year 2018.

The Initiative for Freedom of Expression, started with a chain of civil disobedience on January 23, 1995 with the prosecution of Yaşar Kemal at the State Security Court (DGM), celebrates its 24th anniversary. Tens of thousands of disobedient civilians took part in the crimes (?!) of hundreds of thought criminals during this quarter-century journey. The Freedom for Thought report was also published annually since 2000.

Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) reported the findings after the monitoring of 71 lawsuits since June with the title, “Justice Monitoring Report: Freedom of Expression Cases in Turkey.”

An investigation was started against lawyer Mesut Karavelioğlu due to his social media posts regarding the fluctuations in foreign exchange rates in August.

Turkey was convicted in the application made by politician Mahmut Alınak at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Teacher Nursel Tanrıverdi was acquitted in the lawsuit filed against her due to “denigrating religious values of society” after criticizing the celebration of the “Holy birth week” four months beforehand at the school she was working at.

Constitutional Court (AYM) decided that the rights to meeting and demonstration of educators Yılmaz Güneş and Yusuf Karadaş were violated.