HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Hunger strikes in prison reach day 125 

  The hunger strike launched in prisons against the Imrali isolation continues on its 125th day. The solidarity hunger strike launched in Maxmur continues on its 104th day and in Greece on its 87st.
• Turkish authorities protect murderers in Şenyaşar case 

  Şenyaşar family's lawyers maintained that the Turkish judiciary and institutions acted in favour of the murderers.
• 18th group of Kurdish refugees takes over hunger strike in Greek camp 

  The 18th group took over the hunger strike in Lavrio camp, in Greece, demanding the end to the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply to visit Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan have once again applied to visit their client in Imrali.
• Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar resume Vigil for Justice after being released 

  Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar have been released and resumed their Vigil for Justice in front of the courthouse in Urfa.
• Police take Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar into custody 

  Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar were taken into custody this morning in front of the courthouse in Urfa where they have been holding a Vigil for Justice for 22 days.
• Demonstration in Düsseldorf Airport to stop mass deportation of Tamil people 

  A collective deportation to Sri Lanka from Düsseldorf Airport is planned for today, Tuesday. A demonstration will take place in the airport’s Terminal C at 6 pm.
• Activists in Greece protest government's migration policies 

  After the suicide of Kurdish refugee Ibrahim Ergün in the Corinth detention camp, protests were organised in front of the Greek parliament against Athens’s anti-migration policies. The right-wing government was asked to close the detention camps.
• AKP repression against Şenyaşar family continues 

  Ferit Şenyaşar, whose brothers and father were murdered by bodyguards and relatives of AKP deputy Deputy İbrahim Halil Yıldız, was called to give a statement to the police.
• Kurdish refugee ends his own life in Greek camp, protests continue 

  It has been reported that the body of Kurdish refugee Ibrahim Ergün, who ended his life to protest the conditions of detention in the Corinth refugee detention center in Greece, will be sent to Muş.
• Emine Şenyaşar enters day 21 of Vigil for Justice in Urfa 

  Mardin Peace Mothers Council visited Emine Şenyaşar on Sunday. Emine Şenyaşar is carrying out a vigil for justice in front of the courthouse in Urfa.
• DBP member suffers torture in Cizre 

  DBP member Azad Polat was tortured with electric shocks in the police department of Cizre. He was photographed naked and threatened with their publication online for not disclosing his phone's password.
• PKK and PAJK prisoners: "We will not repent" 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners in Turkey are being pressured to make confessions of remorse after serving their regular prison terms. Those who refuse will remain in prison.
• Lawyer Özen: There is no legal explanation for Öcalan’s isolation 

  Lawyer Şivan Cemil Özen said that isolation is torture and a crime which is not subject to statute of limitation. Özen emphasized that the system targeting Öcalan has no legal explanation and called on all democratic groups and the public to be sensitive.
• Saturday Mothers: “Not us but the perpetrators should be put on trial” 

  The trial of several members of the Saturday Mothers' initiative began in Istanbul with the reading of the indictment. IHD chairman Öztürk Türkdoğan called the proceedings pointless and demanded acquittal.
• Police attack the Şenyaşar family  

  Police attacked the Şenyaşar family who is demanding justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse. The family continues their action during the police blockade.
• Şenyaşar family continues Vigil for Justice on 17th day 

  The Vigil for Justice of the Şenyaşar family in front of Urfa Courthouse continues on its 17th day. "The lawsuit is not filed because a MP was involved in the incident," said Emine Şenyaşar.
• Solidarity action with Saturday Mothers takes place in Cologne  

  Activists in Cologne showed their solidarity with the Saturday Mothers in Istanbul. The trial against 46 participants in the 700th Saturday Mothers' protest begins today in Istanbul.
• "Corpses are tortured to increase the suffering of families" 

  MEBYA-DER co-chair Şeyhmuz Karadağ remarked over the Turkish state's attacks on corpses and graveyards, saying, "The corpses are tortured to increase the suffering of the families."
• Şenyaşar family enters 15th day of protest for justice 

  The sit-in protest started by the Şenyaşar family in front of the Urfa Courthouse continues on its 15th day.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply to visit Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan have once again applied to visit their client in Imrali.
• Senyaşar family's sit-in in front of courthouse in Urfa reaches day 14 

  The Senyaşar family's sit-in in front of the courthouse in Urfa is on the 14th day.
• Hunger strikes in prison reach day 116 

  The hunger strike launched in prisons against the Imrali isolation continues on its 116th day. The solidarity hunger strike launched in Maxmur continues on its 95th day and in Greece on its 78st.
• HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu says police used force against him 

  HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu said after his release that the police used force against him when he was arrested.
• People detained in Amed suffer torture 

  One-year-old child detained and a disabled youth tortured in Amed. A total of 63 people were taken into custody, 24 are still held at the police station.