HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Hunger strike of prisoners against isolation on day 279 

  The hunger strike of the political prisoners in Turkey’s prisons against the Imrali isolation marks its 279th day. The solidarity hunger strikes in Maxmur and Greece also continue.
• Hengaw Human Rights Organization reports case of young man missing in Iran for 35 days after arrest 

  Hengaw Human Rights Organization said that no news had been received from 28-year-old Çiya Axabigepur, after his arrest by the Revolutionary Guards in Iran.
• Judge denies ill prisoner permission to attend his father's funeral 

  The request of ill prisoner Ismail Tuzun, who is in Adana Kürkçüler F Type Closed Prison, to attend his father's funeral was rejected on the grounds of "security".
• Saturday Mothers call for action for the forcibly disappeared people 

  The Saturday Mothers, the Human Rights Association (IHD) Istanbul Branch, marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
• ‘The Turkish state should be prosecuted in accordance with the Geneva Convention’ 

  Esmet İbrahim, member of the Association of Lawyers in the Euphrates Region, expressed that the Turkish state has violated the many articles of the Geneva Convention and should be prosecuted before the International Criminal Court.
• Hunger strike of prisoners against isolation on day 276 

  The hunger strike of the political prisoners in Turkey’s prisons against the Imrali isolation marks its 276th day. The solidarity hunger strikes in Maxmur and Greece also continue.
• Father of prisoner Timurtaş: Jails are centers of lawlessness 

  Ahmet Timurtaş was not able to go to visit his son in prison for two and a half years. His son is now on hunger strike and his father said that international institutions are responsible for turning prisons into "centers of lawlessness".
• Human rights activists call for the release of ill prisoners Kaymaz and Köse 

  The IHD and the Freedom for Ill Prisoners Initiative called for the release of Hasan Kaymaz and Ali Osman Köse.
• Relatives of Özeken murdered by the Turkish army demand justice 

  IHD and the relatives of the disappeared made a statement regarding Mikdat Özeken, who was murdered in the Yüksekova Battalion Command in 1994, and said, "The murderers must be prosecuted."
• Roboski Initiative: War policy paves the way for attacks 

  Justice for Roboski Initiative stated that war policies paved the way for attacks and that "demilitarization and democratization will not be achievable unless light is shed on Roboski massacre.”
• "I was three years old when my father disappeared" 

  Dilan Aydemir was three years old when her father disappeared in Istanbul 26 years ago. The Saturday Mothers initiative addressed the fate of Hüseyin Aydemir on an online session.
• Lawyer Çelik: Refugees face death at Turkish-Greek border 

  According to eye witnesses, the Turkish military police forced dozens of refugees into the border river after illegally pushing them back from Greece. Istanbul lawyer Ahmet Baran Çelik wants to file a complaint.
• Melek Başkale finds herself in jail accused of organising the hunger strike by political prisoners 

  For seven years, Melek Başkale visited her sister, who was imprisoned in Istanbul. Now she is herself in prison. The young woman from Urfa is accused of organizing the hunger strike by political prisoners.
• 50th group of prisoners takes over the hunger strike against isolation on day 275 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 275th day. The solidarity hunger strike in Maxmur has reached day 254 and day 237 in Greece.
• Resistance of Şenyaşar family continues 

  The Şenyaşar family in Urfa has been demanding justice for 171 days and will continue their vigil in Ankara.
• IHD, ÖHD, MTO, SES: Prisoners' demands should be met 

  IHD, ÖHD, MTO and SES drew attention to the prison resistance and stated that the Imrali isolation should be lifted immediately.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 273 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 273rd day. The solidarity hunger strike in Maxmur has reached day 252 and day 235 in Greece.
• Seriously ill prisoners, Mehmet Ali Çelebi and Yusuf Yakşi released 

  Seriously ill prisoners, Mehmet Ali Çelebi and Yusuf Yakşi, held in Sincan Prison, were released.
• Police take 73-year-old woman suffering from cancer into custody 

  Saadet Özen, 73, was taken into custody in Urfa, while on her way to Izmir to receive cancer treatment.
• Violence against prisoner rejecting strip search 

  Prisoner Mehmet Emin Ado was exposed to violence since he refused to be strip searched.
• Prison administrations increase punishment of prisoners on hunger strike 

  The arbitrary attitude of the prison administrations against the hunger strikes, which have entered their 269th day, continues while the government takes no steps.
• ‘Surge of racism in Turkey is caused by impunity, inaction and official doctrine’ 

  Meral Çıldır, a member of the IHD Commission Against Racism and Discrimination, said that the increase in racism in Turkey is not only the result of the official ideology but also a result of impunity and lack of reaction.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 268 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 268th day. The solidarity hunger strike in Maxmur has reached day 247 and day 230 in Greece.
• Şenyaşar family: Demanding justice for 166 days 

  The Şenyaşar family continues their vigil for justice on day 166.
• Peace Mothers: Only if Öcalan becomes free, peace will be ensured in the country 

  Members of the Peace Mothers Initiative urged society to fight to end the isolation, stating that if Öcalan is freed, peace will come to the country.