HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Political prisoner left to die 

  Seriously ill political prisoner Abdurrahman Gemicioğlu is handcuffed even in the intensive care unit. His daughter Elif Gemicioğlu is calling on the public and the authorities to take action.
• Kurdish political prisoner in Iran faces new charges under security pressure 

  Ahmadreza Haeri, a Kurdish political prisoner from Ilam, faces new charges of “propaganda against the state” and “spreading false information” based on reports and complaints from officials at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
• Iranian regime executes 150 people in September 

  The Iranian Human Rights Organization said that the Iranian regime executed approximately 150 people in prisons in the month of September, 5 of them women.
• Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital  

  The imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a hospital after a long wait. The 52-year-old suffers from heart failure.
• Ill prisoner Gemicioğlu taken in intensive care 

  Abdurrahman Gemicioğlu, who was arrested despite being ill because his sentence was upheld, was taken to intensive care for treatment.
• Iranian authorities hand down new prison sentences to five female activists 

  It was reported that Iranian authorities have handed down new prison sentences to five female prisoners, including Pakshan Azizi, Warisha Moradi and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi.
• IHD Amed calls for a solution to the Kurdish question 

  Since the breakdown of negotiations on the Kurdish question and the democratisation of Turkey nine years ago, almost 28,000 people have been detained in the Kurdish region, according to data from the Human Rights Association (IHD).
• Prisoners in Giresun jail call for urgent inspection after denouncing attack by guards 

  Prisoners in Giresun E Type Closed Prison have called for an “urgent” visit to the prison, after denouncing to be attacked by guards.
• 84-year-old seriously ill prisoner transferred back to Iskenderun jail 

  84-year-old seriously ill prisoner Sıddık Güler has been transferred back to Iskenderun jail.
• Peace Mothers in Silopi say "No to war, peace right now" 

  The vigil started by Peace Mothers in Başverimli, in Silopi, with the slogan "No to war, peace right now" continues.
• Yilmaz: The attack on the Kurdish language is not independent of the Kurdish question 

  IHD Amed Branch President Ercan Yılmaz pointed out that the attacks against Kurdish language and culture are based on a monist understanding and continue to increase day by day.
• Şebnem Korur Fincancı to be forcibly brought to court for a new trial 

  The former president of the Turkish Medical Association is set to appear before the court once again, this time for expressing suspicions of torture. Because she did not attend the trial, she will be forcibly brought to court.
• Human rights activists demand the release of ill prisoner Hatice Onaran 

  Human rights activists in Ankara and Istanbul exposed the situation of ill prisoner Hatice Onaran, and demanded her immediate release.
• Iran: Sharifeh Mohammadi sees death sentence overturned 

  The trial against women's and labor rights activist Sharifeh Mohammadi is being reopened. Iran's Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence against the 45-year-old.
• Prisoners from Rojava subject to inhuman treatment in Turkey 

  DEM Party Mardin MP Kamuran Tanhan said that Rojavans, who are deprived of their most basic rights in prisons in Turkey, are subjected to inhumane practices of the government.
• Isolation Bulletin: No news from İmralı for 3 years and 6 months! 

  ÖHD announced that isolation has been imposed in İmralı for 24 years, 7 months and 28 days, and there has been no news from İmralı for 3 years, 6 months and 17 days.
• MP Aslan applies to Parliamentary Human Rights Investigation Commission against İmralı isolation 

  DEM Party MP Nevroz Uysal Aslan applied to the Parliamentary Human Rights Investigation Commission against the torture system in İmralı and asked the commission to take initiatives.
• Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi goes on hunger strike 

  Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi has gone on hunger strike in protest against the conditions she is held in and for the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.
• 'There is a lack of political will, particularly for political prisoners such as Abdullah Öcalan' 

  “There is a lack of strong implementation mechanisms and the political will to enforce them, particularly for political prisoners such as Abdullah Öcalan,” said Urko Aiartza, Co-President of the ELDH.
• Condition of prisoner Mizgin Acar getting worse 

  The condition of Mizgin Acar, a prisoner who allegedly committed suicide and has been in intensive care since the beginning of October, is getting worse.
• Saturday Mothers acquitted in ‘950th week’ case 

  Twenty people, including relatives of those disappeared by state forces and their lawyers, have been acquitted of attempting to hold an illegal demonstration.
• Lung cancer prisoners had his sentence postponed 

  Nurettin Dayan has stage 4 lung cancer. He is in prison in Batman, and finally had his sentence postponed for 6 months.
• Prisoner in Mardin allegedly committed suicide 

  Mizgin Acar is a prisoner in Mardin E Type Closed jail. She had allegedly attempted suicide. The prisoner is in intensive care.
• Hayrettin Ekinci released after 30 years 

  Hayrettin Ekinci spent 30 years in prison, and saw his release postponed for 6 months, because he didn’t admit “remorse”. On Thursday he has been finally freed.
• ÖHD: 56 prisoners deported from Urfa prisons in one year 

  ÖHD announced that 56 prisoners were deported from Urfa prisons in one year. The lawyers’ association said that the isolation policies in Imralı have spread to all prisons.