Turkish judiciary roundup: “HRW & ICJ STATEMENT ON NEW INDICTMENT: ‘Second politically motivated trial for Osman Kavala’

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HRW & ICJ STATEMENT ON NEW INDICTMENT: ‘Second politically motivated trial for Osman Kavala’

Bianet :: English
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have released a statement about the second indictment brought against arrested businessperson Osman Kavala: “The second politically motivated trial for rights defender.”
Upper court also rejects dismissed MP Berberoğlu’s appeal Constitutional Court judgment

Bianet :: English
Although the top court ruled that Berberoğlu’s rights were violated and should stand retrial, the lower courts have refused to comply with the judgment.
20 journalists arrested in first nine months of this year, says report penned by CHP lawmaker

Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a human rights lawyers and a deputy of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has said that 29 journalists, writers and publishers have received jail terms during January-September period of this year, 20 of whom have been arrested.

ECHR finds Turkey guilty of violating free speech rights of academics | Ahval

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday found Turkey guilty of violating the right to…

ECtHR: Freedom of expression of academics Oran, Kaboğlu violated

Bianet :: English
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has concluded that freedom of expression of academics Baskın Oran and İbrahim Kaboğlu has been violated.
Human Rights Watch – Oct 21, 5:00 AM

(Istanbul) – The first hearing of a trial against three police officers charged with the fatal shooting of a Kurdish human rights lawyer, Tahir Elçi, is scheduled for October 21, 2020 in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır

Bienvenue sur le site de Reporter sans frontières | RSF – Oct 19, 2:23 AM

In a trial due to begin tomorrow before an Istanbul criminal court, BirGün newspaper columnist Erk Acarer is facing a possible sentence of four years and eight months in prison for a 2016 column in which he criticized the way article 299 is

‘Spotify applied for a license,’ says Turkey’s media authority

Bianet :: English
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) previously gave 72 hours to Spotify to start its licensing process for online

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