Articles by IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet
Court orders one-month suspension of newspaper under anti-terror law
The court ruled that articles published in “Halkin Gunlugu” contained propaganda for a terrorist organisation.
Prison managers destroy manuscript
The prison management destroyed an unpublished book by Halil Gundogan because it supposedly “contained objectionable expressions that praised a terrorist organisation.”
Eleven detained, including two journalists, during raid by authorities
Hamdullah Kesen and Sehmus Kabak were arrested by officers from the Anti-Terror Unit, who raided several homes on 7 September 2011.
Detained student no longer allowed visitors
Ferhat Tuzer has been banned from receiving visitors for six months because he sang a folk song.
University student imprisoned
Mehmet Adiguzel was convicted by the Ankara Special Authority 12th High Criminal Court for shouting a slogan in support of Dev-Sol, a revolutionary group that is no longer active.
Politician sentenced to two years in jail in connection with speech
Kurdish politician Aysel Tugluk, from Van, was handed a two-year prison sentence for “making propaganda for a terrorist organisation” in one of her speeches.
Lawyer sentenced for “spreading propaganda”
Mehmet Bayraktar, the lawyer for imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, was charged following a 2009 speech in which he passed on greetings from the imprisoned leader.
Shooter in Hrant Dink case sentenced to 22 years in jail
The Istanbul court decided on imprisonment of 21.5 years on charges of premeditated murder and an additional 16 months on charges of unlicenced possession of weapons.