Turkish scholars on trial for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’ freed

Edit Dawn 23 Apr 2016
ISTANBUL ... Under the original charge, Esra Mungan Gursoy, Meral Camci, Kivanc Ersoy and Muzaffer Kaya faced up to seven-and-a-half years behind bars ... ....

Thirsty Scholar presents Millie Manders plus supports

Edit Skiddle 23 Apr 2016
The Thirsty Scholar in Manchester. Monday 25th April 2016. 7.00pm til 11.00pm. Minimum Age. 18. Thirsty Scholar's open mic night presents featured artist Millie Manders! Bringing her punk/ska/pop sounds to Manchester. Event Info. Venue.   ... www.milliemanders.co.uk ... This year sees her performing with The Beat, Sonic Boom Six, The Talks and Voodoo Glow Skulls, and playing major festivals such as Boom Town and Kaya ... “I love it ... 18 ... ....

Turkish academics freed on first day of trial for 'terrorist propaganda'

Edit The Guardian 22 Apr 2016
Under the original charge, Esra Mungan, Meral Camcı, Kivanç Ersoy and Muzaffer Kaya faced up to seven-and-a-half years behind bars ... Earlier, Kaya had fiercely defended the petition, telling the court that the state had “not managed to stifle the voices of our conscience” and that he and the three other academics had been arrested for criticising political power, Dogan news agency said ... Acquit me,” he said ... Related ... ....

Turkey academics on trial for 'terrorist propaganda'

Edit BBC News 22 Apr 2016
Four Turkish academics went on trial on Friday in Istanbul accused of spreading "terrorist propaganda" ... Esra Mungan Gursoy, Meral Camci, Kivanc Ersoy and Muzaffer Kaya are accused of engaging in "terrorist propaganda" and "inciting hatred and enmity" for signing the petition, and for making a statement along the same lines in front of the media ... Related Topics. Share this story About sharing. ....

Turkish academics go on trial for 'terrorist propoganda'

Edit Dawn 22 Apr 2016
ISTANBUL. Four Turkish academics go on trial Friday for “terrorist propaganda” in the latest of a series of court cases that have highlighted growing restrictions on free speech under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... If convicted, Esra Mungan Gursoy, Meral Camci, Kivanc Ersoy and Muzaffer Kaya face up to seven and a half years behind bars, according to Academics for Peace (BAK), the organisation behind the contested statement ... ....

4 Turkish academics charged with terror propaganda released

Edit Tampa Bay Online 22 Apr 2016
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of four academics accused of spreading "terrorist" propaganda at the opening hearing of one of several trials that have raised concern over Turkey's continuing crackdown on dissenting voices ... The defendants — Esra Mungan, Muzaffer Kaya, Kivanc Ersoy and Meral Camci — had been held in a high-security prison in Istanbul since their arrest ... ___. Fraser reported from Ankara ... ....

Prince remembered and mourned by Los Angeles fans

Edit LA Daily News 22 Apr 2016
Grace Pedroza drove from Pico Rivera to Hollywood Boulevard Thursday morning, hoping to leave purple flowers on Prince’s star on the iconic Walk of Fame. Only there was no star ... In the end, that made sense to Pedroza ... “He transcended that kind of attention.” ... Kaya Jones of Los Angeles said she became a Prince fan when she heard the sexually laced song “Darling Nikki,” off the Purple Rain album....

Boris Johnson suggests 'part-Kenyan' Obama may have an 'ancestral dislike' of Britain

Edit Belfast Telegraph 22 Apr 2016
Boris Johnson has criticised the US president Barack Obama and suggested his attitude to Britain might be based on his “part-Kenyan” heritage and “ancestral dislike of the British empire... Share Go To. “Some said it was a snub to Britain ... The story itself about the bust being removed is false ... Artist Kaya Mar holds his painting outside Downing Street ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to 10 Downing Street, London. PA ... Independent ... ....

Grieving Kaya Tiwi See Off Giants to Lift Title

Edit All Africa 20 Apr 2016
[Nation] The just-concluded Brookside National Secondary Schools Term One Games in Friends School Kamusinga sprung surprises ... ....

Turkey: Arbitrary detention and upcoming trial of four academics and researcher (OMCT - World Organisation Against Torture)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
Muzaffer Kaya ... Muzaffer Kaya will appear before the Istanbul 13 Heavy Penal Court to face charges of 'terrorist propaganda' (Article 7/2 of Anti-Terrorism Law) after denouncing human rights violations in a press statement and a petition ... Muzaffer Kaya were arrested on March 15, 2016 and have since been detained in high security closed prisons in İstanbul, Bakırköy Prison for Women and Silivri Prison for Men, respectively....

High-Level Philippine Business Delegation Caps Successful One-Day Trade, Investment, and Tourism Mission in Brunei Darussalam (Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
(Source ... The mission was headed by Mr. Edward C ... The delegation met with Brunei government officials and business council members including Yang Mulia Dato Seri Setia Awg Haji Abd Aziz bin Orang Kaya Maharaja Lela Haji Yussof, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA); Yang Mulia Awang Wardi bin Haji Mohammad Ali, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Tourism)at the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT); Mr ... END....
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