HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Lawyer Veysi Eski: Violations of rights increasing in Turkish prisons 

  Lawyer Veysi Eski, member of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) Prison Commission, said that all legal institutions should oppose the violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons.
• Police search houses in Bismil; torture on residents exposed 

  A raid was carried out on three neighborhoods in Bismil, province of Amed. A resident was tortured; his home was looted.
• Hunger strikes in prison reach day 136, in Greece day 98 

  The hunger strike carried out in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 136th day. The hunger strike carried out in Greece has been going on for 98 days.
• Şenyaşar family's 'Vigil for Justice' enters day 33 

  The Şenyaşar family has been holding a "Vigil for Justice" in front of Courthouse in Urfa for 33 days.
• Hunger strikes in prison reach day 134 

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 134th day. The hunger strike launched in Maxmur has been continuing for 113 days and in Greece for 96 days.
• HDP: AKP-MHP favours capital, persecutes workers 

  HDP co-chair Şaziye Köse said that the AKP-MHP government persecuted workers during the epidemic period, and said that Code-29 should be terminated.
• Kurdish activist Nazdar Ecevit still faces deportation to Turkey 

  The political activist, former prisoner and survivor of Cizre massacre, Nazdar Ecevit, is to be deported to Turkey. A first attempt to deport her failed thanks to public pressure. However, the danger persists.
• HDP celebrates International Roma Day 

  The HDP issued a statement to mark 8 April, International Roma Day. In the statement the HDP said that that Roma are exposed to racist attacks in Turkey.
• Lawyer Yıldız: Prisoners have no alternative to the hunger strike to make their voice heard 

  Lawyer Destine Yıldız spoke on the situation of prisoners and said that they have no alternative to the hunger strike. They have no other way of making their voice heard.
• Lawyers file complain against police for boy injured by armored vehicle 

  A criminal complaint was filed against the police who injured a 12-year-old boy with an armored vehicle in Yüksekova.
• New application by Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers to visit their client 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers filed a new application demanding an "urgent visit" with their client.
• Kurdish refugee Ibrahim Ergün laid to rest in Muş 

  Kurdish refugee Ibrahim Ergün was buried in his hometown Bulanık, near Muş. The 24-year-old had committed suicide in a Greek detention center. He was interned there for seventeen months.
• Guards in Elazığ Prison raid wards and attack prisoners 

  Guards in Elazığ Prison raided the wards and attacked three prisoners, including 60-year-old Mahmut Çakmak.
• HDP co-chair Buldan pays tribute to Plaza de Mayo Mother Carmen Cobo 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan sent a message to Argentinan Plaza de Mayo Mothers after learning of the death of one of their founders, Carmen Cobo.
• ÖHD: Gergerlioğlu's freedom and life are at stake 

  Lawyers’ association ÖHD criticized the detention of deposed HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu and the abuses during his arrest.
• Dramatic human rights situation in Rojhilat 

  Iran continues to drive a hard line against the Kurdish part of the population. This is evidenced by data from the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), which presented a recent monthly report on the human rights situation in Rojhilat.
• ISIS members transferred to political prisoners' sections in Amed 

  ISIS members have been transferred to political prisoners' sections in two detention centers in Amed. According to relatives, the prisoners are threatened by ISIS members.
• Italian city of Rende grants honorary citizenship to Abdullah Öcalan 

  The Italian city of Rende has awarded the honorary citizenship to Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP demands information on deputy Gergerlioğlu 

  The HDP Press Office issued a statement on the detention of HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu and his transfer to hospital late on Friday night. "The public should be informed about his health immediately," said the statement.
• Gergerlioğlu taken to hospital after complaining of heart and chest pain 

  HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu was taken to the hospital following his arrest as he suffered from chest and heart pain.
• Families of fallen guerrillas to pay damages 

  The relatives of fallen guerrilla fighters are being attacked by the Turkish state at all levels. In addition to the desecration of corpses and the destruction of graves, the families are being sued by the state for compensation.
• Human Rights Organisation: The hunger strikes in prison enter critical stage 

  Human Rights Association (IHD) Ankara Branch President Fatin Kanat spoke to ANF about the ongoing hunger strikes in prisons demanding the end of isolation in Imrali. Kanat reminded that the hunger strikes, on the 127th day, have reached a critical stage.
• Jailed journalist Nedim Türfent joins the hunger strike against isolation 

  "As all our rights have been suspended, I am going on a 5-day hunger strike to raise a voice against isolation. Ending of isolation will give all of us a breath," said Kurdish journalist Nedim Türfent who has been behind bars since May 2016.
• Lawyer Şeker says isolation of Öcalan is a political message 

  “The isolation of Öcalan concerns not only the prisoners on hunger strike but also all of us. It concerns the whole society. All citizens demand justice in Turkey. Therefore, we must all fulfill our responsibilities,” said lawyer Bünyamin Şeker of ÖHD.
• Activists from Stuttgart take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil on week 458 

  A group of activists from Stuttgart took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on week 458.