law

09:05

Seven people, including four women, were killed in a racist attack on a Kurdish family in Konya. Speaking about the racist attack, Özüm Vurgun, Co-chair of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) Amed Office, drew attention to the fact that the massacre took place because the law enforcement officer hadn’t done their duty. “An investigation should be launched against law enforcement and judicial officials,” she told us.

11:38

Aslan Karakaş, who killed Emine Karakaş in the Bismil district of Diyarbakır, surrendered to police after five months and 12 days. He fired at the car Emine Karataş was in 25 times but he claimed that he fired at the car to “scare her”. “He killed one of my parts. The killer wasn’t arrested for months. He should be punished in the most severe way,” said Nurcan Karakaş, the mother of Emine Karataş.

16:44

Activist Aras Amiri, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran for carrying out cultural activities while working for the British Council, has been temporarily released from Evin Prison.

13:54

Journalists Semiha Şahin and Pınar Gayıp appeared in court for 14th time today. The journalists will remain in prison until the next hearing.

16:14

Second hearing of murder trial against Veysi Yoldaş, who killed Remziye Yoldaş, was held today. “He always walked around our house and threatened my daughter. We called the police but they didn’t come,” said Remziye Yoldaş’s mother. The next hearing will be held on November 4.

14:48

Yusuf Akbulut has been sentenced to life for shooting Gülnur Kocabaş to death. “Now I can visit my daughter’s grave in peace,” Gülnur’s father Eyüp Kocabaş said.

14:50

Women’s rights defender Yasaman Ariani, who was jailed for joining a protest against Iran’s forced veiling laws, has been released from the Qarchak Prison for seven days.

16:48

Journalist Zeynep Durgut was summoned to testify within the scope of an investigation opened against her for her journalistic activities.

13:18

Five women, including a member of Peace Mothers, were taken into custody in the house raids conducted in Mardin’s Nusaybin district.

11:52

If you are a divorced woman in the Middle East, you face many problems. And if you are a divorced woman having children, you are expected to have a “mother’s role” until the end of your life. The Nour Association for Women, Children, and Family defends women’s rights to the custody of the child and provides legal, economic, and social support after their divorce in Algeria. JINHA spoke to the president of the association about their activities.

16:12

İdil Erdeve has been sent to prison for allegedly killing her husband, who tried to kill her.

14:53

Man named M.A.A., who inflicted violence against her wife, has been rewarded with impunity. A court first reduced the prison sentence demanded against the man for “his good behavior” and sentenced him to 150 days in prison and then released him on bail.

15:13

Iran has released Kurdish activist Sorayya Haghdoust on bail after 11 days of detention.

15:32

21st hearing of trial opened against Ayşe Gökkan, Spokesperson of the Free Women’s Movement (TJA) was held today by the Diyarbakır 9th High Criminal Court. Ayşe Gökkan has faced up to 35 years prison sentence. Her lawyers demanded their client release but the court ordered Ayşe Gökkan to remain in prison pending the trial.

13:07

In the trial over the death of 17-year-old Duygu Delen, who fell from the balcony of Mehmet Kaplan’s house, a court ruled the release of Mehmet Kaplan under house arrest. Mehmet Kaplan has been sent to jail again.

11:01

Community centers (Halkevleri) Chairperson Nebiye Merttürk has faced six years and five months prison sentence for tweeting “#Photograph of AleynaÇakır's killers” under a picture taken by Ümitcan Uygun being accused of killing Aleyna Çakır in front of the pictures President Tayyip Erdoğan and MHP Leader Devlet Bahçeli.

17:12

Female politicians Sebahat Tuncel, Figen Yüksekdağ and Gültan Kışanak stood trial for giving solidarity to besieged Kobanî. The female politicians remembered Deniz Poyraz, who was killed in the attack on the office of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Izmir, and shouted the “Jin, jiyan, azadi (Women, life, freedom” slogan and said, “Deniz will live in our struggle”

14:06

Onur Gencer, who attacked the office of the HDP in Izmir and killed Deniz Poyraz, has been sent to prison by a court.

14:59

Laila Awada, one of the lawyers of the KAFA (Enough) Violence & Exploitation in Lebanon, evaluated Lebanon’s Sexual Harassment Law for our news agency.

11:18

“I was raped, please help,” wrote a 12-year-old child on a stone in a playground in Antalya’s Kepez district. The perpetrator who sexually abused the child was found and detained yesterday. The man has been sent to prison.