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• Şenyaşar family’s justice vigil marks day 658 

  The Justice vigil launched by the Şenyaşar family in front of the Urfa courthouse on March 9, 2021, marks its 658th day.
• Calıhan: "Rights are not granted, but fought for" 

  Zeynep Calıhan, who was violently arrested during the vigil for justice for prisoners in Istanbul, says: "Rights are fought for, not granted. We will keep going until justice is done."
• Şenyaşar family, demanding justice for 657 days  

  The Şenyaşar Family has been holding a justice vigil for 657 days for family members killed in June 2018 when bodyguards and relatives of AKP Urfa MP Ibrahim Halil Yıldız attacked the family's shop in Urfa's Suruç during the election campaign.
• Supreme Court in Iran accepts appeal by rapper Saman Seydi Yasin  

  Iran's judiciary said on Saturday that the Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by the rapper Saman Seydi Yasin against his death sentence.
• 44 lawyers arrested in Iran since September 16 

  44 lawyers have been arrested by the Iranian regime as the popular uprising led by women continues in East Kurdistan and Iran.
• Report shows systematic repression of human rights activism in Iran 

  A new report shows that the Islamic Republic’s response to any human rights activism is violent crackdowns, and that the situation of human rights defenders has significantly deteriorated compared to last year.
• Electricity, water and natural gas cut off in the cells of prisoners on hunger strike 

  Electricity, water and natural gas cut off in the cells of prisoners on hunger strike in Ereğli High Security Prison in Konya province.
• HRW: Iranian forces used excessive and unlawful lethal force against protesters in Sanandaj 

  Security forces use lethal force against protesters, wrongful detention, beatings, reported Human Rights Watch on Wednesday.
• Situation of prisoners on hunger strike in Ereğli jail worsening, say relatives 

  Relatives of the detainees on indefinite and non-alternating hunger strike in Ereğli Prison stated that their situation worsened and they tried to communicate with the prison administration, only to be told that "the director is on holiday."
• Unable to crush protests, Iranian regime turns to executions 

  The Iranian regime has so far sentenced more than 30 protestors to death and executed two of them over the protests in East Kurdistan and Iran. 26 more protestors face death sentence.
• Political prisoners in Ereğli enter 77th day on hunger strike  

  Dozens of political prisoners in Ereğli High Security Prison have been on hunger strike for 77 days against unprecedented oppression and rights violations.
• Council of Europe ministers deeply regret Kavala’s ongoing detention and urge his immediate release 

  COE ministers stressed the unconditional obligation to implement the European Court of Human Rights judgments and urged Turkey to comply and immediately release Osman Kavala.
• At least 828 refugee workers killed on the job in Turkey between 2013 and 2022 

  At least 828 refugee workers were killed on the job in Turkey between 2013 and 2022.
• Two Kurdish political activists from Rojhilat face deportation to Iran 

  Kurdish political activists Shawgar Mohammadi and Hossein Menbari (Amanj) from Rojhilat, who were detained in Marmaris, face deportation to Iran.
• HDP: Open the archives to fully clarify the 19 December prison massacre 

  The HDP said in a statement on the 19 December prison massacre, in which dozens of prisoners were murdered, that persecution and torture continued in prisons from the fascist military coup of 12 September to 19 December.
• Scores detained in brutal police crackdown on Justice Vigil in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, a march on the occasion of the final Justice Vigil for the release of sick prisoners was violently broken up by the police. Dozens of people, including media workers and politicians, were taken into custody.
• Kurdish citizen goes into a coma due to torture in Bukan prison 

  During the past three months’ protests, at least 9 Kurdish citizens have been killed under torture by the Iranian government forces, according to Hengaw.
• HDP and HDK condemn AKP-MHP coalition for war policies which force millions to migrate 

  The HDP Migrants and Refugees Commission and the HDK Migration and Refugees Council reacted to the wars, poverty and inequalities that have made millions of people refugees.
• Activists from Rojhilat detained in Turkey at risk of deportation 

  Activists from Rojhilat are among 140 refugees detained in Turkey at risk of deportation. Human rights organizations have called for international solidarity against the risk of being killed if the activists are deported.
• At least 469 people killed by security forces in Iranian protests 

  At least 469 people, including 63 children and 32 women, have been killed by security forces in the current nationwide protests.
• Türkdoğan: There are 1,600 ill prisoners in jails 

  Pointing out that the number of ill prisoners has reached 1,600 (it was 17 in 2007), IHD co-chair Öztürk Türkdoğan said: "The way to object to the system is through Imralı."
• HDP requests establishment of Parliamentary Investigation Commission on work-related deaths 

  HDP Muş MP, Şevin Coşkun, requested the establishment of a Parliamentary Investigation Commission on work-related deaths.
• Prisoners on hunger strike in Ereğli put in solitary confinement 

  It is reported that the prisoners on hunger strike in the Konya Ereğli Prison have been put in solitary confinement.
• Lawsuit against Human Rights Association co-chair Eren Keskin  

  A lawsuit was filed against IHD co-chair Eren Keskin for reacting to the lawsuit filed against Abdülillah Poyraz, the father of HDP member Deniz Poyraz who was murdered in Izmir.
• Kurdish young man dies due to intelligence ministry’s torture in Iran 

  The 27-year-old Kurdish man was arrested in late November for participating in the public protests in Sardasht. He was severely tortured by the interrogators before his release in early December.