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• Justice vigil of prisoners' families in Van marks its 96th day 

  The justice vigil of prisoners’ families in Van has entered its 96th day. Members of the Association for Language and Culture Research (ARSISA) visited the families on Tuesday.
• Human rights organizations in Izmir establish Refugee Solidarity Platform 

  Human rights organizations in Izmir established the “Refugee Solidarity Platform”. The platform aims at solidarity and struggle against racism.
• Şenyaşar family: Crown Newroz with justice 

  The Şenyaşar family continues their Justice Vigil and calls to crown Newroz with justice.
• Justice Vigil by prisoners' relatives in Van reaches day 105 

  Representatives of labor and professional organizations visited the Justice Vigil carried out by the prisoners' families in Van and said that civil society organizations should join the struggle of the mothers.
• Amnesty International on Gezi trial: Kavala and all defendants must be acquitted 

  “Osman Kavala will never get back the four-and-a-half years he has already spent behind bars for no other reason than his civil society activism,” says Nils Muižnieks, Amnesty International’s Europe Director.
• New investigation opened against Emine Şenyaşar  

  A lawsuit was filed against Emine Şenyaşar for allegedly insulting AKP Urfa MP Ibrahim Halil Yıldız.
• Guards at Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison threaten prisoners with death 

  The guards who raided the wards of Bakırköy Women's Closed Prison threatened the prisoners with death.
• HDP: More ill prisoners have died in Turkey’s prisons 

  The HDP issued a statement to inform the international community about the worsening situation for ill prisoners in Turkey. Prisons continue to be centers of ill-treatment and torture, says the party.
• Teko-JIN activists take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg was taken over by Teko-JIN women in its 508th week. Women said their " struggle will ensure Leader Apo's freedom."
• Prisoners in Tekirdağ call off their hunger strike as prison administration agrees to their demands 

  Prisoners in Tekirdağ No. 2 F Type Prison called off their hunger strike after the prison administration promised that their demands would be met.
• New report against HDP Diyarbakır Deputy Semra Güzel 

  The third report sent by the prosecutor's office about HDP Diyarbakır Deputy Semra Güzel has been returned.
• Hayri Karaş dies a few days after being released from prison 

  Prisoner Hayri Karaş was released only 10 days ago despite being seriously ill. He died in hospital.
• Prisoners in Batman jail held for 5 hours out in the yard despite snow and cold 

  It has been reported that prisoners were kept under snow and rain for hours in Batman Beşiri Campus Prison.
• Killing of Kemal Kurkut by police was ‘within legal framework', says the appeals court 

  The Diyarbakır Regional Court of Justice has concluded that the killing of Kemal Kurkut by the police during the 2017 Newroz celebrations “did not violate his right to life.”
• Mother waiting to retrieve her son's remains for 6 years in Nusaybin 

  The bodies of nearly 30 people who lost their lives during the curfew in Nusaybin have not been given to their families for 6 years. Leyla Değer, called on families to get together and reclaim the bodies of their children.
• Relatives of Dedeoğulları family: We are ready to start Justice Vigil 

  Relatives of the Dedeoğulları family, 7 of whose members were murdered in a racist attack in Konya, said that if justice is not provided at the hearing to be held on 19 April, they will start a Justice Vigil.
• Kurdish young man, Muhammed Tunç, risks deportation next month 

  A new deportation date to Turkey is imminent for a Kurdish young man, Muhammed Tunç. Nine detainees held in the deportation prison in Pforzheim appear to be on a hunger strike against the prison conditions.
• Prisoner Engin Bulut says he will go on death fast on Monday 

  Engin Bulut, who has been on hunger strike in Adana Kürkçüler F Type Closed Prison since 13 January, said that he will turn his action into a death fast tomorrow, 14 March.
• Diyarbakır Medical Chamber presents 'Peace, Friendship and Democracy' award to Emine Şenyaşar 

  Diyarbakır Medical Chamber presented this year's "Peace, Friendship and Democracy" award to Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were murdered by AKP supporters.
• Prisoner died after late release from jail 

  Although Bedri Çakmak was suffering from stomach cancer, the political prisoner was released from prison in Amed only in the final stages of his illness. The prisoner aid organization TUHAD-FED blames the government for his death.
• Şenyaşar family Justice Vigil reaches day 369 

  The Justice Vigil carried out by the Şenyaşar family has reached day 369.
• 10,000 migrant workers from south and south-east Asia die every year in Gulf countries, says report 

  As many as 10,000 migrant workers from south and south-east Asia die every year in the Gulf countries, according to a report by a group of human rights organisations.
• Şenyaşar family: We fight for an honorable life  

  The Justice Vigil carried out by the Şenyaşar family reached 368.
• Rights defenders stand with Şenyaşar family on vigil for justice for a year 

  Rights defenders on Wednesday made a statement to mark the first year of the Şenyaşar Family's Justice Vigil.
• 10 prisoners in İzmir held in solitary confinement for 5 months  

  10 prisoners transferred from Kırıkkale Prison to Kırıklar Prison in Izmir province have been held in isolation for 5 months.