HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Germany cancels deportation of Kurdish activist Heybet Şener  

  The deportation of the Kurdish activist Heybet Şener from Munich to Turkey has been stopped and the 31-year-old was released.
• Prisoners denounce torture in Diyarbakır T Type jail 

  Detainees in Diyarbakır T Type Prison were subjected to torture by being handcuffed in a corner without cameras.
• Protest against police raid on IHD in Amed 

  Activists and NGOs protested the police raid on the Human Rights Association (IHD) office in Amed on Thursday. An official complaint has been made about the judge who issued the search warrant at the IHD Amed office.
• Eight prisoners launch hunger strike in Tekirdag 

  Eight prisoners in the Tekirdağ No. 2 F-Type Prison, where maltreatment is frequently reported, have launched a hunger strike to protest the suspicious death of an inmate.
• 31-year-old Kurd Heybet Şener risks deportation from Munich today 

  31-year-old Kurd Heybet Şener is threatened with deportation from Munich to Turkey. The legal aid fund Azadî e.V. criticized the actions of the Bavarian authorities and held the government responsible.
• HDP: Turkey is legally obliged to comply with the ECtHR rulings 

  The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that lifting MP immunities contravenes human rights.
• Critically ill political prisoner Turgay Deniz dies 

  Critically ill political prisoner Turgay Deniz died while in Metris prison. His family had repeatedly tried to secure Deniz's release.
• ECtHR rules violation regarding the lifting of immunity of 40 HDP MPs 

  The ECtHR has given a violation decision regarding the lifting of immunity and trial of 40 MPs elected from HDP on 20 May 2016.
• Prosecutor summons Şenyaşar family to give statements over photographs of their murdered relatives 

  The Şenyaşar family was summoned to testify because they carried photographs of their murdered relatives.
• 80 prisoners go on hunger strike in Hewlêr jail 

  80 inmates, including the so-called Behdinan Prisoners, went on hunger strike in Hewlêr General Public Security Prison with the slogan "either freedom or death".
• Justice vigils of prisoners' families continue in Amed and Van 

  The justice vigils launched by the prisoners' families are continuing in the cities of Amed and Van.
• Mehmet Hanifi Bilgin dies in Bolu prison 

  Mehmet Hanifi Bilgin was in prison for 30 years. He died in Bolu F Type Closed Prison.
• Aysel Tuğluk to be re-examined for fitness for detention 

  In the case of the Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who is suffering from chronic and progressive Alzheimer's dementia in prison, the Institute of Forensic Medicine is to conduct a new examination of her fitness for detention.
• Justice Vigil carried out by Şenyaşar family reaches day 327 

  The Justice Vigil carried out by the Şenyaşar family has reached its 327th day.
• Families of prisoners: Our demand for justice is for all humanity 

  The Justice Vigil carried out by prisoners' relatives in the province of Amed (Diyarbakır) has marked its 74th day.
• Protest in İzmir against civilian killings by armoured vehicles 

  Law and human rights organizations made a statement about Abdulgaffar Dayan who was killed by a military armoured vehicle in the predominantly Kurdish city of Cizre in Turkey's far southeast.
• Political prisoner: Our lives are in danger 

  Şaban Kaygusuz and other prisoners were attacked by guards at the Kayseri-Bünyan Prison. One prisoner's foot was broken.
• Doctors urge the Red Cross Committee to act for Tuğluk and Narin 

  Two doctors from the Zurich/Amed Brotherhood Bridge petitioned the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene for ill detainees Aysel Tuğluk and Seyit Narin.
• ‘Emine Şenyaşar has been subjected to violence for 325 days’  

  Şenyaşar family holding a vigil for justice in Urfa remarked that a woman has been subjected to violence before the eyes of the whole country for 325 days, saying, “Violence against women is violence against humanity. Stop this violence urgently.”
• Prisoners in Kayseri: We are subjected to torture! 

  Prisoner Ali Saday, held in Kayseri No.1 T-type Closed Prison, denounced torture in jail.
• Prisoners in Kırıklar: We are threatened by the prison director 

  Ozan Alpkaya, one of the hunger strikers in Kırıklar Prison, denounced that they are being threatened by Prison Director Haydar Ali Ak. Prisoners said, “There is no safety of life in jail.”
• 5 prisoners on hunger strike in Tekirdağ fear for their lives 

  5 prisoners in Tekirdağ No.2 F-type Prison, where prisoner Vedat Erkmen died suspiciously recently, have launched a hunger strike due to a lack of life safety in prison.
• Lawyers of Garibe Gezer apply to Constitutional Court 

  The objection made by lawyers to the decision of non-prosecution against the criminal complaint filed by Garibe Gezer, who was raped and murdered in prison, was rejected without examining it. The lawyers will apply to the Constitutional Court.
• We want the remains of our relatives, say families of missing HADEP members  

  21 years have passed after Silopi HADEP co-chair Serdar Tanış and party administrator Ebubekir Denizdisappeared under custody. Families of the disappeared politicians said they won't lose hope and will continue the search for justice and truth.
• Political prisoner Cahit Abukan still jailed despite having completed his sentence 

  Political prisoner Cahit Abukan, who is in Van F Type High Security Prison, has not been released even though he has completed his sentences.