HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Saturday Mothers faced with police repression 

  Once again the Saturday Mothers were met with police repression while trying to stage their weekly action.
• Lawyer Dinc appeals to visit Öcalan 

  Öcalan hasn’t been heard from in years, as another one of his lawyers appeals to visit again. 
• AI: Almost 130,000 purged public sector workers awaiting justice 

  “More than two years since the first dismissals began, tens of thousands of public sector workers are living in limbo without effective remedy. Rather than providing a mechanism for justice, the Commission has merely rubbed salt into their wounds."
• Kurds and allies to take to the streets for Öcalan 

  KCDK-E has called for participation to the marches to be held in Europe, Canada Australia, Japan and various other centers for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HPC members stage long march for Öcalan 

  Hundreds of HPC members staged a long march from Girke Lege to Çilaxa for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Executions on the rise in Iran in October 

  Protests against the political, economic and social issues are on the rise in Iran, as well as the number of executions. At least 23 people have been executed in October alone.
• Kurdish youth protest for Öcalan in Germany 

  Kurds in Europe continue with their protests for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Demonstration for Öcalan’s freedom in Sweden 

  Kurds in Sweden took to the streets to demand freedom for Öcalan.
• Women in Dirbesiyê against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Women in the Hesekê vowed to fight until the liberation of Abdullah Öcalan is achieved.
• Lawyers’ appeal to visit Öcalan rejected for the 757th time 

  Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers have appealed to visit their client for the 757th time, and it was rejected at lightning speed.
• TJK-E took over Vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  The women reiterated actions will be held until Öcalan's freedom is achieved.
• Uruguay passed law on transgender rights 

  Breaking step in Uruguay towards rights for all.
• Isolation of Öcalan protested in Bern 

  A demonstration was held in Bern, Switzerland in protest at the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Saturday Mothers defy the police blockade 

  Despite police blockade, the Saturday Mothers met for the 708th time in Istanbul today and asked about the whereabouts of their disappeared relatives.
• Recordings of torture erased in Nusaybin 

  The security camera recordings that showed detainees being tortured in Nusaybin have been erased.
• Marseille group takes over the Vigil for Öcalan 

  The Vigil for Öcalan in front of the Council of Europe has reached week 300 and this time is being carried out by a group from Marseille.
• Relatives of disappeared people actions in Amed and Batman 

  Human Rights Association and relatives of the disappeared people met in Amed and Batman.
• TAYAD member taken into custody 

  Two TAYAD families association taken into custody.
• Saturday Mothers: We won't give up 

  The Saturday Mothers gathered once more in Galatasaray Square, in Istanbul. 
• PA OSCE: Pre-election harrassment and detentions must end 

  PA OSCE protested the detentions and arrests and said, “Pre-election harassment and detentions must end. Turkey’s security concerns must not be abused to target the opposition.”
• What are prisoners going through in the Kayseri Prison? 

  Rights violations are on the rise in the Kayseri Bunyan Type T Closed Prison.
• HDP Temelli: Time to right all the wrongs 

  HDP Co-Chair Sezai Temelli visited the families of detained journalists and politicians in front of the courthouse after his trip to Lice.
• 8536 rights violations registered in Van in 9 months 

  The IHD Van Chapter has announced the rights violations in the city in the first 9 months. The report cites 237 house raids, 282 arrests and a total of 8536 rights violations.
• PACE conference against the isolation of Öcalan 

  A conference was held in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to draw attention to Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s situation.
• Human Rights Network’s report on Iran’s attacks 

  The Kurdistan Human Rights Network has prepared a report on Iran’s attacks against Shaho and Hawraman.