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Five more academics, who were on trial due to signing the petition, “We Will Not Partake In This Crime” petition of the Academics for Peace, were convicted due to “making illegal organization propaganda.

The prosecution of the lawsuit filed on the death of Berkin Elvan, who was shot dead with a tear gas shell in Okmeydanı, Istanbul during the Gezi Park protests, continued at Istanbul 17th Assize Court.

A verdict of non-prosecution was issued for the police officers, who broke the arm of Berkin Elvan’s mother, Gülsüm Elvan, while detaining her during the protest to support educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who are on a hunger strike for re-employment after being dismissed from public service with emergency decrees.

Human rights associations organized a common press meeting on the indictments and allegations against Osman Kavala and 15 NGO representatives.

An objection was made against the decree issued by the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Istanbul Regional Court within the Cumhuriyet Case at the Court of Cassation.

Ankara West Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office prepared an indictment against retired teacher Ü.N. with the charge of insulting the President through his Facebook posts.

Diyarbakır 13th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced former People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ to 1 year and six months of imprisonment due to “insulting the President.”

Journalist Rojhat Doğru was released in the second hearing of the case he was on trial due to “disrupting the unity and the territorial integrity of state” and “willful injury.”

A lawsuit was filed against six people, who were detained during the 2018 Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March due to “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No. 2911,” “resisting to prevent duty” and “endangering traffic safety.”

Labour Party (EMEP) member Adnan Karataş, who was on trial due to his social media posts during the Gezi Park protests, was convicted due to “insulting Erdoğan.”