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Dutch woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for enslaving Yazidi woman
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.
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Murder trial of Narin Güran: Prosecutor demands aggravated life sentences for 4 people
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.
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Turkish Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for journalist Beritan Canözer
Turkish Supreme Court has upheld the one-year and 10-month prison sentence for journalist Beritan Canözer.
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Hearing of Emine Şenyaşar postponed
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.
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Türkiye: 6 women journalists sentenced to prison
Six women journalists in Türkiye have been each sentenced to five months in prison for protesting the detention of their colleagues.
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Emine Şenyaşar stands trial for ‘insult’
The first hearing of the trial against Emine Şenyaşar on charges of “insulting President Erdoğan” over her remarks while holding her sit-in protest for justice was held on Thursday.
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Court rules release of all detainees in Şenyaşar trial
A Turkish court has ruled the release of all detainees in the trial regarding the attack on the Şenyaşar family in Riha (Urfa).
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Two police officers sentenced to five months in prison for conducting strip searches
Two Turkish police officers have been each sentenced to five months in prison on charges of “Misconduct” for conducting strip searches against Mücella Yapıcı and her daughter Cansu Yapıcı.
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15 Baha’i women retried in Isfahan
15 Baha’i women were retried in the first Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Isfahan on September 25.
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Hearing of trial against Halise Aksoy postponed
The fourth 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 November 8, 2024.
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8 people sent to prison in relation to murder of Narin
Eight people have been sent to prison in relation to the murder of Narin Güran, whose dead body was found after being missing for 19 days in Amed.
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Second trial of Warisha Moradi postponed
The second trial of Warisha Moradi was held on Wednesday. The trial has been postponed due to the absence of a judge.
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Indictment prepared against 10 Baha'i women
An indictment has been prepared against 10 Baha’i women by Isfahan Prosecutor's Office on charges of “Propaganda against the system” and “Committing deviant educational or proselytizing activities that contradict with the sacred law of Islam”.
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‘Women must be protected before being killed’
Femicide rates in Tunisia have quadrupled for four years. Women demand effective implementation of Law 58 to protect them and combat gender-based violence.
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Libyan women married to foreign nationals face discrimination
Libyan women married to foreign nationals and their children face discrimination. They demand their children be granted the right to Libyan nationality.
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Turkish court not lift travel ban imposed on Siirt Co-mayor
The fourth hearing of the trial against Siirt Co-mayor Sofya (Safiye) Alağaş was held today. The judge did not lift the travel ban imposed on her. The next hearing will be held on October 22.
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Hakkari Co-mayor sentenced to more than 19 years in prison
Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the elected Co-mayor of Hakkari, has been sentenced to 19 years, six months in prison on charges of “membership in an illegal organization.”
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Indictment prepared against 9 journalists
The indictment against nine journalists, including Esra Solin Dal, Mehmet Aslan and Erdoğan Alayumat, has been prepared and sent to the Istanbul 25th High Criminal Court.
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Turkish court lifts travel ban on Emel Çiftçi
The second hearing of the trial against Kurdish musician Emel Çiftçi was held today at the Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court. The court has lifted the travel ban on the musician.
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Dismissed Kurdish mayor Filiz Buluttekin faces up to 15 years in prison
A Turkish prosecutor demanded a prison sentence of seven years to 15 years for Filiz Bulttekin, dismissed Co-mayor of the Sur Municipality, at the first hearing of the retrial held by the Diyarbakır 11th High Criminal Court.