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• Türkdoğan: There are 1,600 ill prisoners in jails 

  Pointing out that the number of ill prisoners has reached 1,600 (it was 17 in 2007), IHD co-chair Öztürk Türkdoğan said: "The way to object to the system is through Imralı."
• HDP requests establishment of Parliamentary Investigation Commission on work-related deaths 

  HDP Muş MP, Şevin Coşkun, requested the establishment of a Parliamentary Investigation Commission on work-related deaths.
• Prisoners on hunger strike in Ereğli put in solitary confinement 

  It is reported that the prisoners on hunger strike in the Konya Ereğli Prison have been put in solitary confinement.
• Lawsuit against Human Rights Association co-chair Eren Keskin  

  A lawsuit was filed against IHD co-chair Eren Keskin for reacting to the lawsuit filed against Abdülillah Poyraz, the father of HDP member Deniz Poyraz who was murdered in Izmir.
• Kurdish young man dies due to intelligence ministry’s torture in Iran 

  The 27-year-old Kurdish man was arrested in late November for participating in the public protests in Sardasht. He was severely tortured by the interrogators before his release in early December.
• Yoleri: Isolation in detention is becoming more and more dramatic 

  Gülseren Yoleri, co-chair of the Human Rights Association (IHD) in Istanbul, warns that isolation in prisons is becoming more and more dramatic. More and more prisoners are falling ill or dying under suspicious circumstances.
• Second execution in connection with uprising in Iran 

  Within a few days, the second activist has been executed for "waging war against God" by the Iranian regime.
• Sick prisoner Tahir Gürdal laid to rest 

  Political prisoner Tahir Gürdal fell ill with cancer in Turkish prison and died two weeks after his sentence was suspended.
• Ill prisoner Tahir Gürdal murdered by prison system 

  Ill prisoner Tahir Gürdal, who got lung cancer after entering the prison and was held in handcuffs in the hospital for 19 days, was murdered.
• IHD says violations of rights in Hakkari increasing 

  IHD Hakkari Branch President Yusuf Av. Yusuf Çobanoğlu stated that freedom of expression, the right to organize meetings and demonstration marches in Hakkari have been suspended for more than 2,400 days.
• Human Rights Association urges immediate meeting with Öcalan 

  The Human Rights Association Co-Chair Öztürk Türkdoğan said that the Kurdish issue is one of the main obstacles to the democratization of Turkey. Reacting to the Imrali isolation, Türkdoğan urged an immediate meeting with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Şenyaşar family continues Justice Vigil at Riha Book Fair 

  The Şenyaşar family continued their Justice Vigil at the Riha (Urfa) 5th National Book Fair.
• Families of Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali apply for a visit  

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting.
• Prisoner Emre Abalak dies in Şırnak Prison 

  The Turkish state murdered Emre Abalak, a cancer patient who was held in Şırnak Prison.
• Iran Human Rights association protests execution of protester Mohsen Shekari  

  The Islamic Republic’s judiciary announced the execution of protester Mohsen Shekari this morning. Iran Human Rights condemned his execution and urged the international community to stop the execution of protesters.
• HRW: Turkish strikes exacerbate humanitarian crisis in north-east Syria 

  The Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the Turkish airstrikes on North and East Syria have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis.
• 23 years old activist Mohsen Shekari executed in Iran 

  A young activist named Mohsen Shekari was executed for allegedly injuring a paramilitary Basij member with a knife during a protest in Tehran on September 25.
• 67 people sentenced to 299 years imprisonment in Freedom of Expression trials in Turkey 

  The Media and Law Studies Association has been monitoring freedom of expression trials in Turkey since 2018. Charging media professionals in terrorism trials is a common practice of the Turkish judiciary.
• Kaçmaz: There is systematic torture in Turkey, and its center is Imrali  

  HDP Şirnak MP Hüseyin Kaçmaz said: "There is systematic torture in Turkey, and its center is Imrali Prison."
• Şadiye Manap arrested again after spending 30 years in jail 

  Şadiye Manap was released from prison after 30 years and was immediately taken into custody again as soon as she left Gebze Women's Closed Prison. She has now been sent to prison again.
• At least 73 prisoners died in jails across Turkey in 12 months 

  At least 73 prisoners died in prisons across Turkey between 1 December 2021 and 1 December 2022, according to a report published by the HDP.
• 105 lawyers apply to Diyarbakır Bar Association to take action against Öcalan’s isolation 

  The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) Diyarbakır Branch made a statement concerning the absolute isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and applied, together with 105 lawyers, to Diyarbakır Bar Association to take steps against the isolation.
• Three more prisoners join indefinite hunger strike against isolation in Konya 

  Three more prisoners joined the indefinite and non-alternating hunger strike against the severe isolation conditions in Ereğli High Security Prison.
• HDP Van MP says that prisoners in Erzurum Dumlu High Security jail feel they are in danger 

  HDP Deputy Tayip Temel stated that prisoners in Erzurum Dumlu High Security Prison No. 1, who oppose the erection of wire mesh on the windows of the wards, are in danger.
• Lawyer Bilmez: We must meet with our client Abdullah Öcalan immediately 

  İbrahim Bilmez, one of the legal representatives of Abdullah Öcalan, said that they were deeply concerned about the news that their client did not meet with the CPT delegation during their last visit to the Imrali prison.