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People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) Co-Spokesman Prof. Dr. Onur Hamzaoğlu stood trial in the second hearing of the lawsuit against him at Adana 25th Criminal Court of First Instance due to a speech he gave in Adana.

The proceeding of lawyer Veysel Ok continued at Istanbul 37th Criminal Court of First Instance with the charge of “denigrating governmental institutions” at the interview he gave on 25 December 2015 to Özgür Düşünce [Free Thought] Newspaper.

The lawsuit filed at Gaziantep 9th Assize Court against Servan Ayçiçek due to the words, “PKK, guerilla and YPG” in the lyrics of the songs found on a flash drive during a house raid as well as due to sharing photos of his YPJ-member sister on the social media was concluded.

An investigation was started against 14 people who are lawyers, NGO representatives and cartoonists after repeating the declaration of Turkish Medical Association (TTB) that stated that war is a public health issue, referring to the Afrin Operation.

A penalty of reprimand was issued for medical doctor Hülya Şen due to two cartoons she shared on the social media within the administrative investigation opened against her after marching to the Supreme Electoral Board (YSK) headquarters in Ankara from Istanbul to protest the referendum results.

K.C. was arrested in Nevşehir due to “insulting the President” on the social media. The citizen had been taken into custody after the examination started by Nevşehir Security Directorate units “following a complaint.”

The fourth hearing of the lawsuit against Labour Party (EMEP) Executive Board member and Tunceli Provincial Chairman Mustafa Taşkale filed due to ‘illegal organization propaganda’ was held at Tunceli Assize Court.

Transsexual prisoner Buse is on a hunger strike for 31 days after not being able to obtain a permission for a gender transformation surgery despite a court decree and a medical report.

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office started an investigation against six people, who were exposed to torture on the 500th day of the protests of those dismissed from profession with emergency decrees on Yüksel Street.

4th Criminal Chamber of Gaziantep Regional Court signed a precedent and reversed the imprisonment sentence issued against People’s Democratic Party (HDP) member Nursel Aydoğan due to going to a hospital to receive the funerals of three Kurdish women politicians who died in Silopi.