Turkey?s Human Rights Hypocrisy from NYT > Turkey by By TANER AKCAM Turkey must atone for its own past crimes before lecturing others on human rights. Court Suspends Proceedings Against Burroughs, Palahniuk Novels from Bianet :: English An Istanbul court ruled to suspend the proceedings against the translators and publishers of ?Snuff? by Chuck … Read more
Court Rules to Release Prof. Büşra Ersanlı After 8.5 Months from Bianet :: English A court finally released eminent academic Prof. Büşra Ersanlı during the eighth hearing of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial in Istanbul Academic released in KCK case from Hurriyet Daily News Sixteen suspects, including Professor Buşra Ersanlı, were released today … Read more
Tension rising over banned BDP protest from Hurriyet Daily News Amid a growing tension over a rally in Diyarbakır, BDP leader Demirtaş says they will not step back from their struggle until jailed leader of the PKK is released My Turkish identity led to my arrest, says imprisoned Ersanlı from Hurriyet Daily News A suspect … Read more
Video Support from Her Students In order to protest the imprisonment of Büşra Ersanlı, ?The Students of Büşra Ersanlı? prepared a video series. Ersanlı speaks about ?love?, with the help of her supporters’ voice. Kurdish migrant women isolated in Istanbul UPI.com “Women are generally more active in their villages, where they work in fields, walk … Read more
Academic Ersanlı and Writer Zarakolu – 100 Days in Jail from Bianet :: English “We want Justice and Freedom on the 100th day of arrest” demanded the Eğitim-Sen Istanbul Universities Branch on 8 February. The protestors marked the 100th day in detention for academic Ersanlı and writer Zarakolu with a demonstration in front of the … Read more
Fury rages over rape case from Hurriyet Dailynews by ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News Government ministers and deputies from opposition parties all joined an outcry regarding a court decision that lowers the sentence for 26 suspects who were tried for allegedly raping a 13 year old girl. Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Şahin … Read more
Intellectuals Arrested For Speaking At Public Meeting by Jenny White Ragip Zarakolu, Photo from Hurriyet/DHA 44 People Arrested – among them Ersanlı and Zarakolu 44 out of 50 people who were taken into police custody were arrested on 1 November and taken to prison in the scope of the KCK operations. KCK operations confuse minds … Read more
No one can believe Prof. Ersanlı is a member of KCK. this is all gone wild… Prof. Büşra Ersanlı (L) is seen with BDP deputy Ayla Akat Ata in this file photo. AA photo Turkish police detain academic in KCK probe **** RSF Criticized Government Directives to the Media from Bianet :: English Reporters … Read more