Such a shame. İlhan Sami Çomak in prison for 21 years 42-year-old man, standing trial for an anti-terror case since 1994.

Turkish court decides to continue detainment for imprisoned suspect of 21 years An Istanbul court has ruled for the continuation of a 21-year-long detainment of a 42-year-old man, who has been standing trial for an anti-terror case since 1994. Petition launched for journalist Baransu to be released immediately Today’s Zaman (blog) “When the Justice and Development … Read more

Anthropology roundup: “2015 AAA Annual Meeting Registration and Refund Details….

2015 AAA Annual Meeting Registration and Refund Details American Anthropological Association   While the annual meeting (Denver, CO November 18th this year) is still far away, it is never too early to start planning for the event.  After all, the invited/volunteer call for papers deadline is April 15th.  This year we are introducing a three tiered … Read more

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

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