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Evrim Kepenek
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‘We are Together Against the Attempt to Eliminate Civil Society’
JOINT STATEMENT BY RIGHTS DEFENDERS
‘We are Together Against the Attempt to Eliminate Civil Society’
Holding a joint press conference, rights defenders have stated that “they stand together against the attempts to eliminate independent civil society.” They have also raised concerns about the indictment against Osman Kavala and 15 civil society representatives.
27 February 2019
Only Male Speakers Invited to March 8 Panel: ‘Men Also Need to Express Themselves’
Only Male Speakers Invited to March 8 Panel: ‘Men Also Need to Express Themselves’
Municipality of Kepez in Çanakkale has announced that it will hold a discussion panel entitled “Being a Woman in Kepez” on March 8. The panel has sparked controversy on social media since all of its five speakers are male mayor candidates.
27 February 2019
Men Kill 23 Women in January
Men Kill 23 Women in January
Men have killed at least 23 women and four men in the first month of 2019. Two femicides committed in December 2018 have also been reported in the news in January 2019.
26 February 2019
Journalist Zehra Doğan Released: Sise Bingöl Says ‘I Will Stand Upright on My Feet’
Journalist Zehra Doğan Released: Sise Bingöl Says ‘I Will Stand Upright on My Feet’
Journalist and painter Zehra Doğan has been released from prison: “Children were calling after me, saying ‘Zehra, Zehra, draw us the pictures of trees and birds.’ Sise Bingöl cried a lot. I will never forget them. I will keep on writing and talking about them.”
25 February 2019
What did Woman Experience During Period of Curfews?
REPORT FROM MIGRATION MONITORING ASSOCIATION
What did Woman Experience During Period of Curfews?
In the report, interviews with 480 women who experienced the conflict and curfews in southeastern provinces in 2015 and 2016 shed light on the violations women were subjected to.
20 February 2019
Arrested Activist Aksakoğlu: 'I Defended Peaceful and Nonviolent Methods'
LETTER FROM SİLİVRİ PRISON
Arrested Activist Aksakoğlu: 'I Defended Peaceful and Nonviolent Methods'
Yiğit Aksakoğlu, who has been under solitary confinement for three months, said in his letter that he does not give up hope of a country where peaceful and nonviolent civil society activities are not reasons for an arrest.
18 February 2019
Men Killed 255 Women in 2018
MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT
Men Killed 255 Women in 2018
According to data bianet compiled from local, national and internet media between January 1 and December 31, 2018, men killed at least 255 women, 20 children including three toddlers.
15 February 2019
Journalist and Painter Zehra Doğan Sends Pictures That She Draws in Prison
Journalist and Painter Zehra Doğan Sends Pictures That She Draws in Prison
Journalist and painter Zehra Doğan, who is currently held in Tarsus Prison in Mersin with 85-year-old ill prisoner Sise Bingöl and two-year-old Dersim, has shared their photographs and the pictures that she draws in prison with bianet.
30 January 2019
Journalist Ayşe Düzkan Goes to Prison: My Morale is High, See You
Journalist Ayşe Düzkan Goes to Prison: My Morale is High, See You
Being sentenced to to 18 months in prison for acting in solidarity with Özgür Gündem newspaper, which was shut down by a statutory decree, feminist and journalist Ayşe Düzkan has gone to the Bakırköy Women's Prison in İstanbul.
29 January 2019
Journalist Seda Taşkın Released from Prison: ‘I am Back to My News’
Journalist Seda Taşkın Released from Prison: ‘I am Back to My News’
Journalist Seda Taşkın, who was behind bars for almost a year, has been released from prison. Speaking to bianet, Taşkın has said, “I feel a bittersweet happiness and this bittersweet feeling will continue until all imprisoned journalists in Turkey are released.”
18 January 2019
Murder of Trans Woman Hande Şeker Protested in Kadıköy
Murder of Trans Woman Hande Şeker Protested in Kadıköy
Rights defenders have commemorated transgender woman Hande Şeker, who was murdered in İzmir on January 9. Gathering in front of Süreyya Cinema in Kadıköy, İstanbul, they have made a call to the state to comply with the İstanbul Convention.
15 January 2019
Men Kill 30 Women in December
Men Kill 30 Women in December
Men have killed at least 30 women, one baby and four men in December 2018 and killed at least 255 women and 17 children throughout 2018. In 2017, men killed at least 286 women and girl children.
9 January 2019
‘For Us, Being Here Means Meeting With Metin’
COMMEMORATION OF METİN GÖKTEPE
‘For Us, Being Here Means Meeting With Metin’
Journalist Metin Göktepe has been commemorated on the 23rd anniversary of his killing. Carnations and Evrensel newspaper were laid on his grave.
8 January 2019
Football Player Arrested on Charge of Sexually Assaulting a Child
Football Player Arrested on Charge of Sexually Assaulting a Child
Football player B.J. has been arrested on charge of “sexually abusing a child” in Diyarbakır. He has rejected the allegations.
7 January 2019
Met with Impunity in Turkey, Roboski Massacre to be Taken to UN
ROBOSKİ MASSACRE
Met with Impunity in Turkey, Roboski Massacre to be Taken to UN
It has been seven years since Roboski Massacre, which claimed 34 lives. Attorney Girasun says, “It is impossible for justice to be served without a change in conjuncture.” Altıparmak states that the case is “the conscientious responsibility for lawyers.”
28 December 2018
‘Male Justice Continues its Proceedings in Yüksekova’
ATTORNEY HARİKA GÜNAY KARATAŞ
‘Male Justice Continues its Proceedings in Yüksekova’
Commenting on the release of a man arrested for having sexually abused his 12-year-old cousin, attorney Harika Günay Karataş has stated, “Male justice has continued its proceedings in Yüksekova. The Heavy Penal Court in the district is the instigator now.”
24 December 2018
'We Will Continue to Discomfort Them With Our Stories'
JOURNALISM STUDENT BİLA RELEASED
'We Will Continue to Discomfort Them With Our Stories'
Berivan Bila, the student who has been released after getting arrested for an article that she wrote entitled “Journalism is not a Crime”, has told that she will not give up journalism.
17 December 2018
Men Kill 22 Women in November
Men Kill 22 Women in November
Men killed at least 22 women and one baby in November 2018. 50 percent of the deceased women were killed by their husbands and 54 percent of them were killed because they demanded divorce/ separation.
11 December 2018
Journalists Gayıp and Şahin Not Released
Journalists Gayıp and Şahin Not Released
Arrested journalists Pınar Gayıp and Semiha Şahin from the Etkin News Agency have had their second hearings. The court board has ruled that their detention shall continue.
5 December 2018
November 25 March in Taksim Could Not Be Held, Police Use Tear Gas
November 25 March in Taksim Could Not Be Held, Police Use Tear Gas
The march to be held in Taksim in İstanbul on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been prevented by the police. While the police have used tear gas on women, the women have not dispersed.
25 November 2018
Men Kill 218 Women in First 327 Days of 2018
NOVEMBER 25, 2018
Men Kill 218 Women in First 327 Days of 2018
Men killed at least 218 women and 12 children in Turkey in the first 327 days of 2018 from January 1, 2018 to November 23, 2018.
23 November 2018
Men Kill 20 Women in October
Men Kill 20 Women in October
Men killed at least 20 women, two children in October. 20 percent of the women were killed because they rejected proposals of reconciliation. 75 percent of murders were committed in houses. Two of the deceased women were from Uzbekistan and Syria.
19 November 2018
Women to Take to Squares on November 25 to Stand Against Violence
Women to Take to Squares on November 25 to Stand Against Violence
Inviting all women to the night march to be held along the İstiklal Avenue on November 25, Ergül from the November 25 Women’s Platform has said, “We have never given up our struggle and we do not have the slightest intention to do so."
14 November 2018
Statement Under Police Blockade in 711th Week
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
Statement Under Police Blockade in 711th Week
Saturday Mothers/People, whose silent sit-in protests at Galatasaray Square have been prevented since the 700th week, have made their statement for the press in front of Human Rights Association’s building in Beyoğlu in the 711th week.
12 November 2018
Instagram Closes Accounts of 3 HDP MPs, Leaves Applications Unanswered
Instagram Closes Accounts of 3 HDP MPs, Leaves Applications Unanswered
HDP MPs Kemalbay and Başaran, whose Instagram accounts have been closed, have said, “The univocality in the media is intended to be spread on the social media as well.”
7 November 2018
“If Law Exists in Turkey, Osman Kavala Should Be Released”
CALL FROM HIS ATTORNEYS IN 1ST YEAR OF HIS ARREST
“If Law Exists in Turkey, Osman Kavala Should Be Released”
A press conference has been held in İstanbul on the occasion that it has been more than a year since rights advocate and businessperson Osman Kavala was arrested. One of his attorneys, Bayraktar has said, “If law exists in Turkey, Kavala should be released”.
31 October 2018
Journalist Yiğit on the Verge of Deportation: “Its Shame Belongs to Germany”
Journalist Yiğit on the Verge of Deportation: “Its Shame Belongs to Germany”
Journalist Adil Yiğit, who has been required to leave Germany until January 20, 2019, has spoken to bianet: “I will not come to Turkey, I will not stay in Germany. I will go to another country so that the shame of Germany will remain in Germany."
29 October 2018
709th Week: We Will Not Give up on Galatasaray
SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE
709th Week: We Will Not Give up on Galatasaray
Being prevented from gathering at Galatasaray Square since the 700th week, Saturday Mothers/People have asked the fate of Hüseyin Toraman, who disappeared in custody in 1991, in front of Human Rights Association’s building in Beyoğlu in the 709th week.
29 October 2018
Amnesty International: 130 Thousand Dismissed Public Sector Workers Seek Justice
Amnesty International: 130 Thousand Dismissed Public Sector Workers Seek Justice
Amnesty International Turkey has published a report entitled “Purged Beyond Return?: No Remedy for Turkey’s Dismissed Public Sector Workers”. The report has emphasized that 130 thousand people have been seeking justice.
25 October 2018
'Vefa Kartal Taken from Hospital to Prison is Vulnerable to Infection'
PROF. DR. ŞEBNEM KORUR-FİNCANCI:
'Vefa Kartal Taken from Hospital to Prison is Vulnerable to Infection'
Ill prisoner Vefa Kartal, who was referred to hospital after ending his hunger strike, has been taken back to prison. Prof. Dr. Korur-Fincancı has emphasized that though his illnesses could be treated in a short time, he might still be vulnerable to infection.
15 October 2018
Vefa Kartal Ends Hunger Strike on 96th Day
Vefa Kartal Ends Hunger Strike on 96th Day
After his demand for being treated in a hospital has been accepted, ill prisoner Vefa Kartal has ended his hunger strike on its 96th day.
9 October 2018
Sentences Given to Altans, Nazlı Ilıcak Upheld
TRIAL OF ALTAN BROTHERS
Sentences Given to Altans, Nazlı Ilıcak Upheld
The 2nd Penal Chamber of İstanbul Regional Court of Justice has upheld the verdict of aggravated life imprisonment issued for six people including journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak. An appeal will be made to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
3 October 2018
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