Turkey reported the kidnapping of and assault on a Protestant and attacks against a Christian bookstore.
Turkey reported the murder of two transgender persons, including a prominent human rights activist. The police arrested the alleged perpetrator in the latter case.
The Kurdish Human Rights Project reported seven assaults targeting Kurdish persons.
The Kurdish Human Rights Project reported the murder of a Catholic from Germany and death threats made against the priest of an Orthodox church. The Association of Protestant Churches reported threats made to church leaders.
The Kurdish Human Rights Project, the Human Rights Agenda Association, Pink Life (Pembe Hayat), Transgender Europe (TGEU) and Lambda Istanbul reported five transgender murders between March and June 2009. ILGA-Europe provided information on one additional murder and one instance of assault.
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) expressed concern about allegations of persisting hostile attitudes on the part of the general public towards Roma, including attacks and threats.
The Holy See reported the murder of a Christian, following which the perpetrator was apprehended, convicted and sentenced.