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3 December 2021 HRFT Documentation Center Daily Human Rights Report

Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]

3 December 2021 Daily Human Rights Report

(12/028) Male Violence Monitoring Report…

According to “Male Violence Monitoring Report” of Bianet published on December 2, 2021, at least 34 women and 3 children got killed by men in November 2021. It is also reported that 2 women were raped, at least 56 women were forced to sex work, 62 women were subjected to violence, 11 children were abused by men in November 2021.

(12/029) Meeting Request with Abdullah Öcalan Not Responded…

It is learned that the appeal made on December 2, 2021 to chief public prosecutor’s office in Bursa by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers in order to visit him was not responded.

(12/030) Police Intervention to a Protest in Istanbul…

The police intervened the press declaration held outside of Bakırköy municipality building on December 2, 2021, by municipality workers who are on strike for 39 days; and detained 1 person.

(12/031) Former MP on Trial…

The final trial of the case against Zeynep Altıok Akatlı, former Izmir MP of the Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP), on the grounds of ‘insulting the President’ is held at Urla Penal Court of First Instance on December 2, 2021. The court sentenced Zeynep Altıok Akatlı to 11 months and deferred the announcement of the verdict.

(12/032) Journalist on Trial in Istanbul…

The first trial of the case against journalist Zekine Türkeri, for her social media posts, is held at Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No 13 on December 2, 2021.

The indictment demands sentence for Zekine Türkeri on the charge of ‘making successive propaganda for an illegal organisation’.

After defence hearings the court adjourned the trial to March 15, 2021.

(12/033) HDP Executive on Trial in Muş…

The final trial of the case against Muhlise Karagüzel, former provincial co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is held at Muş Heavy Penal Court No 2 on December 2, 2021. The court sentenced Muhlise Karagüzel to 10 months on the charge of ‘making propaganda for an illegal organisation’.

(12/034) Person on Trial in Diyarbakır…

The final trial of the case against Peace Mother Makbule Özbek, through an investigation against Democratic Society Congress (DTK), is held at Diyarbakır Heavy Penal Court No 8 on December 2, 2021.

The court sentenced Makbule Özbek to 7 years and 6 months on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’.

(12/035) Prisoners on Trial in Ankara…

The trials of the case against three prisoners (Süheyla Taş, Fatma Aslan and Nevroz Müçel) in Sincan Women’s Closed Prison, for participating in the hunger strike to demand an end to isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, is held at Ankara Heavy Penal Court No 18 on December 2, 2021.

The indictments demands sentence for prisoners on the charge of ‘being an illegal organisation member’.

Süheyla Taş, Fatma Aslan and Nevroz Müçel attended the trials. The court adjourned all trials to March 1, 2022.

(12/036) Ban of Access to Web Contents…

It is learned that the news report about a declaration of CHP chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu published on https://www.diken.com.tr website is banned to access on the grounds of violation of personal rights, by Istanbul Anadolu Penal Court of Peace No 3 on December 2, 2021. Antalya Penal Court of Peace No 3 has banned to access to this news reports but it was lifted by Antalya Penal Court of Peace No 4.

It is learned that there news reports about the President, published on https://www.birgun.net and https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr websites are banned to access on the grounds of violation of personal rights, by Istanbul Anadolu Penal Court of Peace No 3 on December 2, 2021

It is learned that there news reports about Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA) published on https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr and https://www.evrensel.net/ websites are banned to access on the grounds of violation of personal rights, by Istanbul Anadolu Penal Court of Peace No 1 on December 2, 2021.

It is learned that the news reports about Kastamonu University rector, published on https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr, https://tele1.com.tr and https://halktv.com.tr/ websites are banned to access on the grounds of violation of personal rights, by Ankara Penal Court of Peace No 3 on December 2, 2021

It is learned that the news report about Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s eviction of several places allocated to some foundations, published on https://odatv4.com is banned to access on the grounds of violation of personal rights, by İstanbul Anadolu Penal Court of Peace No 3 on December 2, 2021

It is learned that the news reports about the lawsuits against Progressive Journalists Association Rize branch chair Gençağa Karafazlı and court verdicts on ban of access  to his news reports, published on https://rizenabiz.com/ and https://kuzeytv.org/ websites are banned to access by Rize Penal Court of Peace on December 2, 2021.

(12/037) Covid-19 Pandemic…

The Ministry of Health declared that 192 people died due to Covid-19 pandemic and the daily number of Covid-19 cases is 21,747 as of December 2, 2021.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Turkey increased to 77,230 and total number of confirmed ill patients is 8,839,891 as of December 2, 2021.

[1]The reports on the human rights violations of the Documentation Center are claims unless they are certified. The claim of violation either is certified through thoroughly investigations of HRFT Documentation Center, including by judicial verdicts, and becomes a definite data or it is not included to the annual report.

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[5] Daily Human Rights Reports are prepared on the information gathered by the Documentation Center from its own network and the following dailies and internet portals: Vatan, Milliyet, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Evrensel, Birgün, Cumhuriyet, Fırat Haber Ajansı, Jinnews, ETHA, Mezopotamya Ajansı, Yurt, Yeni Yaşam, NTV, Yeni Asya, Bianet, Halkinsesi.tv, Cnnturk, Tr724, İleri Haber, Siyasi Haber, Alınteri, Kızılbayrak, Sendika.org, Yüksekova Haber, T24, Diken, Gazete Karınca, Gazete Duvar. Haber Sol, El Cezire, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Reuters, AFP.