Five organizations called for the acquittal of the academics after Constitutional Court ruling.

Five psychology organizations have called on the authorities in Turkey to drop charges against the Academics for Peace, including Prof. Serdar Değirmencioğlu, the former president of the European Community Psychology Association (ECPA).

Twenty-two academics have been released so far after the Constitutional Court ruled in July that prison sentences violate the freedom of expression.

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).

Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin hak ihlali kararı ile bir kez daha gündeme gelen Barış Akademisyenleri’ne dair okurlarımız için bir yazı dizisi hazırladık. Yazı dizimizin ilk bölümünde, ne dediler de bu kadar yoğun baskıya maruz kaldılar ve yaşadıkları hukuksal süreci özetledik. Yazı dizimizin devamında ise Barış Akademisyenleri’nin kendi anlatımları, hikayeleri, kayıpları, zorlukları, dayanışmaları yer alacak. Kendi kalemleriyle hikayelerini yazacaklar. Son olarak Türkiye’nin toplumsal bilincine her alanda katkı sunan bu zihinlerin makalelerine yer veriyoruz.

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).