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EU Parliament member @MarietjeSchaake questions: “new legislation censors internet in Turkey – EFD Rights Watch

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Parliamentary Question: new legislation censors internet in Turkey marietjeschaake.eu   Turkish Internet bill to ?deepen press freedom crisis,? CPJ says   The press freedom NGO slammed Ankara for voting ‘radical censorship measures’ *************** RedHack hacks ISP TTNET, Vodafone and Turkcell, leaks data of Govt Officials against death of a Gezi protester HackRead ? Pushpa Mishra … Read more

Now that no need any more, “No need for special courts, says Turkish President Gül.. News from Turkey…

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French President Fracois Hollande (left) with Turkish President Abdullah Gul No need for special courts, says Turkish President Gül President Gül has welcomed the government?s move to abolish specially authorized courts Court rejects controversial police officer?s removal over negligence in Dink’s murder The court challenged the interior ministry?s defense and recalled that Akyürek received two … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: water cannons against two protesters…

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Probe launched into use of water cannons against two protesters in Istanbul Istanbul Governor?s Office launched an investigation into the use of water cannon at two people who held a sit-in protest in front of Istanbul’s police hq   13 y.o. ?Gezi? Suspect Acquitted   Çanakkale 1st Assize Court acquitted a 13 year old defendant … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: 13-year-old Gezi protester in trial today! #GeziÇocuğu

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13-year-old Gezi protester facing prison-time for graffiti-painting acquitted   The secondary school student was facing charges of ‘damaging public property’ for writing ‘Government resign, death to fascism’ on the pavement Human Rights Watch report slams Turkey over growing intolerance   The Turkish government is demonstrating a growing intolerance of political opposition, public protest and critical media, Human … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Turkish-Armenian writer Nişanyan jailed on charges of illegal construction…

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Turkish-Armenian writer Nişanyan to be jailed on charges of illegal construction   The Turkish-Armenian writer and linguist Sevan Nişanyan was expected to be jailed on Jan. 2 and serve a two year sentence   Ombudsman’s Gezi report advises adoption of EU norms for mass protests The 8-article list of advice includes ascertaining the wrongdoing of … Read more

Vintage Posters for Istanbul… Istanbul news roundup…

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Vintage Posters for Istanbul Mavi Boncuk | The Armenian IstanbulAsbarez Armenian News ?Hüzün does not just paralyze the inhabitants of Istanbul, it also gives them poetic license to be paralyzed.? ? Orhan Pamuk, Istanbul: Memories and   Sculptor Kapoor brings new stone works to old IstanbulReuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) – For his first major show in … Read more

EFD Seçim Günlüğü- Hangi cemaat hangi partiye oy verecek…

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seçim günlüğü Adaylar   MHP’nin İstanbul adayı Rasim Acar da Gezi’ciymiş: Gaz sıkanların… Radikal MHP’nin İstanbul Belediye Başkan Adayı Rasim Acar, twitter’da Gezi eylemlerine destek veren bir Çarşı hayranı çıktı! MHP’nin İstanbul adayı Rasim Acar, Gezi’ciymiş. Radikal.com.tr – Siyasette yeni belirleyici haline gelen ‘Gezi Parkı etkisi’ MHP ‘de de . CHP aday adaylarına mesaj gönderdi Cafe Siyaset Haber Sitesi CHP aday adaylarına … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: PM Erdoğan accuses Taraf reporter of ?treason? over leak story….

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Turkish PM Erdoğan accuses Taraf reporter of ?treason? over leak story   ‘Revealing state privacy is not called freedom, it is sheer treason,’ PM Erdoğan said, slamming Mehmet Baransu for publishing a document from a National Security Council meeting ************** Hate crime narrowly defined in Turkey’s democratization package Turkey?s much-waited ?democratization package? contains a ?narrow? … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Turkey fined 52,000 euros by ECHR now… The RedHack trial…

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ECHR Convicts Turkey Due to ?Halt Warning? ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating the right to life in Taydaş case, ordering Turkey to pay 52,000 euros for non-pecuniary damages. Turkey fined 52,000 euros for man?s injuries in 2007 operation in Tunceli The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) fined Turkey 52,285 euros for violating the … Read more

Oh boy, Turkish police chief says “Social media prompts police suicides.. A social fabric roundup…

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Social media prompts police suicides, says Turkish chief Turkey?s general police director has blamed social media for the rise in police officer suicides in the country ********************* Turkish Red Crescent ?blames science? for AIDS infection via blood transplant The Turkish Red Crescent has blamed ‘flaws of science’ for the death of a patient who was … Read more

Ankara’da 13 Kasım’da: KONFERANS: TOPLUMSAL EYLEM RETORİĞİ

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KONFERANS: TOPLUMSAL EYLEM RETORİĞİ 13-14 Kasım 2013/ İlef 13 Kasım 2013/Çarşamba ATK Sanatevi   10.30-12.00 Açılış ve Açılış Bildirisi   Açılış Konuşması Ruken Öztürk   Açılış Bildirisi Social Movements and the Rhetoric of Protest  Herbert W. Simons   12.00-13.00 Öğle Yemeği   13.00-14.30 Oturum   Oturum Başkanı Eser Köker Estetik Bir Deneyim Olarak Toplumsal Eylem: … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Report shows hard prison conditions for LGBT?s, disabled

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Report shows hard prison conditions for LGBT?s, disabled A recent report stated that the prison conditions in Turkey were not good for LGBT individuals, disabled persons and the old Turkey?s democracy deficit led to Gezi protests: SISecretary General Gezi Park protests have clearly reflected the distance between the priorities of the Turkish people and the … Read more

Sometimes good things happen: “Ahmet Kaya Posthumously Receives Presidency Prize- A social fabric roundup…

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Ahmet Kaya Posthumously Receives Presidency Prize Ahmet Kaya, a protest Kurdish singer who died in 2000, was selected to receive the 2013 Grand Presidency Prize in Culture and Arts. Turkish President Gül honors once defamed Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya Hounded out by nationalists 13 years ago, Kurdish folk singer Ahmet Kaya posthumously receives recognition for … Read more

When abroad, Turkish officials on a different line: “Gezi protests mark an important evolution on Turkey’s civil society”… A social fabric roundup…

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Gezi protests mark an important evolution on Turkey’s civil society: EU envoy The Gezi protests represented a revolution for Turkish society, demonstrating that the country?s vibrant civil society was now becoming more active ******************* Nationalist party moves to dismiss mayor for sarcastic Kurdish billboard A MHP mayor faces dismissal from his party for a sarcastic billboard with … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: A minority report or basically Raping Democracy case: “New law to permit Turkish police to detain ?possible? protesters

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New law to permit Turkish police to detain ?possible? protesters A court?s order will not be necessary to detain ‘potential’ protesters with a new law ******************** Gezi protester died from tear gas canister, says forensic report A forensic medicine report confirmed that 22-year-old Abdullah Cömert was killed by a tear gas canister that hit his … Read more