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16 April 2025 Daily Human Rights Report
(04/099) Prisoner Prevented from Right to Health in Prison…
It is learned from the news coverage of April 16, 2025 that, Esila Ayık, a prisoner who was arrested for participating in the protests in Bursa to protest Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest, was not given her regular medication for 5 days.
(04/100) No Response to Meeting Request with Abdullah Öcalan…
It is learned that the appeal made on April 15, 2025 to chief public prosecutor’s office in Bursa in order to visit PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş in İmralı Prison was not responded.
(04/101) Police Intervention to a Protest in Ankara…
The police intervened the protest of unassigned teacher candidates in front of Ministry of National Education in Ankara on April 15, 2025 and detained at least 1 person. 1 person was wounded during the intervention.
(04/102) CHP Chair on Trial…
It is learned from news coverage of April 15, 2025 that the non-pecuniary damages of 75.000 Turkish Liras given to Özgür Özel, Republican People’s Party chair and Manisa MP, for insulting the President in a speech he made, is approved by Ankara Regional Court of Appeals Civil Chamber No 25.
(04/103) Journalist on Trial in Balıkesir…
The final hearing of the case against journalist Bahadır Özgür, for his speech in a panel discussion, was held at Balıkesir Mudanya 1st Criminal Court of First Instance on April 15, 2025. The court sentenced Bahadır Özgür to 3 months and 22 days on the charge of ‘insulting the State of the Republic of Turkey, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Government of the Republic of Turkey and judicial organs’ and deferred the announcement of the verdict.
(04/104) Lawyer on Trial in Diyarbakır…
The first trial of the case against lawyer Adile Salman started on May 23, 2024 at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 5. The indictment demands sentence for the lawyer on the charge of ‘being an illegal organization member’. The court decided to continue the ban on leaving the country for Adile Salman and adjourned the trial to May 29, 2025.
(04/105) Lawyer on Trial in Diyarbakır…
The trial of the case against lawyer Süleyman Şahin continued on April 15, 2025 at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 5. The indictment demands sentence for the lawyer on the charge of ‘being an illegal organization member’. The court decided to continue the ban on leaving the country and adjourned the trial to June 17, 2025.
(04/106) People on Trial in Diyarbakır…
5 people (Hafize İpek, Ramazan Kaval, Abdulgani Alakan, Hüsnü Pervane and Mahmut Çiftçi) who took part in the organizing committee of the Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır in 2016 The final trial of the case against 5 people on Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 4 is held on April 15, 2025. The court sentenced 5 people to 5 months each on the charge of ‘violating Law on Meetings and Demonstrations No 2911’. The court sentenced Ramazan Kaval to 6 years and 3 months for ‘being an illegal organization member’.
(04/107) Access Restricted Internet Contents…
It is learned that 3 news reports on https://halktv.com.tr/, https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/, https://bianet.org/ websites, where a business person’s name was mentioned, were banned to access on the grounds of ‘protection of national security and public order’ by Istanbul Penal Court of Peace No 3.
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