The Constitutional Court (AYM) decided that the conviction of BirGün Daily’s online Editor-In-Chief Ufuk Çalışkan was a violation of freedom of expression and press freedom.
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1st Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation approved the judicial fine of 15,200 TL issued against police officer Ahmet Şahbaz, who shot Ethem Sarısülük in the head and killed him during the Gezi Park protests.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who was residing in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012, was detained and arrested after the withdrawal of his right to refuge given by the Ecuadorian government.
Summaries were prepared against 19 People’s Democratic Party (HDP) MPs by Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office due to “not reacting” against the speeches made by Co-Chair Pervin Buldan and Group Deputy Chair Fatma Kurtulan.
A new lawsuit was filed against artist Ferhat Tunç due to a social media post he made in 2016.
Freedom of Musical Expression (Freemuse) reported the pressure and restrictions against musicians around the world under the title, “The State of Artistic Freedom 2019.”
The Higher Electoral Council (YSK) decided for election certificates not to be given to elected candidates with emergency decrees against them, despite having accepted their application for candidacy and approving that they have the right qualifications to be elected.
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Verdict of acquittal in lawsuit filed against social media post due to insulting Erdoğan
by Dusun-ThinkIstanbul Anatolian 26th Criminal Court of First Instance issued a verdict of acquittal for HSBC Bank General Director Selim Kervancı, who was charged with “insulting Erdoğan” through a social media post during the Gezi Park protests.
Human Rights Watch has examined the lawsuits filed against 168 lawyers in Turkey within the last three years and launched a report, entitled, “Lawyers and Right to Defense Under Attack in Turkey.”
In the fourth hearing of the lawsuit filed against 14 workers of previously shut-down Özgürlükçü Demokrasi Daily, newspaper editors Ishak Yasul and Hicran Urun were released among five arrested defendants.