At least 30 detained in Istanbul in Gezi Park operations Istanbul police detained at least 30 people in operations held at more than 100 addresses across Istanbul in connection to the Taksim Gezi Park protests. *********** LGBT victims of hate crimes commemorated Ahmet Yıldız was commemorated at an event held on July 14 at Ankara?s … Read more
Attacks on punks and goths are now hate crimes in Manchester from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Europe in figures: Eurostat yearbook 2012 from Docuticker Source: Eurostat Europe in figures ? Eurostat yearbook 2012 presents a comprehensive selection of statistical data on Europe. With around 480 statistical tables, figures and maps, the yearbook is a … Read more
via Letter “Q” Constitutes Element of Crime from Bianet :: English Sociologist Beşikçi and Layer Şimşek are accused of “spreading propaganda for the PKK”. In the second hearing of the case, the prosecutor saw an element of crime in the use of the letter “q”, which is not part of the Turkish but of the … Read more