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
This week we have witnessed one of the most concrete cases of how Islamic conservatives are aiming to destroy others’ life styles and attempting to grow their hegemony over public. While we were about to attend Efes Pilsen One Love festival that has been regularly organized at santralistanbul, Eyüp, Istanbul, for 5 years, we have … 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
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Le grand enfermement des libertés en Turquie from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M Mavi Boncuk |Le grand enfermement des libertés en Turquie Le Monde.fr | 05.07.2012 à 10h03 ? Mis à jour le 05.07.2012 à 10h03 Par Hamit Bozarslan, Yves Déloye, Vincent Duclert, etc.. Alors que la Turquie affiche un taux de croissance qui fait rêver … Read more
Number of arrested students ?on the rise? in Turkey from Hurriyet Daily News A recent report prepared by the Solidarity with Arrested Students Platform says that there are currently 771 students in jail in Turkey. KCK operations hit KESK and Eğitim-Sen from Hurriyet Daily News Police have detained 58 people, including a number of … Read more
…fathers or husbands if a woman is pregnant by sending an SMS message…. After all ranting on abortion, having 3 children, attempting to make adultery a crime and family values in general, now Turkish Ministry of Health decided have explicit surveillance on women’s reproductive capacities… I am not sure to what extent Turkish government will … Read more
In Turkey the right to free speech is being lost | Mehdi Hasan by Mehdi Hasan Erdogan is using a series of alleged plots to justify a crackdown on dissent that threatens basic freedoms Which country in the world currently imprisons more journalists than any other? The People’s Republic of China? Nope. Iran? Wrong again. … Read more
Today in Beşiktaş a feminist group protested Erdoğan’s latest – not any more funny- ranting: via Twitter PM Erdoğan counters growing pressure over Uludere massacre with arguments beyond reason… For the first time, I began to hear some rumors that he might in fact be in need of psychiatric help… via Twitter Abortion is ‘murder,’ … Read more
Turkey To link directly to this report, use: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?dynamic_load_id=186414 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Turkey is a constitutional republic with a multiparty parliamentary system and a president with limited powers. In the June 12 parliamentary elections, considered generally free and fair, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) formed a parliamentary majority under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Civilian authorities … Read more
Promised constitutional and other legal reforms did not occur. Instead, the right to freedom of expression was threatened and protesters faced increased police violence. Thousands of prosecutions brought under flawed anti-terrorism laws routinely failed fair trial standards. Bomb attacks claimed the lives of civilians. No progress was made in recognizing the right to conscientious objection … Read more
Turkey Ranks First in Violations in between 1959-2011 from Bianet :: English Turkey ranks first among the number of countries convicted for rights violations by the European Court of Human Rights in between 1959-2011. Will the Justice Be Secured at the 107th Hearing? from Bianet :: English The court will give a final ruling … Read more
Turkish student sentenced to 11 years in poshu scarf case from Hurriyet Daily News A Turkish court sentenced university student Cihan Kırmızıgül to 11 years in jail. ************** Turkey tired of ‘government controlled’ media by Turkish Digest Turkey tired of ‘government controlled’ media A growing number of young Turks are turning to social … 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