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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. -
Torture in the dungeons of the KDP
A prisoner denounces torture and isolation in the dungeons in the KDP-ruled southern Kurdistan, where prisoners are interrogated and blackmailed by Turkish agents. -
HRW urges Turkey to respect humanitarian law and stop targeting civilian infrastructure in NE Syria
Turkey’s strikes wreak havoc on North-East Syria, said the HRW, reporting about the intensifying crisis in the region as the world's attention remains fixed on the devastating conflict unfolding in Gaza. -
Hunger strike by political prisoners to demand freedom for Öcalan enters 74th day
The hunger strike launched by political prisoners to demand the physical freedom of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan has reached its 74th day. -
ISIG: At least 158 workers lost their lives in work-related accidents in January
At least 5 workers lost their lives every day while working in the first month of 2024, according to a report by the Health and Safety Labor Watch. -
Violent raid in Şakran Women's Closed Prison
More than 20 guards raided the wards of Şakran Women's Closed Prison, broke the kitchen utensils and tables where the prisoners sat, and threw medicines on the ground, rendering them unusable. -
ESP goes on solidarity hunger strike: “We are raising our voice”
The Socialist Party of the Oppressed started a three-day hunger strike in İzmir in solidarity with the ongoing hunger strikes in prisons and the Justice Vigils started by prisoners' relatives. -
Seriously ill prisoner Karagüzel taken to the hospital
Seriously ill prisoner Muhlise Karagüzel, who is in Menemen Prison, was taken to the hospital. -
Mothers take Justice Vigil in front of Parliament
Mothers at the Justice Vigil met in front of the Parliament to demand the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. Mothers also drew attention to the Great Freedom March. -
Iran does not hand over the bodies of 4 executed Kurds to their families
The bodies of the four Kurdish political prisoners executed by the Iranian regime yesterday are not being handed over to their families. -
Hunger strike in prisons enters day 65
The hunger strike action launched by PKK-PAJK prisoners in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan jails within the scope of the "Freedom for Leader Öcalan, solution to the Kurdish question" initiative has entered its 65th day. -
KNK strongly condemns Iran’s brutality against the Kurdish people and political prisoners
KNK said that Kurdish lives are being sacrificed to serve political interests, with this most recent round of political murders occurring just after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. -
Iran executes 4 Kurdish prisoners
Iran executed 4 Kurdish prisoners on allegations of "cooperating with Israel" and "espionage". -
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged to ensure accountability during Iran visit
Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran expressed deep concerns about the upcoming visit of Ms Al Nashif, the deputy of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to Iran. -
Ill prisoner on Human Rights Association's list released after 30 years
Mutlak Tozun, who was held in Manisa Akhisar T Type Closed Prison and diagnosed with cancer, was released after the application made by his lawyers. He spent 30 years in prison. -
HRW: Burkina Faso military killed at least 60 civilians in attacks with Turkish-made drones
At least 60 civilians were killed and scores more injured at two crowded markets and a packed funeral in Burkina Faso and Mali between August and November 2023, HRW reported. -
Prisoners: Our letters to CPT and İmralı are confiscated
Prisoners in Erzurum Dumlu Prison announced that their letters to CPT and İmralı were seized, while the prisoners on hunger strike are not given liquid food. -
Law organisations protest against Iran's crackdown on their colleagues
Law organisations made a statement on the Day of the Endangered Lawyer and condemned Iran's crackdown on their colleagues. -
Iran executes 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' activist
The Iranian regime executed Mohammad Qubadlu for participating in the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' protests. -
1,330 lawyers from 35 bar associations apply to the Ministry of Justice to meet with Öcalan
Denouncing the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, 1,330 lawyers from 35 bar associations in Turkey applied to the Ministry of Justice to meet with Öcalan. -
ISIG: At least 1,932 workers killed in their workplace in 2023
Since the AKP came to power in 2002, at least a total of at least 32,478 workers have lost their lives in work-related incidents.