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Wed, 13. Sep 2006

Last night a bomb blasted in Baglar-Diyarbakir, near Kosyolu Park in front
of a bus stop. Eight people were killed, 6 of them children, 16 people
wounded. The wounded were taken to Dicle University Medicine Faculty. DTP
(Democratic Society Party) representatives stated that during a period where
messages are being given to end hostilities indicated that this type of
incident is the work of dark forces. Former JITEM (Gendarme Intelligence

Sun, 10. Sep 2006
9-year-old Mizgin Ozbek and two others were sprayed with bullets in a car in
southeast Batman while officials maintain child was caught in cross-fire.
Human rights NGOs and local Bar Association set up fact-finding delegation.

A nine year old child named Mizgin Ozbek was killed by gunfire in the
southeast province of Batman on September 5, Tuesday.

In a statement on the incident, the Batman Governor's Office said she was

Thu, 07. Sep 2006
Chief of Staff Prosecutor's Office charges retired General Tokat for public
revelation of ordering clandestine street bombings in Southeast Turkey.
Rights activists insist retired commander should be put on trial for human
rights violations.

Turkey's Chief of General Staff Prosecutor's Office has drawn up its
indictment against retired Lieutenant General Altay Tokat for his public

Arrested 3 months ago on allegations made by a state repentant, Reporter
Demirkaya is to be tried for "aiding and abetting the PKK". He faces 10
years imprisonment if found guilty and on separate trial for covering the
release of kidnapped soldier Kirandi

Arrested three months ago on allegations made by a former member of the
outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) who surrendered to security forces in

STRASBOURG 06.09.2006 - The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention
of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has
published today the report on its most recent visit to Turkey, in December
2005, together with the response of the Turkish Government.

These documents have been made public at the request of the Turkish
authorities. During the December 2005 ad hoc visit, the CPT's delegation

PRESS RELEASE, September 2006 Amnesty International has revealed today that
people charged under anti-terrorism legislation in Turkey continue to face
unending trials with some people still detained after more than a decade.In
its report, Turkey: Justice delayed and denied, the organization points out
that such trials often rely on past evidence obtained through torture.

"Unfair trials continue to blight Turkey's human rights record. A look at

Thu, 07. Sep 2006
Europe's top human rights watchdog on Wednesday urged Turkey to halt all
mistreatment of prisoners, saying that the conditions in Turkish detention
centres were not 'reassuring.'

Turkey has made progress in stamping out abuse of prisoners, but detainees
are still beaten, threatened and humiliated, a Council of Europe special
anti-torture committee said in a new report.

Turkish courts are geared up to hear 45 press and freedom of expression
cases until the end of the year. First case starts with the Kirandi trial on
September 8 while eight journalists, writers and publishers are to face
judges on October 5.

With the judiciary recess ending on September 6, bianet has established that
Turkish courts are to hear 45 press and freedom of expression cases until

Sun, 03. Sep 2006
A probe yesterday was launched against a local gendarmerie chief who danced
with Kurdish songs in a student camp in Diyarbakir.

Elazig's Gezin gendarmerie chief Azim Basol faces a probe for attending a
summer camp for economically disadvantaged children organized by the
Diyarbakir Greater Municipality and dancing halay (a local dance) with
Kurdish songs together with Mayor Osman Baydemir.

ANF-KONGRA GEL (People’s Congress of Kurdistan) Presidency condemns the
bomb attacks that killed 3 people in the turistic region of Turkey.

The written statement of Kongra Gel indicated that, “Koma Komalen Kurdistan
(KKK, Confederalism of Kurdistan, Kongra Gel is the Assembly) made a peace
declaration declared on 23 August 2006 and they supported this. They also
indicated that they were in search of solution without violence for the