HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Iran sentences a protester to death, two others to long prison terms 

  Three people from Eastern Kurdistan have been sentenced to death and long prison terms by the Urmia Court based on testimonies obtained through torture and intimidation, Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported.
• Prisoner Rizgar Begzade goes on hunger strike 

  The Iran Human Rights Organization said that prisoner Rizgar Begzade went on hunger strike to protest the injustice and pressures he had faced during his trial.
• Martyr's mother Halise Aksoy sentenced to prison  

  Halise Aksoy endured the unimaginable cruelty of receiving her son’s remains in a package sent by post. She has now been sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison.
• IHD denounces the attacks against journalists, demanding the perpetrators to be brought to justice 

  Since December 20, 3 journalists have been killed, a total of 18 journalists have been arrested and 45 journalists are still in prison.
• 27 women prisoners in Evin jail subjected to inhumane punishment  

  In Tehran, 27 women prisoners in Evin jail have been sentenced to "three weeks of deprivation of basic rights." Among those affected are Kurdish activists Warisha Muradi and Pakshan Azizi.
• AI: Urgent global action needed to halt imminent execution of Pakshan Azizi 

  Kurdish activist Pakshan Azizi, imprisoned in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, faces imminent execution. Amnesty International calls for her immediate and unconditional release.
• Iran's Supreme Court rejects application for a retrial of Pakhshan Azizi 

  Iran's Supreme Court rejected the request for a retrial of Pakhshan Azizi. The death sentence against the Kurdish activist is now final and can be carried out at any time.
• ISIG: 177 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in January 

  ISIG said in its monthly report that 177 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in January.
• Second day of Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Rojava vs. Turkey begins 

  The second and last day of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Rojava vs. Turkey has begun in Brussels.
• Permanent People’s Tribunal hears about Turkish attacks on energy and water supplies in NE Syria  

  The third session of the Permanent People’s Tribunal Rojava vs Turkey addressed the crimes against civilian infrastructure, water supplies, hospital and health facilities, as well as the environment.
• ÖHD: No political prisoner has been released from Tokat Prison in the past year 

  The Urfa branch of the ÖHD said that no political prisoner had been released from Tokat T-Type Prison in the past year due to the arbitrary practices of the Prison Administration and Observation Board.
• Iran sentences a Kurdish activist to execution, another to imprisonment 

  According to reports from the KHRN and Radio Farda, the Iranian judiciary has handed down severe sentences to two young Kurdish activists.
• Süleyman Deprem: Alawites should organize on the basis of self-defense 

  Süleyman Deprem, one of the leaders of the Sinemilli Seedbed, said that it is necessary for Alawites to create a political, social, and religious organization based on self-defense and focused on awareness.
• Çetin Uyar: Rights violations in prison have increased  

  Çetin Uyar, Co-chair of Wan TUHAY-DER, said that human rights violations in Turkish prisons have increased since the beginning of the talks in Imrali.
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in January 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in January 2025.
• Lawyer Ceylan Ukay: Deaths of refugees at Van Border must be prevented 

  Lawyer Ceylan Ukay, a member of the Van Bar Association’s Migration and Human Rights Commission, said that more legal regulations are needed to stop the deaths of migrants attempting to cross the Van border.
• Kurdish artist Mazlum Jinda arrested for singing in Kurdish 

  Kurdish artist Mazlum Jinda was sentenced to 22 months and 15 days in prison for singing in Kurdish.
• Human Rights Watch: Drone attack on ambulance in North-East Syria constitutes a war crime 

  HRW calls on Ankara to investigate the drone strike on a Kurdish Red Crescent ambulance in northern Syria on January 18 and to hold the perpetrators accountable.
• Permanent People's Tribunal publishes names of judges for session on Rojava 

  The judges that will sit at the Permanent People's Tribunal session on Rojava have been announced.
• Message from arrested lawyer Fırat Epözdemir 

  Arrested lawyer Fırat Epözdemir said that "anyone with a legal identity will clearly see that my detention is not legal but political, and that it is an operation against the Istanbul Bar Association."
• Prisoners in Kırşehir S Type Prison go on hunger strike against violation of rights 

  Prisoners in Kırşehir S Type Prison went on hunger strike against the violation of their rights.
• Iranian court issues arrest warrant against Jina Amini's father 

  Emced Amini, the father of Jina Amini, said that an Iranian court has issued a detention order against him for protesting the death sentence against Pakshan Azizi.
• Political prisoner Adnan Çelebi's release delayed  

  The release of Adnan Çelebi, who has been imprisoned for approximately 31 years, has been postponed once again for three months due to arbitrary reasons.
• Politician Aysel Tuğluk sentenced to 3 years in prison  

  Politician Aysel Tuğluk has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of "spreading terrorist propaganda".
• General strike in East Kurdistan today against death penalty  

  The six largest parties in Eastern Kurdistan have called for a general strike against the death penalty.