Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]
20 June 2023 Daily Human Rights Report
(06/215) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…
It is learned from the news coverage of June 20, 2023 that, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Party Assembly member Seyithan Kırmızı who is being kept in Tekirdağ T Type Prison No. 2 was subjected to physical violence of the correction officers.
It is learned from the news coverage of June 20, 2023 that, the prisoners speaking Kurdish among themselves in Ankara Sincan Women’s Prison were forced to speak Turkish by the officials saying “Don’t speak Kurdish, speak Turkish. If you live in Turkey, you will speak Turkish”
(06/216) Police Intervention to Protest in Ankara…
The police intervened in the press declaration by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) in front of the Central Bank building in Ankara on June 19, 2023 to protest the government’s economic policies, and detained 20 people. Detained people were released on the same day.
(06/217) Detained People in Şırnak…
3 of 7 people (Şehmus Aslan, Mazlum Aslan and Hecer Aslan) who were detained in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak on June 17, 2023 were arrested by the court on June 19, 2023. 4 people were released on judicial control conditions.
(06/218) Arrested Person Through Muş Based Investigation…
One person named İnan Demir who was detained in Ankara through the investigation on those participated in the funeral held for Mehmet Şirin Aydın, who lost his life in an attack on Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center in Paris on December 23, 2023, was arrested by the court on June 19, 2023. The number of arrestees through this investigation raised to 12.
(06/219) Journalist on Trial in Diyarbakır…
The retrial of the case against journalist Hakkı Boltan on the grounds of insulting the President and the Prime Minister back then is held at Diyarbakır Penal Court of First Instance No. 12 on June 20, 2023, as the Penal Department No. 2 of Diyarbakır Regional Court has overturned the local court’s verdict. The court adjourned the trial to October 26, 2023.
(06/220) Journalists on Trial in Istanbul…
The trial of the case against Demokratik Modernite magazine executive editor Ramazan Yurttapan and editor Haydar Ergül on the grounds of insulting the President is held at Istanbul Penal Court of First Instance No. 2 on June 19, 2023. The court adjourned the trial to November 21, 2023.
(06/221) Journalists on Trial in Istanbul…
The final trial of the case against Ileri Haber news portal’s former executive editor Doğan Ergün and former editor-in-chief İzel Sezer, over a news report is held at Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 33 on June 19, 2023. The indictment demands sentence for 2 journalists on the charges of ‘illegal disclosure of data obtained by recording non-public conversations between individuals through the press and broadcasting’ and ‘defamation’. The court sentenced Doğan Ergün and İzel Sezer to 1 year and 8 months each.
(06/222) Former HDP Chair on Trial…
It is learned that the preliminary examination hearing which was to be held on June 20, 2023, of the case against HDP’s former co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, at Ankara Civil Court No. 30 upon the complaint of the Ministry of National Defence demanding a compensation of 100,000 Turkish Liras for non-pecuniary damages, was adjourned to November 16, 2023.
(06/223) Investigation Against Person in Ankara…
It is learned from the news coverage of June 19, 2023 that, Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against Veli Saçılık over his social media posts about the earthquakes in Antep and Maraş and that Veli Saçılık made his official statement through the investigation on June 14, 2023.
(06/224) Cancelled Event in Bitlis…
It is learned from the news coverage of June 19, 2023 that, the Kurdish play “Haylo Dîsa Tevlihev bû” to be staged in Tatvan district of Bitlis on June 19, 2023 was cancelled by the district governorate’s office.
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