medyavehukuk, Author at Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA)

Lawyer Veysel Ok, journalist Cihan Acar given 5-month suspended sentence for “insulting judiciary”

Media and Law Studies (MLSA) Co-Director Veysel Ok and journalist Cihan Acar were given a five-month suspended prison sentence each for “insulting the ...

medyavehukukSeptember 12, 20190

Case Monitoring

Constitutional Court rules that Deniz Yücel’s rights were violated

Turkish Constitutional Court reached a decision about the application MLSA Co-Director Veysel Ok filed on behalf of ...

medyavehukukJune 28, 2019

Human Rights

Trial of Necmi Demir who voiced support for Academics for Peace adjourned

İstanbul – The hearings of 17 people against whom separate individual cases were opened, with indictments of ...

medyavehukukJune 27, 2019

Case Monitoring

Journalist Sertaç Kayar’s trial adjourned until December

Diyarbakır – The trial where journalist Sertaç Kayar faces up to 22.5 years in prison for “founding ...

medyavehukukJune 26, 2019

Case Monitoring

MLSA Co-Director Veysel Ok receives Thomas Dehler Medal

Lawyer Veysel Ok, who has defended dozens of journalists in Turkey who were prosecuted for their work, ...

medyavehukukApril 5, 2019

Journalist Defense

3 hearings in 1 day: MLSA lawyers, partners and journalists on trial

Journalist Salih Turan was released in a trial where he faced charges of terrorist propaganda, while the hearings of civil society professional Aret ...

medyavehukukMarch 22, 20190

Case Monitoring