Bianet-Wife of T.E. Geske, who had been brutally murdered as working in a Christian publishing house two weeks ago, Susanne says she will pursue a case against the authorities for failing to protect her husband and two others despite open threats.
Reuters -Journalists in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region face arrest and harassment for reporting on government corruption and poor public services, the United Nations said in a human rights report on Wednesday.
Bianet-An abandoned ammunition went of in the southeastern city of Şırnak, killing one child and injuring three others. The Ottawa Treaty, ratified by Turkey in 2003 obliges state parties to clear all abondened ammunition and protect civilians in risky regions.
TheGlobe-The ever-growing power of southern Kurds should put the Turkish state on notice that Kurdistan is no longer their "backyard" for military adventures.
Bianet-Human rights organizations IHD, Mazlumder and KHRP protested the court decision in the landmark case where four police officers have been acquitted of killing a boy and his father in Mardin in 2004. They criticized the lack of a fair trial.
Bianet-In the landmark case where four police officers were tried with intentionally killing a father and his son in Mardin, in 2004, the court acquits the suspects on grounds of self-defense. Saying the court failed to comply to evidence, family lawyers appeal.
TDN-Police with search warrants on Friday raided a magazine that ran a story about two alledged coups planned in 2004 by senior officers in the military for possible information on an ongoing investigation.
Diyarbakir Sur Municipality faces investigation due to “Kurdish wall poste
KURDISHINFO-Ministry of Interior, launched an investigation into Sur Municipality due to putting Turkish and Kurdish (in both Kurmanc and Zaza/Dimili dialects) wall posters up around district in recognition of Human Rights Week.