#ÇayanCannotBeJailed, #DocumentaryCinemaCannotBeJudged
The prison sentences for the ‘Bakur’ film directors, Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, have been upheld. A social media campaign has been launched for Demirel, who has lost his eyesight
Cases
Police raid on stand of Kurdish book website Pirtukakurdi
Three books with Ministry of Culture banderoles were seized at the Izmir Book Fair, booth attendant Sebih Yoldaş detained
Court of Appeal lifts ban on the play “Bêrû”
Kurdish play ban found against “freedom of thought and expression”
Adana Governorate bans Kolektîfa Rîtmên Azad Music Group from performing
Four members of the music group Kolektîfa Rîtmên Azad were prevented from performing at the March 8 rally due to ongoing investigations
Sibel Tekin acquitted
Documentary filmmaker and journalist Sibel Tekin acquitted of “illegal organization membership”
Ankara Governorate bans Queerfest
Ankara Governorate bans 12th Queerfest with the theme “Return to Ankara”
Qral û Travis play banned 1 hour before staging
The Kurdish theater play Qral û Travis was banned in Istanbul after Ağrı and Antep. Ugur Özsunar, brother and assistant of actor Bahoz Özsunar, detained
The documentary ‘Decree’ has been blocked
The General Directorate of Cinema of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism “did not approve the documentary for commercial circulation and screening”
Manga website Jiangzaitoon blocked for the third time
The website of Jiangzaitoon, a manga and webtoon translation team that produces content on manga culture and publishes comics in Turkish, was blocked for the third time
“Qral û Travis” theater play banned in Ağrı
Patnos District Governorate banned the theater play “Qral û Travis”, which was planned to be staged on January 17, on the grounds that it was “deemed unsuitable”