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31 January 2025 Daily Human Rights Report
(01/287) Detained Person in Istanbul…
It is learned that writer Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör is detained in Istanbul on January 30, 2025, on the grounds of ‘insulting the President’ and ‘insulting a public officer’ through a social media post.
(01/288) Journalist on Trial…
The final hearing of the lawsuit filed against İbrahim Aydın, chairman of the board of directors of BirGün newspaper, upon the complaint of the President’s son, for the news article published in the newspaper with the title “They called the thief a thief and got into a lawsuit”, was held at Istanbul Penal Court of First Instance No 2 on January 30, 2025. The court sentenced İbrahim Aydın to 2,610 TRY judicial fine for ‘insult’.
(01/289) Investigation Against Journalist…
On January 30, 2025, it is learned from news coverage of January 30, 2025 that, an investigation was initiated against journalist Barış Yarkadaş for an article on violence against women, upon the complaint of S.A., a perpetrator of violence, and that Barış Yarkadaş went to Istanbul Kadıköy District Security Directorate and gave his official statement through the investigation.
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