Basak Ertur

Lecturer in Law and the co-director of Centre for Law and the Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London
Something is Missing in the Hrant Dink Murder Ruling

Something is Missing in the Hrant Dink Murder Ruling

Hrant Dink’s murder was the culminating point of a persecution campaign that can be traced back to February 2004, when he published claims to the effect that Sabiha Gökçen, the adopted daughter of Atatürk and the first woman war pilot of the Turkish Republic, was of...

London screening of ’48’ by Susana de Sousa Dias

London screening of ’48’ by Susana de Sousa Dias

48, Susana de Sousa Dias 93’ minutes, Betacam Digital, Portugal, 2009 screening and discussion with the director Friday 28 January, 6:30pm University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street opening night screening of: ¡Documentary Now! A Conference on the Contemporary...

A Note on Violence

A Note on Violence

There is a determined constituency within the new student movement who do not rule out the use of physical force in protest. The damage they incur is far from random vandalism. The courage they display in refusing to be intimidated by the increasingly brutal tactics of the police has garnered some recognition from others within the movement. Yet the issue remains controversial and potentially divisive.