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Turkey’s Freedom of Expression and Thought Agenda (December 10-16, 2022)

by mustafa 23/12/2022
23/12/2022 554 views
  • 34 more immunity files prepared for 25 MPs, 21 of which are HDP MPs, forwarded to the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
  • Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, was sentenced to 2 years 7 months and 15 days in prison. The court also issued a ‘political ban’ decision for İmamoğlu.
  • A new lawsuit was filed against journalist and economist Mustafa Sönmez for “insulting the President”.
  • A lawsuit was filed against 70 students who were detained during the Pride Parade held at Boğaziçi University.
  • Journalist Sinan Aygül was the first person to be arrested after being accused of the crime “publicly disseminating misleading information” which was added  to the criminal code with the Disinformation Law.
  • The trial of the members and administrators of the Migration Monitoring Association (Migration-Track) has begun. The members of the organization are accused of “being a member of a terrorist organization” due to the activities of the association, the statements made and the reports prepared.
  • A lawsuit was filed against the Bread producers Union Leader Cihan Kolivar, who was arrested for “insulting Erdoğan” and imprisoned for 10 days because of what he said about the price hikes in the television program.
  • A lawsuit has been filed against the Co-Chair of the Human Rights Association, Eren Keskin, who reacted to the lawsuit filed against Deniz Poyraz’s father. (Poyraz was killed in the attack on the People’s Democratic Party building.)
  • Erdogan banned two more strikes on the grounds of “national security”. The number of strikes banned during the AKP rule increased to 19.
  • A lawsuit was filed against the members of the Binevş Culture and Art Association on the grounds that the cultural and artistic activities of the association were “terrorist activities”.
  • A lawsuit has been filed against Sözcü newspaper writer Yılmaz Özdil for an article he wrote about the revelations of mafia leader Sedat Peker.
  • Activist Kemal Işıktaş, who has been on trial for his social media posting, was sentenced to 7 months and 15 days in prison.
  • An investigation has been launched against journalist Oktay Candemir for his social media posting about the 6-7 September pogrom.
  • Governorships in Şırnak and Hakkari banned all kinds of actions and activities.
  • In the last 17 months, police attacked 25 out of 50 protests organized by women and LGBTI+ rights defenders in Ankara; At least 143 people were detained.
  • Documentary director and journalist Sibel Tekin was arrested.
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