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• Panahi’s lawyer: Death penalty has no legal basis 

  Lawyer said the trial of the Kurdish prisoner full of legal flaws.
• Appeal to EU by Panahi’s mother: Do not allow the execution! 

  The mother of the Kurdish prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi, who has been sentenced to death by the Iranian state, is calling on the EU to stop the execution of her son.
• Wrote letter to Demirtaş, served 4 extra months in prison 

  Mehmet Kadri Öden wrote a letter to Selahattin Demirtaş from the prison he was arrested in, and ended up serving 4 extra months in prison.
• Peace Mothers from Aleppo condemn the isolation of Öcalan  

  Peace Mothers Initiative condemned the Turkish state’s isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and called on the world public and human rights organizations to break their silence.
• Lawyers’ appeal to meet with Öcalan rejected for the 758th time 

  The Turkish state continues denying access to Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held in aggravated isolation.
• Peoples’ Tribunal finds Turkey violated international laws 

  Turkish State is held responsible for denying the right to self-international determination of the Kurdish People.
• Amnesty International calls for urgent action for Panahi 

  Amnesty International has called for urgent action for Kurdish political prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi who is at imminent risk of execution after Ramadan.
• Kurdish political prisoner Panahi to be executed after Ramadan 

  The execution of Kurdish political prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi had been halted after massive protest worldwide campaign.
• Justice for Roboski campaign goes on 

  Despite the European Court of Human Rights dismissal of the application, Roboski families keep fight for justice.
• Ezidis condemn the destruction of condolence house in Nusaybin 

  Ezidis called on UN to stop the Turkish state attacks.
• Human Rights Association: Öcalan’s situation unacceptable 

  IHD General Assembly reiterated the importance of 24 June elections.
• Ill prisoner tied and tortured 

  Prisoner tied and beaten up while transferred to another jail.
• HDP: ECHR’s decision on Roboski shameful 

  The European Court of Human Rights said not all domestic resources had been exhausted in the Roboski case.
• Seriously ill prisoner denied medicines and water 

  Family of Ergin Aktaş calls on people to support prisoners on hunger strike.
• Lawyer Altıparmak: “ECHR cancelled the Roboski appeal” 

  European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has allegedly cancelled the appeal regarding the Roboski massacre with a scandalous excuse.
• International Tribunal to announce verdict on Turkey 

  The International Tribunal in French capital Paris will announce the verdict on Turkey’s war crimes on May 24.
• Health of 4 prisoners on hunger strike quickly deteriorating 

  The Human Rights Association called for action as four ill prisoners face death.
• Armed attack against LGBTI activist in Istanbul 

  LGBTI activist Kıvılcım Arat and her friend Mehmet Dirlik were attacked with a gun by her neighbors in her yard.
• Sick prisoners in Meneman on hunger strike for 21 days 

  Four sick prisoners in the Menemen Type R Closed Prison have been on a hunger strike for the last 21 days as their demands are not met.
• Lawyers file 753rd appeal to visit Kurdish leader Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers filed an application with the Bursa Prosecutor's Office for the 753rd time to visit their client. Since July 27, 2011, each application has been rejected.
• Prisoners battered for speaking Kurdish 

  Prisoners in Iskenderun Type M Closed Prison were subjected to torture for speaking Kurdish.
• Prisoners on hunger strike for their right to be treated 

  Four prisoners suffering from serious health conditions are protesting in Izmir-Menemen jail.
• AKP is building more prisons in Amed 

  Erdogan regime is planning more jails
• Execution of Kurdish prisoner Panahi temporarily halted 

  Kurdish political prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi was taken out of solitary cell and put in an ordinary ward near other inmates. Panahi’s death sentence has not been annulled but halted temporarily.
• People’s Tribunal on Turkey to deliver its verdict 

  The verdict will be announced on 24 May at the European Parliament.