The Prosecutor objected to the acquittal of journalist Ramazan Akoğul, who recorded visuals of the protest demonstration for Mehdin Taşkın after his death due to a fire opened by soldiers in 2014 in Lice district of Diyarbakır.
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The first LGBTI+ Pride March organized in Adana was banned by the governorate due to “public incitement to resentment and hostility” and “the possibility to attract negative reactions due to social sensitivities.”
Ministry of the Interior announced investigations have started against 313 people between the dates July 2nd and 9th due to their social media posts.
The lawsuit filed against Democratic Regions Party (DBP) member Siirt Co-Mayor Tuncer Bakırhan, who was replaced with a trustee assigned by the Ministry of the Interior after his arrest, concluded.
Lice Co-Mayor Rezan Zuğurli was acquitted in the case she was on trial at Diyarbakır 10th Assize Court due to the protest she participated in against the custodies of Diyarbakır Co-Mayors on 25 October 2016.
Constitutional Court (AYM) issued the final decree on the individual application made against the arrest of People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Siirt MP Meral Danış Beştaş.
The first hearing of the lawsuit filed against conscientious objector Bülent Bektaş due to ‘making illegal organization propaganda’ by reacting against the Afrin Operation and making a call for people “not to perform military service” on the social media was held at Ankara 29th Assize Court.
The Twitter account of Aydın Aydoğan, who was wounded by a tear gas shell shot by the police during the Gezi Park protests, was closed.
People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) Co-Spokesman Prof. Dr. Onur Hamzaoğlu stood trial in the second hearing of the lawsuit against him at Adana 25th Criminal Court of First Instance due to a speech he gave in Adana.
The proceeding of lawyer Veysel Ok continued at Istanbul 37th Criminal Court of First Instance with the charge of “denigrating governmental institutions” at the interview he gave on 25 December 2015 to Özgür Düşünce [Free Thought] Newspaper.