Van 5th Assize Court sentenced journalist Idris Yılmaz to 6 years and three months of imprisonment due to “terrorist organization membership.”
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The prosecution of journalist Hasan Cemal started at Istanbul 36th Assize Court due to his column published in 2015 on T24 news website.
A lawsuit was filed against People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Honorary Chairman and former Izmir MP Ertuğrul Kürkçü due to various protest demonstrations he participated in.
The indictment prepared against People’s Democratic Party (HDP) former Diyarbakır MP Sibel Yiğitalp due to the funerals, press statements and rallies she participated in as well as her speeches at the rallies was accepted by Diyarbakır 5th Assize Court.
Following the complaint of Security-Union Chairman and executives of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DISK), a lawsuit was filed against union member security officer Salih Şenol due to his social media posts.
Another academic was sentenced to 1 year and three months of imprisonment due to signing the petition, “We Will Not Partake In This Crime” by the Academics for Peace.
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) shared information they gathered on curfews.
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Prosecutor cannot find crime of public workers dismissed with emergency decrees
by Dusun-ThinkIn the investigation conducted in Mersin on those dismissed with Statutory Decrees of the State of Emergency was concluded with, “no evidence, no necessity for prosecution.”
Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGI) shared numbers on the rights violations experienced by journalists and the profession of journalism in 2018 with a press statement organized in Diyarbakır.
The Ministry of Interior released a statement regarding the operations conducted in 2018.