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• Şenyaşar family says they will continue their vigil until justice is served 

  The Şenyaşar family said that they will continue their demands for justice and added: “A second summer season is coming. Do not delay our humanitarian and legal demands any longer.”
• Turkish state opens fire on a village school in Afrin, wounds 10 children 

  The Turkish state opened fire on a village school in Afrin's Mabata district, injuring 10 children.
• Çukurova TUAY-DER co-chair: Speak up against suspicious deaths and violations of rights in prison 

  Çukurova TUAY-DER co-chair Nimet Sezgin made a statement about suspicious deaths and violations of rights in prisons and said that ill prisoners are not treated and called on everyone to take responsibility for violations.
• Şenyaşar family: "Mothers' insistence will bring justice" 

  The Şenyaşar family, continuing their struggle for justice, shared the message "Mothers' insistence will bring justice".
• Police intimidation of children during Newroz 

  Two 5-year-old brothers were detained and fingerprinted in the Bismil district of Amed, while in the center of Amed alone, 74 children were detained on Newroz day. An unlawful investigation was carried out, and blood samples were taken from the children.
• Ahmet Türk says law of enemy implemented against Aysel Tuğluk 

  Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk said that Aysel Tuğluk's death in prison was being prepared, and added, "The government is implementing the law of the enemy."
• Asrın Law Office calls for urgent action against the isolation in Imrali Prison 

  Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's meetings with lawyers have been prohibited since 2011, and family meetings have been prohibited since October 2014.
• Justice Vigil launched in Istanbul after Amed, Van and Izmir 

  After Amed, Van, and Izmir, relatives of prisoners started a Justice Vigil in Istanbul.
• IHD: Afrin prisoners in Hatay are denied medical treatment 

  The IHD stated that they will file an application to the Constitutional Court on behalf of Afrin detainees held in Hatay Yayladağı T Type Closed Prison, reporting that they don’t receive medical treatment and are deprived of all of their rights.
• Prisoner’s families stage sit-in protest outside courthouse in Amed 

  Prisoner’s families came together for a protest in front of the Courthouse in Amed city. The police blockaded the protestors.
• Another ill prisoner dies because of delay in his release 

  Abdullah Boran, an 80-year-old prisoner suffering from cancer who was held in jail for nearly 26 years, has died.
• Detentions during Newroz celebrations in Amed are illegal, says lawyer Diyar Çetedir  

  Detentions during Newroz celebrations in Amed are illegal, said lawyer Diyar Çetedir.
• Şenyaşar family says that "Human dignity and justice will win" 

  The Şenyaşar family reiterates once again that "Human dignity and justice will win."
• Human rights activist sentenced to six years in prison on terror charges 

  Human rights activist Firat Akdeniz has been sentenced to over six years in prison on terror charges. The case against him was brought after he himself had filed charges against violent police officers.
• IPPNW delegation visits the Justice Vigil in Urfa 

  For 380 days, the survivors of the Şenyaşar family have been demanding justice for their relatives murdered by a lynch mob during an AKP election campaign. A delegation from IPPNW visited the vigil in Urfa on Wednesday.
• Police who shot Kemal Kurkut remains free 

  The first hearing of the retrial over the killing of 23-year-old university student Kemal Kurkut opened in Diyarbakır.
• 20-year-old prisoner died suspiciously in Van jail 

  Two days ago, news came that after a young prisoner in Iğdır, a 20-year-old prisoner named Can Güder died suspiciously, this time in Van F Type Closed Prison.
• Main JITEM trial opens today 

  The JITEM Main Trial, which includes the case regarding the murder of Musa Anter, opens today.
• 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.