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"The Armed Forces are also criticised in the report and it is argued that "the armed forces have continued to exercise undue political influence via formal and informal mechanisms…"

The Justice for Children Group demands a well-grounded and quick legal solution for the children that became victims of the Anti-Terrorism Law to avoid further prevalence of the problem. The group met MPs of Turkey's major parties in the National Assembly.

Nationalist messages spelled out in lights strung between minarets illuminated five of İstanbul's historic mosques on Monday and Tuesday night, a move most observers argued was provocative and an attempt to undermine ongoing democratization efforts in Turkey.

MESOP DOSSIER

5 October 2009
SOURCE: IPS Communication Foundation
(BIANET/IFEX) – Lawyer Eren Keskin, theatre actor Murat Batgi and writer
Edip Polat were sentenced to one year in prison for using the terms
"Kurdistan" and "Kurds." Furthermore, they were deprived of many of their
civil rights.

The speech of Derwich M. Ferho on the 3rd General Assembly of Centre Maurits Coppieters in Cardiff – Wales, on 25.9.2009

Dalia Mogahed, appointed by US President Barack Obama and the first Muslim woman to be a member of the White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, has said the Gülen movement, a faith-based social movement named after Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, is a model and inspiration for all those working for the good of the society.

CONTENT OF INFORMATION FILE
 INTRODUCTION
 STATISTICS ON KURDISH CHILDREN KILLED BY THE STATE
 THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN 2008
 JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN INITIATIVE
 PRESS ARTICLES
INTRODUCTION