Turkish Court Says YouTube Ban Is Unconstitutional
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E. P., the owner of popular twitter user “Allah CC?, has been convicted to 15 months of prison for ?overtly humiliating religious values accepted by a faction of the society?.
Thousands of prosecutions have been launched against those who either attended or supported Turkey?s Gezi Resistance last year for charges related to ?driving mock police tanks (POMA), passing by a street or carrying whistles in their trucks.
Protesters in Istanbul, Turkey attempted to march to Taksim Square to commemorate the first anniversary of the Gezi Park protests and sit-in on Saturday, but were prevented from reaching their destination by police, who blocked access to the square and kept people away with tear gas and water cannons.
The May 31 demonstrations to mark the anniversary of last year’s Gezi protests witness brutal scenes. Here are 10 of them
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muiznieks, has expressed his indignation after Turkish police?s brutal handling of Gezi anniversary |
Deutsche Welle (Germany) 28/05/2014 Thomas Seibert It?s been one year since the violent crackdown on mass demonstrations surrounding Istanbul?s Gezi Park. Observers say the Erdogan government?s actions have cost Turkey its status as a role model state in the Middle East. During the Arab Spring of 2011, Recep Tayyip Erdogan?s Turkey tried to market itself
Police intervened in the live shooting by CNN International, questioning the broadcaster?s correspondent.
 A Turkish Twitter user was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Thursday ? for using a handle that was deemed religiously offensive. |
Lobna Allami was protesting against the Turkish government in Gezi Park in central Istanbul in 2013 when she was hit on her head by a tear gas capsule. Following three operations, she is now learning to speak again.
A large group of people, who demand Istanbul?s monumental Hagia Sophia to be turned into a mosque, offered their morning prayer in front of the museum
‘How do you sleep at night when people are dying in Turkey?’ the Turkish professor asked Gül
The Jordan Times, Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Sally Bland The rise to power of the AKP (Justice and Development Party)
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