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The trial of 69 individuals detained and allegedly subjected to torture for participating in the Pride March held on May 20, 2022, on the campus of Boğaziçi University is nearing its conclusion.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has prioritized the examination of a second application by Osman Kavala, who has been detained since October 18, 2017, marking 2,352 days in prison.
The application, submitted on January 18, 2024, was communicated to Turkey by the ECtHR on March 21, 2024, with a request for Turkey to present its defense by July 16, 2024
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has stated that Turkey was obstructing the European Convention on Human Rights system, in its latest report dated April 12.
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Turkish police on March 26 began questioning sociologist Prof. Nükhet Sirman, three days after the academic was detained from her residence in Istanbul.
Sirman was transferred to the southern Mersin province for questioning regarding an interview she conducted as part of her research.
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Turkey’s Constitutional Court declared that international travel ban imposed on human rights activist Nurcan Kaya violated her freedom of expression, the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) announced on March 6.
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As the next hearing of journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu approaches on February 29, 2024, we call for immediate attention to her case and her unjust detention. Müftüoğlu, Co-Chair of the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFGD) , has been wrongfully held for over nine months on unsubstantiated terrorism charges in a case that starkly violates international legal standards and media freedom.