Demo for Ebru and Aytaç attacked by the police
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- 09:44 25/8/2020
Many people were battered and taken into custody during the police crackdown against participants of the vigil for lawyers on death fast for a fair trial.
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- 13 trade unions and organisations call for 'right to hope' -
- EUTCC calls on the Committee of Ministers to act on the 'right to hope' -
- Durak releases in prison after 30 years -
- Ocalan's vision offers inspiration for anti-capitalist movements says Prof Wallis -
- DEM Party delegation to go to İmralı -
- Chambers, trade unions and NGOs to be heard by Parliamentary Commission -
- Embargo in Makhmur: Workers detained for 15 days -
- Tree felling continues in Gabar -
- He imprisoned for 33 years: We need to focus on 'how to succeed' -
- Prison to be built in Mûş while peace being discussed -
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Turkey reports 1.443 new cases
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- 09:22 25/8/2020
The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,139 and the total number of cases to 259,692. 18 people have died of the virus and 1,443 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
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Mother of İpek Er: Video I took at the funeral was deleted
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- 16:08 24/8/2020
Hakime Kılınç whose daughter was sexually assaulted by Specialized Sergeant Musa Orhan and ended her life as a result, told that the video she took at the funeral was deleted by unknown person/s. Mother Kılınç asked Minister Soylu who told that it was their funeral too why they didn't show up.
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Seven killed, nine missing after flooding in northern Turkey
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- 14:53 24/8/2020
Due to heavy rainfall, several villages in Giresun province on the Black Sea coast have been devastated by the tidal waves. Seven people died and nine are still missing.
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A shephard was killed at Gabar Mountainside
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- 13:28 24/8/2020
Hasan Gün working as a shepherd at the mountainside of Gabar was killed.
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Neigborhood watchman pressed on his neck while police kicked
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- 13:05 24/8/2020
Neighborhood watchmen who wanted to detain a person in the Bağlar district of Diyarbakır pinned him on the ground and pressed on his neck with their knee. Rushing to the scene, a police officer kicked the citizen on the ground and detained 4 more citizens reacting to the incident.
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Death fasting lawyer Timtik's health deteriorating fast
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- 11:32 24/8/2020
The death fasting lawyer Ebru Timtik is deteriorating fastly. Her aunt Yıldız Deniz who stated that the hospital administration, the Ministry of Justice and Interior and the President will be responsible of her death, asked whether they could sleep comfortably at night in case of their death.
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Covid-19 claims 6 thousand 121 lives in Turkey, according to latest reports
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- 09:11 24/8/2020
The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,121 and the total number of cases to 258,249. 19 people have died of the virus and 1,217 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
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6 people from Yüksel Resistance arrested
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- 11:27 22/8/2020
Six people from the Yüksel Resistance, who have been detained in Ankara TEM Branch for 8 days, were arrested by the court.
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Ünsal: Our struggle is not only for justice, but also with fear and frustration
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- 10:19 22/8/2020
The Solidarity for Justice Platform organized a protest for lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal on death fast demanding a fair trial.
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Application for a second Bar Association in Ankara
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- 16:13 21/8/2020
Following the changes made in the structure of the bar associations, an application to the Turkey Bar Association Union was made for a second bar in Ankara. Ankara Bar Association Human Rights Center President Kerem Altıparmak said that the application, which he stated is against the Constitution, should not be put into process.
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Families submit request to visit İmralı
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- 12:28 21/8/2020
The families of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to visit their imprisoned family members.
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Covid-19 cases increase in Turkey: 1412 new cases, 19 dead
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- 10:03 21/8/2020
The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,058 and the total number of cases to 254,520. 19 people have died of the virus and 1,412 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
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Mesopotamia Cultural Center employees: We will continue perform our art
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- 17:22 20/8/2020
As the time given to the İstanbul Mesopotamia Cultural Center to leave its building of 18 years expired today, the building was blockaded by the police. The artists of the center have made a statement, stressing that they will keep doing their art.
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Strike action from health care workers in Diyarbakır
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- 15:29 20/8/2020
SES Diyarbakır members stopped working for an hour in order to draw attention to the personal rights of health workers, working under very difficult conditions and put a 'donation box' for the Ministry of Health'.