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French journalist detained in Turkey goes on hunger strike
French journalist detained in Turkey goes on hunger strike
French journalist Mathias Depardon was detained and has been kept in Gaziantep for 18 days to be deported. Recently, he went on hunger strike.
24 May 2017 Haber Merkezi
Gülmen and Özakça message from PEN, Rebecca O’Brien and Ken Loach
Gülmen and Özakça message from PEN, Rebecca O’Brien and Ken Loach
Gülmen and Özakça are on 76th day of hunger strike and director Ken Loach, producer Rebecca O'Brien and Pen International released solidarity messages.
23 May 2017 Haber Merkezi
Human Rights Association Diyarbakir Branch Director Raci Bilici detained
Human Rights Association Diyarbakir Branch Director Raci Bilici detained
Human rights activist, deputy chair and Diyarbakir Branch director of Human Rights Association (İHD) Raci Bilici is detained this morning in a police raid to his house.
15 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
4 HDP MPs give statement to the prosecutor
4 HDP MPs give statement to the prosecutor
HDP MPs Mehmet Adıyaman, Osman Baydemir, Ahmet Yıldırım and İmam Taşçıer have been taken into custody today to give statement to the prosecutor. They are released, after they have given their statements.
25 January 2017
118 HDP officials including co-chairs detained
118 HDP officials including co-chairs detained
118 people have been detained in police operations against HDP officials in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, Manisa and Mersin.
12 December 2016 Haber Merkezi
HDP MPs Aydoğan, Birlik and Baluken arrested
HDP MPs Aydoğan, Birlik and Baluken arrested
HDP Diyarbakir MP Nursel Aydoğan, Şırnak MP Leyla Birlik, Diyarbakir MP and Group Deputy Chair İdris Baluken have been arrested.
4 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
Police attacks people protesting detention of HDP MPs
Police attacks people protesting detention of HDP MPs
Protests are staged in Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir and Antalya, after HDP MPs have been detained. The security forces attacked the protesters.
4 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
(LIVE) Operation against HDP: Co-chairs and 6 MPs arrested
(LIVE) Operation against HDP: Co-chairs and 6 MPs arrested
HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ and HDP MPs Ferhat Encü, Selma Irmak, Abdullah Zeydan, İdris Baluken, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Ziya Pir, Nursel Aydoğan and Gülser Yıldırım have been detained in operations around midnight.
4 November 2016
Turkish Medical Association: torture claims must be investigated by independent commissions
Turkish Medical Association: torture claims must be investigated by independent commissions
Turkish Medical Association released a statement concerning images indicating that detained and arrested suspects of the attempted coup have been subjected to torture and torture claims that are reported by human rights foundations.
26 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
Grave May 1 outcome after new Internal Security Package
Grave May 1 outcome after new Internal Security Package
The Lawyers for Justice group has prepared a preliminary report on the rights violations that took place on May 1, Workers’ Day. The report states that 452 people were detained, that the duration of arbitrary detention had been extended, and that lawyers were prevented from receiving information regarding detentions. Rights’ violations continued in May 4 as the lawyers that gathered at the Çağlayan Court House to make a statement on May 1 along with unions, associations and mass organizations were met with brutal police intervention.
4 May 2015 Haber Merkezi

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