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• 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.
• Remains of guerrilla Ezda Avesta delivered to her mother after 6 years 

  The remains of guerrilla Ezda Avesta, who fell as a martyr in 2016 in Şemdinli, were handed over to her mother in a box by the public prosecutor's office after six years.
• Şenyaşar family, one year demanding justice 

  Ferit Şenyaşar said that the Justice Vigil completed its first year today and continues uninterruptedly "despite the persecution."
• Doctor and soldiers torture prisoner in state hospital in Izmir 

  It is reported that Latif Mollaahmetoğlu, who is jailed in İzmir F Type Prison, was subjected to torture since he did not accept treatment while handcuffed. The doctor was also involved in torture.
• Şenyaşar family asks women to support their Justice Vigil 

  The Şenyaşar Family has asked women to support their Justice Vigil, saying "Women should not leave us alone".
• Hunger strikers in Mardin prison forced to attend religious course 

  It has been reported that a religious course has been imposed on prisoners who have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks in Mardin E Type Closed Prison.
• Petition for the release of Kurdish activist Kiyoumars Latifi 

  For weeks, Kurdish teacher Kiyoumars Latifi has been imprisoned in a prison run by the Iranian secret service. His son, who lives in Germany, is receiving death threats and has now initiated a petition for his father's release.
• Electricity bills have tripled in Turkey’s prisons as well 

  Writing to Bianet from the Elbistan Type E Closed Prison, cartoonist Ahmet Bilge says that while he and three fellow prisoners would pay 80 lira on average for the electricity bill, it almost tripled last month and they were expected to pay 220 lira.
• Şenyaşar family calls on everyone to join them on Wednesday, as Justice Vigil marks its first year 

  The Şenyaşar family called on everyone to join them on Wednesday, as the Justice Vigil marks its first year.
• 40 children died in February for preventable causes 

  According to the data recorded by the Idea and Art Workshop Association through media monitoring, at least 40 children lost their lives in Turkey in February due to preventable causes.
• Hunger strike in Mardin E Type Closed jail enters 12th day 

  The hunger strike in Mardin E Type Closed Prison has entered its 12th day. A prisoner has been deported to another jail.
• Prisoners’ relatives call for an independent committee to visit prisons 

  The families and relatives of prisoners urged the Turkish authorities to task an independent committee to probe into the violations of rights in the country’s prisons.
• Ferit Şenyaşar: Killers are protected 

  The Senyaşar family's Justice Vigil continues on its 360th day. Ferit Şenyaşar said that the images of the day of the massacres are in the archives of the state.
• Amed Bar Association releases report on violations of children's rights 

  The Amed Bar Association released a report called "Violations of Child Rights by Armored Vehicles, Mines and Remnants of Conflict - War".
• Report on LGBTI+ in Turkey published 

  At least eight hate killings of LGBTI+ people have been committed in Turkey in the past year. The association KAOS GL sees the community as the most dynamic group of social opposition in the fight for human rights.
• Prisoners’ families in Amed: We will be everywhere until justice is served 

  Families of prisoners gathered outside the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) in Amed (Diyarbakir) as part of the Justice Vigil that has been carried out for 107 days.
• Human Rights Association publishes report on violations in North Kurdistan 

  In its 2021 report, the IHD Amed Branch said that 151 people and 156 prisoners were tortured. "Isolation should be lifted immediately," the report said, drawing attention to the isolation of Imrali.
• Child staying in Diyarbakır prison with his mother denied medication 

  B.B., a child who was staying with his mother in Diyarbakır Women's Prison, was not given medication and had wounds on his body.
• 17 women, including DTK co-chair Leyla Güven, transferred to other prisons  

  17 women, including DTK co-chair Leyla Güven, were transferred to other prisons from Elazig Women's Closed Prison.