European Parliament: Release Selahattin Demirtaş
Approving the resolution on the human rights situation in Turkey, notably the case of Selahattin Demirtaş and other prisoners of conscience, MEPs call on the country to follow the ECtHR orders to immediately release Demirtaş without any conditions.
Hunger strike in prisons enters day 57
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 57th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur is on day 36 while it is day 19 in Greece.
Police attack HDP making press release regarding isolation and hunger strike
Police in Dersim attacked a rally organized by the HDP to draw attention to the hunger strike of political prisoners against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
66 women were murdered in Efrîn
The Syrian Women's Rights Protection and Research Center, which prepared a report on the crimes committed in Afrin under occupation, revealed that 66 women were massacred, more than 149 abducted and 178 others tortured and harassed by the invaders.
Application to visit Öcalan rejected
The application of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers to meet with their clients was rejected.
10 month prison sentence for journalist Bulut
Journalist Zeynel Abidin Bulut was sentenced to 10 months in prison at his first hearing.
12th group takes over the rotating hunger strike
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 56th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur is on day 35 while it is day 18 in Greece.
Women fined for hanging posters of femicide victims
2 members of the Adana Women's Council were fined 24,000 TL for hanging posters of women killed by men.
Prosecutor demands 2 years prison time for statement condemning Güven's imprisonment
HDP Bitlis Provincial Co-chair Rumet Dursun who made a statement regarding the arrest of DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven was sued with a request of a two year prison sentence for 'praising the crime and the criminal'.
Held in solitary confinement for 19 years
Mehmet Akpolat who has been transferred from one prison to another for the last 27 years is being held in solitary confinement for the last 19 years. Having had two heart attacks waiting in front of the prison gates, his 73 year old mother Hanife Akpolat wasn't able to visit her son for a year now.
Police operation in Lice, scores detained
It was learned that at least 35 people were detained in house raids carried out by soldiers in Lice and rural neighborhoods of Lice.
'The lifting of the isolation is the people's demand'
Those who went on hunger strike in 2018 in order to end the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan stated that the rotating hunger strike initiated by the prisoners with a similar demand should be embraced and that the demands are common.
Ill prisoner summoned for statement
Horasan District Security Directorate summoned ill prisoner Necmettin Aydın who has been quarantined 3 times in the last 2 months for a statement.
HDP pays tribute to journalist Hrant Dink on 14th anniversary of his murder
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the murder of journalist Hrant Dink. The HDP said: "We commemorate Dink with respect and gratitude, and we will continue his struggle with determination until we create a common and free life."
Defenders of peace against war, life against death
Peace Mothers who continue their struggle so that their children don't go through what they have been through said: "No more arrests, detentions, deaths. Enough is enough. We just want peace."
Humanitarian tragedy in Efrîn for the last 3 years
3 years ago with the approval of the global forces, when Turkey invaded in Efrîn, a humanitarian tragedy unfolded before the eyes of the whole world. While people were being kidnapped and murdered for ransom, women were being raped. All the wealth of the city was plundered while the demography of the city was forced to change.
Hunger strike action in prisons enters day 54
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 54th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur is on day 33 while it is day 16 in Greece.
Military operation continues in Lice: 8 people arrested
While the military operation launched on January 9 in the rural areas of Diyarbakır, Lice continues, 8 people detained during the raids on villages were arrested.
Appeal against Melek İpek's imprisonment rejected by court
The appeal against the imprisonment of Melek İpek who killed Ramazan İpek subjecting her to violence in self defense, was rejected by Antalya 1st Criminal Court of Peace.
Attorney of Demirtaş: Is the prosecutor preparing to sue Erdoğan?
Selahattin Demirtaş's attorney Mahsuni Karaman, who made a statement regarding the Kobanê indictment, said, "The Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office made the solution process a crime in the new Kobané indictment, and CB Erdoğan and his friends were also made 'anonymous defendants' in that perspective.
Petition for jailed mayor of Amed Mızraklı
A petition has been launched demanding freedom for Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı, who was dismissed by the AKP-MHP government and detained.
Universities today: Academic robes under police boots, university gates locked with handcuffs
Describing the current situation of the universities, Academic Ömer Faruk Özdemir said: "The universities today can be described by the academic robes under police boots in Ankara University and the handcuffs on the gates of Boğaziçi University."
Hunger strike action in prison enters day 53
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 53rd day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur is on day 32 while it is day 15 in Greece.
5 arrested as a result of operation against the ESP
Taken into custody in operations against the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) on January 14, 5 people have been arrested while 27 people have been released on judicial control measures.
'Kurdish education' campaign to be launched on International Mother Language Day
Bawer Berşev, Secretariat of the Kurdish Language and Culture Network called for support for the campaign titled "I want education in my mother tongue" on social media to be launched on February 21, International Mother Language Day and told that the target is at least one million signatures.
Hrant Dink commemorated by his friends: He was a teller of truth
His friends who describe Hrant as a teller of truth, told that he strived for all people in this land to live together, freely and in peace.
Yüksekdağ: Kobané case will not be closed like this
Evaluating the Kobanê indictment, Figen Yüksekdağ said, “Everyone who organized this political coup attack against the HDP and us, and who collaborated, will go down as criminals. Whatever the outcome of this fabricated case will be, the result of the historical flow will not change."
Application of citizen dismissed with law decree denied on grounds that there is a law suit against his brother
Mevlüt Kaplan's application to the court, who was dismissed by a decree, was rejected on the grounds of a lawsuit filed against his brother.
Chomsky: Rojava Revolution is a miracle, the world has to see this
American thinker Noam Chomsky, who gave a seminar at Rojava University, underlined that Biden is different from Trump, but one should not expect much, and said, "The Rojava Revolution is a miracle, this value must be seen by the world."
11th group takes over the hunger strike in prisons
Eleventh group took over the indefinite rotating hunger strike launched in 107 prisons.
Journalists: We will continue to write
Journalists with the free press protesting the detention and arrest of their colleagues told that they will never submit to the pressures and continue to bring the truth to the people.
Hunger strike action in prisons enters day 50
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 50th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur is on day 29 while it is day 12 in Greece.
Name Öztürk: Women are punished for surviving
One of the women who killed her attacker in self defence, Name Öztürk told that the women who defend themselves are made to pay a price for it while Attorney Diren Cevahir Şen said that the 25th article of the Turkish Penal Code must be implemented.
Diyarbakır Bar former Head Aktar sentenced to 6 years 3 months in prison
Mehmet Emin Aktar, the former President of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for allegedly "being a member of a terrorist organization".
ESP and ETHA's door locks broken, computer and money confiscated
Turkish police confiscated albums, computers and money in the operations they carried out against ESP, SKM, SGDF, Kaldıraç and ETHA.
'Prisoners are taken hostage with the new execution law'
İHD İzmir Branch Chair Zafer İncin who stated that remorse law is being imposed on the prisoners on grounds of the new law on execution, said this regulation paves the way for the authorities to take the prisoners hostage.
Rape victim's sister: How is this justice?
Critisizing the fact that Osman Ç who is on trial for the rape of a minor, Z.Ç was released from prison despite the DNA match, child's sister Pervin Şişman asked, "How is this justice?"
Hunger strike in prisons enters day 49
The hunger strike prioners started against the isolation on PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 49th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur is on day 28 while it is day 11 in Greece.
Child in custody forced to sing the Turkish National Anthem all day long
Detained in Cizre, 15 year old D.E was forced to sing the Turkish National Anthem all day long at the police station. D.E who was released by the court, was threatened by the police.
A lawsuit was filed against our Agency's Editor in Chief
A lawsuit was filed against Ferhat Çelik, the Managing Editor of our Agency, on grounds of the news article, titled "Insects are put into the food of prisoners in Bayburt".
Prisoners on hunger strike battered
Prisoners on hunger strike were battered by the prison guards in Türkoğlu prison. Prisoner Baran Gül, whose arm was dislocated by the police, said, "The fixators in the hands and feet of a friend were broken."
Police crackdown on ESP: 48 members detained
48 people, including ESP Co-Chair Özlem Gümüştaş, Etha reporter Pınar Gayıp, were detained.
5 detained as in Boğaziçi protests in Ankara
Ankara police attacked action for Deniz Baran Erbudak, whose leg was broken during the Boğaziçi University protests. 5 students were detained in the crackdown.
TJA: Meet the demands of the prisoners
TJA called for support for the hunger strike in prisons and raised concerns over the fact that rights violations in prisons have reached torture levels.
Investigation launched against DFG Co-chair Müftüoğlu
DİYARBAKIR - An investigation was launched against DFG Co-Chair Dicle Müftüoğlu with the accusation of 'propagandizing a terrorist organization'.
Summary against Gergerlioğlu for abolition of parliamentary immunity for exposing mother with baby in prison
A summary was prepared against HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu for his tweet about the arrests of mothers with babies.
2,427 workers died in 2020 in work-related accidents
The Occupational Health and Safety Council (ISIG) published the "2020 Report on Death in the workplace".
Another summary against HDP MPs for Kobané protests
Action was taken to prepare a Kobanê summary against 9 HDP MPs including HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan.
30 political prisoners caught coronavirus in Karabük Prison
Reporting that at least 30 prisoners caught coronavirus in Karabük Type T Closed Prison in the last 2 months, political prisoner Ahmet Bayrna said the prison administration did not take any measures regarding the pandemic.
Villages in Lice unde heavy military blockade
The military blockade in Lice placed after a clash with the soldiers took place on January 9 continues.