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Mother who received her son's body by post: Do not surrender!
Halise Aksoy received her son's bones in a post package in 2020. She was arrested last week. Her first message was "Don't surrender to those in power". -
Kurdish politician in Cyprus custody goes on indefinite hunger strike
Kenan Ayaz, detained in Cyprus and facing extradition to Germany, has started an indefinite hunger strike in protest at the action taken against him. -
Trial against the Saturday Mothers opens today in Istanbul
The trial against the Saturday Mothers will open today in Istanbul. -
Kurdish activists in Geneva call for release of Kenan Ayaz
Kurdish activists gathered in Geneva demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the release of Kenan Ayaz, who was extradited to Germany. -
No contact with boat carrying Syrian migrants
Contact with a boat carrying Syrian migrants off the Algerian coast has been lost since last Wednesday. -
Munzur: CPT should stop serving the Turkish state
The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative-Syria Member Ferzende Munzur said that the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) was not doing its duty and thus serving the Turkish state policy. -
Ferit Şenyaşar: "We will bring justice and peace to Turkey together"
Speaking at the Justice Vigil, Ferit Şenyaşar said: “We will be the voice of the 301 miners who were killed in Soma. We will bring justice and peace to Turkey together." -
25 detained in police attack on Saturday Mothers in Istanbul
The Saturday Mothers have again been attacked by the police in Istanbul and 25 people have been taken into custody. -
Families of Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali once again apply for a visit
Families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and of the other prisoners in Imralı have submitted new applications for a visit. -
HRW: Turkish border guards torture, kill Syrians
“Turkish gendarmes and armed forces in charge of border control routinely abuse and indiscriminately shoot at Syrians along the Syrian-Turkish border, with hundreds of deaths and injuries recorded in recent years,” said HRW Director Hugh Williamson. -
International groups demand release of Kurdish journalists, lawyers, party officials
International groups demand the release of Kurdish journalists, lawyers, and political party officials arrested in Turkey in a pre-election crackdown. -
Lawyers: If no voice is raised against the crackdown, it will spread all over Turkey
The Association of Lawyers for Freedom condemned Tuesday’s mass detentions, warning that: "If no voice is raised against the crackdown, it will spread all over Turkey." -
HRW calls on Turkey to free, end harassment of journalists, party officials, lawyers
International groups demand the release of Kurdish journalists, lawyers, and political party officials arrested in a pre-election crackdown in Turkey. -
MAF-DAD expresses solidarity with lawyers detained in Turkey: "We will fight together"
“MAF-DAD stands in solidarity with all detained lawyers who face intense pressure while practicing their profession in an honorable manner and fighting for the principles of law and human rights. We are with them in their legal struggle." -
Human Rights Watch: Security forces in Iran kill, torture, abuse children
Iran’s security forces repressing widespread protests have unlawfully killed, tortured, sexually assaulted, and disappeared children as part of a pattern of serious violations, says HRW. -
33 bar associations call for restrictions imposed on lawyers and other detainees to be lifted
33 bar associations called for the ban on lawyers and the restrictions imposed on the over 150 people taken into custody on Tuesday to be lifted. -
Kenan Ayaz: My extradition to Germany would be a gift to Erdogan
Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz, imprisoned in Cyprus at the instigation of Germany, stated that none of his activities could be construed as terrorist and that his extradition would be an electoral gift for Erdogan. -
Justice Vigil of Şenyaşar family on day 761
Today marks the 761st day of the Şenyaşar family’s vigil for justice. -
Many detained in police attack on vigil by Saturday Mothers
In Istanbul, the Saturday Mothers' vigil was once again prevented and 17 members of the initiative were taken into custody. -
Seriously ill prisoner Gulistan Abdo not treated
Gulistan Abdo, a seriously ill political prisoner in Gebze Prison, whose left leg was amputated due to gangrene for years after she was caught injured in 1994, has to live with platinum for the rest of her life. She has been in jail for 29 years. -
Lawyers and families of Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali apply for visit
The lawyers and families of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit on the occasion of the end of Ramadan. -
Ill prisoners in Edirne F Type undergo surgery in handcuffs
Prisoners in Edirne F Type jail are subjected to torture and violations of their rights. Ill prisoners have surgery in handcuffs, and are kept in isolation. -
Ministry of Justice says "unforeseeable reasons" responsible for two-year silence from Imrali
The Turkish Ministry of Justice, in the justification it submitted to the Constitutional Court regarding the isolation in Imrali, argued that there was no "ill-treatment", and that visits were interrupted due to "unforeseeable reasons". -
Criminal complaint against soldiers who tortured a lawyer in Hatay
Legal organizations in Izmir filed a criminal complaint against soldiers who tortured a lawyer in earthquake-hit Hatay province in southern Turkey. -
68 female prisoners urge the CPT to stop deaths in Turkey’s prisons
In a letter, 68 women prisoners urged the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) “to stop deaths in Turkey’s prisons as soon as possible.”