HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Young people from Solothurn take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Young people from Solothurn took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Ill prisoner says repression in Ahlat T Type Closed jail increasing 

  Naif İşçi, an ill prisoner in Ahlat T Type Closed Prison, called for sensitivity to the escalating oppression in jails and said that "there is no day when our friends are not punished."
• Öcalan’s lawyers write an open letter to Minister of Justice: Are you aware of your responsibility? 

  “From which law do you get the right to keep a prison and the four Kurdish political prisoners in that prison under these conditions, to cut off all communication with the outside world?” ask Öcalan’s lawyers in an open letter to the Minister of Justice.
• Ayten Öztürk remains under house arrest and can't help her disabled sister in Hatay 

  Ayten Öztürk could not go to her disabled sister who was affected by the earthquake in Hatay because she has been kept under house arrest for about 2 years.
• Ill prisoner Nimet Değiş released after 31 years in prison 

  Ill prisoner Nimet Değiş was released after 31 years in prison.
• Iran executes four prisoners in Urmia 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported the execution of four prisoners in Urmia.
• Front Line Defenders concerned about violence against human rights defenders in earthquake regions 

  Front Line Defenders said it is "deeply concerned about the reports of violence, legal harassment, arbitrary arrests and threats against human rights defenders in the regions affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey."
• Young Baluchi men at risk of execution 

  Four young Baluchi men are at grave risk of execution in connection with protests in Sistan and Baluchestan provinces.
• Lawyers apply once again to visit Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office have applied to meet with their client, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Today marks second anniversary of the Şenyaşar family's Vigil for Justice 

  Today marks the second anniversary of the Şenyaşar family Vigil for Justice.
• Protests against chemical attacks targeting schoolgirls in Iran and Rojhilat increase 

  In the last three months, there have been a series of chemical attacks against at least 38 girls' schools in at least 33 Kurdish and Iranian cities.
• Activists from Basel take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Basel took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Human Rights Association condemns racist attack against Amedspor  

  The Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch condemned the racist attack against Amedspor and demanded an end to impunity.
• Urfa Bar Association: Detainees were tortured in Suruç 

  According to the Human Rights Center of Urfa Bar Association, three people detained in Suruç district of Urfa were tortured at the anti-terror police department.
• Chilling execution spree in Iran with escalating use of death penalty against ethnic minorities 

  Amnesty International said there is a chilling execution spree in Iran with escalating use of the death penalty against ethnic minorities.
• ISIG says that at least 301 workers lost their lives in January and February 

  ISIG said that at least 301 workers lost their lives in January and February.
• TIHV publishes report on rights violations in the earthquake zone 

  The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey has published a report on rights violations in Turkey following the 6 February earthquake.
• Five inmates in Diyarbakır 1 and 2 High Security Prison deported  

  Five inmates in Diyarbakır 1 and 2 High Security Prison were deported to other jails.
• Lawyers' organisations press charges against Erdogan and ministers 

  In Istanbul, lawyers' organisations have filed criminal charges of intentional homicide against President Erdogan, his ministers and all those responsible for the scale of the earthquake disaster in Turkey.
• Lawyer Demir: Policy of impunity promotes attacks 

  Lawyer Cemal Demir stated that racist attacks in the earthquake-hit cities, the death of a person in a police station, lynching, torture and ill-treatment have increased because of the "policy of impunity".
• Three people tortured by the police in Antakya 

  The ÇHD Anti-Torture Commission calls for an investigation against special operations police officers who tortured three people in the earthquake-hit Antakya district of Hatay.
• Man found dead after discussion with an imam 

  A father of three from Doğubayazıt argued with an imam in front of a mosque and was taken to the police station. Shortly afterwards he was reported dead. Officially, the Kurdish man is said to have strangled himself with his cardigan. The family does not
• Amnesty International: Human rights must be ‘at the heart of response’ to earthquakes 

  Amnesty International stated that the humanitarian crises resulting from catastrophic earthquakes led to a worsening of the human rights situation in both Syria and Turkey by exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities.
• Families apply to visit their relatives on Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• Ill prisoner in Van High Security Closed jail not given medical treatment 

  Seyfettin Demhat, an ill prisoner held in Van High Security Closed Prison, is not being treated.