“Özgürüz Radyo” banned again
Website of “Özgürüz Radyo”, a radio station established by Can Dündar, is now blocked for the 21st time
Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM) to be evicted from its building in İstanbul
Mesopotamia Cultural Center (Navendên Çanda Mezopotamya), which has been located in Tarlabaşı neighborhood for almost 20 years, is now being displaced from its location. The building of MKM will be allocated to Beyoğlu Municipality
Letter to UN on increasing attacks at LGBTI+ in Turkey
The member organisations of Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders have written a letter to the United Nations (UN) special mandate holders, underlining the recent increase in attacks on LGBTI+ people in Turkey.
Grup Yorum members taken into custody during concert released
25 people taken into custody during Grup Yorum’s 9th Independent Turkey Concert were released
Police intervene in Grup Yorum concert
Impeding the concert to be held by Grup Yorum in Yenikapı, the police battered and detained 25 people
Continued detention for the artist Hozan Canê
In a hearing that took place on Friday, the court ruled in favour of the continued detention of the artist Hozan Canê, who was arrested in 2018 for alleged ‘membership to a terrorist organisation’
Nuriye Gülmen and Rıdvan Akbaş detained
Taken into custody during the police raid at the İdil Cultural Centre, Nuriye Gülmen and Rıdvan Akbaş were arrested
Grup Yorum members detained during rehearsal
Grup Yorum members detained during a concert rehearsal in Istanbul
We asked specialists about the Social Media Proposal:
“There will be more restrictions and censorship, therefore reject the proposal categorically without further discussion regarding its content!”
LGBTI+ people at the center of daily politics: A short assessment of statements by top public officials
Attorney Polat Yamaner from the Access to Justice team of SPoD (Association for Social Policies on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation) reviewed the statements of top public officials and politicians in Turkey about LGBTI+ people from the viewpoint of political accountability and human rights law