HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Emine Şenyaşar protests once again in front of Ministry of Justice 

  Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and 2 sons were murdered by the bodyguards and relatives of former AKP Urfa MP Ibrahim Halil Yıldız, came before the Turkish Ministry of Justice once again to demand the release of her detained son.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan and the other 3 prisoners in Imrali 

  Lawyers of the Asrın Law Office applied to visit Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Iran executes two prisoners in Ilam Prison 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Network announced that 2 more prisoners were executed in Ilam Prison.
• Emine Şenyaşar to resume her Justice Vigil 

  Emine Şenyaşar will resume her vigil for her murdered family members after the promises made by the Turkish Ministry of Justice to provide justice have not been kept.
• Iran executes 2 Kurdish citizens in Mahabad 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Network said that the Iranian state executed 2 more Kurds in Mahabad on Thursday.
• UN reports holds Iran responsible for the death of Jina Mahsa Amini 

  A report by the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran confirms that the regime is responsible for the death of Jina Mahsa Amini. The regime committed crimes against humanity in the suppression of the subsequent protests.
• Political prisoner released after 30 years in jail 

  Political prisoner Şeref Türk was released after 30 years in prison.
• Iran is the world's top executioner of women, says human rights organization 

  Iran is the world’s top executioner of women.
• Prisoner exposes torture in Samsun S Type jail 

  Political prisoner Vefa Yılmaz, who is held in an isolation cell for three people in Samsun S Type Prison, said in his weekly phone call with his family that he was tortured by the guards who raided the cell.
• ISIG: At least 144 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in February 

  According to the Health and Safety Labor Watch, at least 144 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in February.
• ‘Deterioration of freedom of expression in Turkey has reached new, deeply worrying levels’ 

  A Memorandum on freedom of expression and of the media, human rights defenders and civil society in Turkey has been released.
• At least 834 people executed in Iran in 2023 

  A report by Iran Human Rights said that at least 834 people have been executed in Iran in 2023.
• International organisations call for protection of free speech against state censorship in Turkey 

  International rights groups and journalists’ organisations call on social media platforms to uphold the free expression rights of their users and resist state censorship in Turkey.
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in February 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in February 2024.
• KHRN: Two Kurdish prisoners self-immolate after a raid by prison forces in Urmia 

  Two Kurdish prisoners self-immolated in Urmia Central Prison in protest at their unjust 10-year sentences for alleged “spying for Israel” and the execution of four fellow inmates.
• Kurdish prisoner Türk released after 30 years in jail 

  Kurdish prisoner Mehmet Emin Türk was released after 30 years in Turkish jails.
• HRW: Turkey bears responsibility for abuses and crimes in occupied territories in northern Syria  

  HRW reports abductions, arbitrary arrests, sexual violence, and torture in occupied territories, saying “Turkish officials bear responsibility as the occupying power, and in some cases have been directly involved in apparent war crimes.”
• Next hearing of trial against Saturday Mothers will be held on 7 June 

  The first hearing of the case filed against the Saturday Mothers due to their 950th week protests continued at the Istanbul Courthouse 39th Criminal Court of First Instance. The court set the new hearing on 7 June.
• Kurdish political prisoner takes own life due to torture in Orumiyeh 

  50-year-old Kurdish political prisoner Shahin Gallehdar, who was serving a two-year sentence in Orumiyeh, has ended his life by hanging himself in prison.
• Kurdish prisoners tortured before execution in Iran 

  Three Kurdish prisoners were severely tortured by prison officials in Orumiyeh Central Prison just hours before their execution.
• Saturday Mothers on trial for reclaiming justice and truth 

  The hearing of the trial for the 950th sit-in of the Saturday Mothers will be held in Istanbul today.
• Öcalan’s lawyers: CPT’s approach is not compatible with its duty to prevent conditions of torture 

  Lawyers have no information about the conditions of their clients on Imrali. The last lawyer visit took place in August 2019, and the last sign of life from Imrali was a brief phone call in March 2021. Since then, all contact has been severed.
• Lawyer and human rights defender Çiftçi sent to prison 

  Lawyer and human rights defender Şüheda Ronahi Çiftçi has been imprisoned in the southern province of Antalya. The prosecution accused her of being a member of “a terrorist organization” because of her professional and human rights activities.
• The Iranian regime sentences another Kurdish citizen to death 

  A 27-year-old Kurdish youth was sentenced to death by Iranian regime courts for participating in anti-regime demonstrations in Eastern Kurdistan.
• Guards raid ward of Şakran Women's Closed Prison, insult prisoners 

  In Şakran Women's Closed Prison, more than 30 guards raided the wards, breaking kitchen utensils and the kitchen table.