Several more academics have been acquitted after the Constitutional Court ruling.
Hearing of the academics who have been on trial for having signed the declaration entitled, "We will not be a party to this crime" continued today (September 10).
Diyarbakır 11th Heavy Penal Court has ruled for the acquittal of three academics and İstanbul 28th Heavy Penal Court has ruled for the acquittal of five Academics for Peace signatory to the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime”.
Trial of academics, who have been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for having signed the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime" prepared by the Academics for Peace, continued in Diyarbakır and İstanbul today (September 9).
Academic Özlem Şendeniz has been acquitted after the Constitutional court ruled in July that the sentences violate the academics' freedom of expression.
A court ruled for a verdict of acquittal for the first time in the trial of the Academics for Peace who have been charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" for having signed the declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime."
Asst. Prof. Kendirli, one of the Academics for Peace who were dismissed from duty has told us about difficulties they have faced since losing their jobs and the Academy for Solidarity they founded.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Hülya Kendir is one of the academics dismissed from their posts for signing a declaration entitled "We will not be a party to this crime".
It is with great sorrow that we have learned of the passing of our esteemed colleague, Professor Immanuel Wallerstein, sociologist, historian, and a supporter of our petition titled "We will not be a party to this crime!"
On 26 July 2019, Turkey’s highest court brought new hope to Turkish academics when it ruled that ten educators who had signed the petition “We will not be a Party to This Crime!” (Bu Suça Ortak Olmayacağız) had been tried unfairly and in violation of their rights.
At the press statement held today in Datça against the usurpation yet again of the will of the electorate in Van, Mardin and Diyarbakır, many were detained including our colleagues Zeliha Etöz and Faruk Alpkaya. We demand the immediate release of our colleagues and all detainees!
The Gendarmerie General Command requested an access block on bianet "by mistake" and applied to the court for the removal of the order, it has been revealed.
The Ankara 3rd Penal Judgeship of Peace is revealed to have made the decision to block access to bianet.org by mistake.
International organizations Reporters Without Borders (RSF), European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Amnesty International Turkey and International Press Institute (IPI) have denounced the access block imposed on bianet.
Access to all content of bianet which consists of more than 200 thousand news reports and articles shall be blocked according to the court order.
The Ankara 3rd Penal Judgeshp of Peace has ruled that access to 136 web addresses shall be blocked upon a request by the Gendarmerie General Command. Both the request and the order are dated July 16, 2019.
