HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Hunger striker Sibel Balaç sent to prison again 

  Sibel Balaç who has been on death fast since 29 December 2021, was released from the hospital and sent back to Bakırköy Closed Prison.
• IHR: At least 54 protesters killed, hundreds wounded in Iran protests 

  At least 54 people have been killed so far in the violent crackdown on protests in Rojhilat and Iran following the death of Jina Mahsa Amini, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR).
• Amnesty International calls for urgent global action against the bloody crackdown in Iran 

  With the death toll in Iran reaching at least 30 people, four of them children, Amnesty International reiterates its call for urgent global action, warning of the risk of further bloodshed amid a deliberately imposed Internet black out.
• At least 50 people killed during demonstrations for Jina Amini in Iran and Rojhilat 

  The Iranian Human Rights Organization announced that 50 people were killed during the demonstrations in Iran and Rojhilat.
• UN experts demand accountability for death of Mahsa Amini, call for end to violence against women 

  UN experts call on the Iranian authorities to “hold an independent, impartial, and prompt investigation into Ms Amini’s death, make the findings of the investigation public and hold all perpetrators accountable.”
• Urgent appeal for Kurdish activist facing deportation to Turkey 

  Urgent call for action for Kurdish revolutionary Ecevit Piroğlu who has been on an indefinite hunger strike as the Serbian government seems determined to extradite him to the Turkish state.
• Many detained in police attack on Saturday Mothers 

  Police attacked the Saturday Mothers and handcuffed several activists behind their backs while detaining them.
• UN decries Iran's violent response after Mahsa Amini's death 

  The UN decried on Tuesday Mahsa Amini’s death in custody after she was arrested by Iran’s “morality police" and the violent crackdown on protests over her death, demanding an independent investigation.
• Turkey’s prisons continue to be centres of torture and death 

  HDP calls on the international community - first and foremost the CPT and other relevant organs of the CoE, human rights commissioners of the CoE and the UN, to take action against torture and inhumane conditions in Turkish prisons.
• Prisoner suffering from cancer not receiving treatment 

  Ill prisoner Hüseyin Durmaz, who suffers from cancer, is not receiving treatment in prison.
• 756 lawyers from the Middle East and North Africa request to visit Öcalan 

  The Asrın Law Office reported that 756 lawyers from the Middle East and North Africa applied to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Island Prison.
• Hengaw report on protests in Iran: 38 injured, 13 arrested 

  With the call of Kurdish parties, a general strike is scheduled to be held in the cities of Kurdistan on Monday, September 19, as a sign of protest against the murder of Zhina Amini by Iranian security agencies.
• Şenyaşar family continues Justice Vigil on day 560 

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit have been holding a Justice Vigil for 560 days demanding justice for three family members killed by AKP people in 2018.
• Prisoners on hunger strike in Kırıklar jail quickly losing weight, say lawyers 

  The hunger strike carried out by seriously ill prisoners against torture in Kırıklar Prison continues on its 21st day. Lawyers from ÖHD said that the prisoners are quickly losing weight.
• Kurdish woman tortured by Tehran police, dies after three days in a coma  

  A Kurdish woman named Mehsa Amini, who was tortured by Tehran police, died after three days in a coma.
• Lawyer Demir says aggravated life imprisonment has been turned into de facto death sentence 

  Lawyer Cemal Demir said that aggravated life imprisonment has been turned into a de facto death sentence in the person of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Families of sick prisoners resume justice vigil in front of ATK 

  The families of sick and other prisoners who are supposed to be released continued the Justice Vigil in front of the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) in Amed.
• Asrın Law Office thanks 350 lawyers who applied to Turkish Ministry to visit Öcalan 

  The Asrın Law Office thanked hundreds of lawyers who applied to the Turkish Ministry of Justice to pay a visit to the İmralı prison for their solidarity.
• 350 lawyers from 22 countries apply to visit Imrali Prison 

  350 lawyers from 22 countries have submitted an application to the Turkish Ministry of Justice to pay a visit to the Imrali prison where Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is kept in isolation.
• Prisoner reports constant raids in Van High Security Closed Prison 

  Seyfettin Demhat, a seriously ill prisoner in Van High Security Closed Prison, said that people in uniform and plain clothes raided their wards day and night, and that they could not hear from a friend they had taken away at night during these raids.
• Three prisoners go on hunger strike in Kilis L Type Closed jail to protest torture 

  Three prisoners held in Kilis L Type Closed Prison went on hunger strike against torture.
• Women prisoners in Diyarbakır Women's Closed jail go on hunger strike against rights violations 

  Women prisoners in Diyarbakır Women's Closed Prison went on hunger strike against rights violations.
• Prisoners in Bafra T-Type jail expose violations of rights 

  Selami Keleş is an ill prisoner in Bafra T-Type Prison. He said that he was arbitrary sentenced to solitary confinement by the prison administration and that pressure, deportation and threats are increasing.
• Emine Şenyaşar to stand trial again 

  Emine Şenyaşar has to stand trial again. The 71-year-old is again accused of making derogatory remarks to an AKP politician who is allegedly responsible for the lynchings of three of her family members.
• ‘Disrespect for the dead should be stopped’ 

  The ‘Respect for the Dead and Justice Initiative’ strives to stop the disrespect towards the dead and cemeteries, and to ensure that people of all faiths have the right to bury their dead in a manner befitting human dignity.