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13:42

Journalists Semra Turan, Tolga Güney, Delal Akyüz and Melike Aydın stood trial on Monday over terrorism charges. Journalist Semra Turan has been acquitted while the other journalists face jail sentences.

12:10

Journalist Zeynep Kuray has been acquitted of the charges of “propagandizing for an illegal organization”.

09:08

Journalist Aylenur Arslan, who faced up to seven years and six months in prison on charges of “propagandizing for an illegal organization”, has been acquitted.

13:38

An Iranian court has sentenced activist Gelareh Abbasi to four years and three months in prison on charges of “assembly and collusion against national security” and “propaganda against the regime.”

11:13

Iraq witnessed a significant increase in executions in 2024, raising concerns about human rights violations and prompting local and international organizations to call on Iraqi authorities to ensure fairness and transparency.

07:15

Güler Yerbasan Tunç, Co-mayor of Şırnak’s Cizre district, has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison for her activities on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in 2022.

11:13

The hearing in the Narin Güran murder case was held on Tuesday. At the hearing, the testimony process of 15 defendants was completed. The next hearing will be held on April 25.

13:46

Journalist Necla Demir Arvas has been released from prison after being sentenced to two years and one month in prison on charges of “aiding an illegal organization”.

11:14

Seven journalists, who were held in pretrial detention for several days in March for covering protests in Istanbul’s Saraçhane, have been indicted on charges of “opposing the Law on Demonstrations and Marches No. 2911”.

10:14

Vida Rabbani, an Iranian journalist and human rights activist, was conditionally released from Evin prison on Wednesday.

12:32

Parents of Berkin Elvan, a 15-year-old boy who was killed by police in Istanbul during the Gezi Park protests in 2013, have been sentenced to prison on charges of “Insulting the President”.

12:33

Iranian political prisoner Fatemeh Sepehri has been sentenced to an additional three years and six months in prison on charges of “Propaganda against the regime,” her brother, Asghar Sepehri, announced on Sunday.

12:06

Iran has sentenced two women journalists and three activists to a total of 10 years in prison.

10:31

Halise Aksoy, who stood trial over the statements of a witness named Ümit Akbıyık, has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison on charges of “Membership in a (terrorist) organization”.

10:43

The sixth hearing of the trial against Halise Aksoy, who faces a prison sentence over the statements of a witness named Ümit Akbıyık, has been postponed to February 7, 2025.

13:30

A Dutch court Wednesday sentenced a woman identified as Hasna A. to 10 years in prison for enslaving a Yazidi woman after joining ISIS in Syria.

12:29

A Turkish prosecutor has demanded aggravated life sentences for four defendants in the murder trial of eight-year-old Narin Güran, whose dead body was found in Amed on September 8, 2024.

12:27

Turkish Supreme Court has upheld the one-year and 10-month prison sentence for journalist Beritan Canözer.

12:51

The first hearing of the trial against Emine Şenyaşar on charges of “insulting a police officer” and “resisting and preventing a police officer” was held on Tuesday.

15:33

Six women journalists in Türkiye have been each sentenced to five months in prison for protesting the detention of their colleagues.