HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Petition for the release of Kurdish activist Kiyoumars Latifi 

  For weeks, Kurdish teacher Kiyoumars Latifi has been imprisoned in a prison run by the Iranian secret service. His son, who lives in Germany, is receiving death threats and has now initiated a petition for his father's release.
• Electricity bills have tripled in Turkey’s prisons as well 

  Writing to Bianet from the Elbistan Type E Closed Prison, cartoonist Ahmet Bilge says that while he and three fellow prisoners would pay 80 lira on average for the electricity bill, it almost tripled last month and they were expected to pay 220 lira.
• Şenyaşar family calls on everyone to join them on Wednesday, as Justice Vigil marks its first year 

  The Şenyaşar family called on everyone to join them on Wednesday, as the Justice Vigil marks its first year.
• 40 children died in February for preventable causes 

  According to the data recorded by the Idea and Art Workshop Association through media monitoring, at least 40 children lost their lives in Turkey in February due to preventable causes.
• Hunger strike in Mardin E Type Closed jail enters 12th day 

  The hunger strike in Mardin E Type Closed Prison has entered its 12th day. A prisoner has been deported to another jail.
• Prisoners’ relatives call for an independent committee to visit prisons 

  The families and relatives of prisoners urged the Turkish authorities to task an independent committee to probe into the violations of rights in the country’s prisons.
• Ferit Şenyaşar: Killers are protected 

  The Senyaşar family's Justice Vigil continues on its 360th day. Ferit Şenyaşar said that the images of the day of the massacres are in the archives of the state.
• Amed Bar Association releases report on violations of children's rights 

  The Amed Bar Association released a report called "Violations of Child Rights by Armored Vehicles, Mines and Remnants of Conflict - War".
• Report on LGBTI+ in Turkey published 

  At least eight hate killings of LGBTI+ people have been committed in Turkey in the past year. The association KAOS GL sees the community as the most dynamic group of social opposition in the fight for human rights.
• Prisoners’ families in Amed: We will be everywhere until justice is served 

  Families of prisoners gathered outside the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) in Amed (Diyarbakir) as part of the Justice Vigil that has been carried out for 107 days.
• Human Rights Association publishes report on violations in North Kurdistan 

  In its 2021 report, the IHD Amed Branch said that 151 people and 156 prisoners were tortured. "Isolation should be lifted immediately," the report said, drawing attention to the isolation of Imrali.
• Child staying in Diyarbakır prison with his mother denied medication 

  B.B., a child who was staying with his mother in Diyarbakır Women's Prison, was not given medication and had wounds on his body.
• 17 women, including DTK co-chair Leyla Güven, transferred to other prisons  

  17 women, including DTK co-chair Leyla Güven, were transferred to other prisons from Elazig Women's Closed Prison.
• Justice Vigil carried out in Izmir Bar Association enters its 12th day 

  The Justice Vigil carried out in Izmir Bar Association, has entered its 12th day. Fatma Sürme, the relative of one of the prisoners, said that despite the hunger strike of the prisoners in Tekirdağ Prison, the conditions are not improving.
• Şenyaşar family moves Justice Vigil to Antep  

  The Şenyaşar family brought the Justice Vigil to the Antep Court of Appeal to draw attention to the case of imprisoned family member Fadıl Şenyaşar.
• 13 prisoners on hunger strike in Tekirdağ Prison 

  The number of prisoners who went on hunger strike to end the increasing torture and oppression in Tekirdağ Prison has increased to 13.
• Senyaşar family's Justice Vigil continues on its 356th day 

  The Senyaşar family's Justice Vigil continues on its 356th day. Şenyaşarlar said: "Those who consent to oppression are like those carrying it out."
• New group of prisoners takes over hunger strike against oppression and torture in Mardin E Type jail 

  A new group of prisoners took over the hunger strike against oppression and torture in Mardin E Type Closed jail.
• Saturday Mothers: Where is Cüneyt Aydınlar? 

  Cüneyt Aydınlar was 22 years old when he was arrested in Istanbul in February 1994. Witnesses stated that he was severely tortured in police custody. To this day, he is considered to have disappeared, and his body has never been found.
• Senyaşar family's Vigil for Justice reaches day 355 

  The Senyaşar family's Vigil for Justice is on its 355th day.
• Two more prisoner join Hogir Batu, on hunger strike against torture in Iğdır for 65 days 

  As prisoner Hogir Batu's hunger strike against torture in Iğdır enters its 65th day, it has been learned that 2 more prisoners have started a hunger strike in the same prison.
• 12 prisoners still on hunger strike in Tekirdağ Prison 

  12 prisoners are on hunger strike in Tekirdağ Prison. Their families demanded that the isolation be lifted.
• Ill prisoner Selahattin Genç suffers a stroke but is kept in hospital for just two days 

  Ill prisoner Selahattin Genç, who has been in prison for 29 years, suffered a stroke and was brought to hospital, only to be taken to prison again.
• Families gather in front of the courthouse for the Justice Vigil in Amed 

  Continuing their Justice Vigil protest, the families met in front of the courthouse in Amed (Diyarbakır) and demanded that their voices be heard more.
• Prisoners in Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison investigated for shaking hands 

  Prisoners in Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison were subject to disciplinary investigations due to shaking hands and hugging.