HUMAN RIGHTS

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• KCDK-E begins hunger striker as prisoners reach 46th day of protest 

  The hunger strike carried out by PKK and PAJK prisoners has reached day 46. Today KCDK-E begins a solidarity hunger strike in Berlin.
• Hunger strike against isolation in prisons reaches day 45 

  The hunger strike carried out by PKK and PAJK prisoners has reached day 45.
• Prisoners enter day 44 of hunger strike against isolation 

  The hunger strike in prisons has reached day 44.
• Hadi Yalçın dies in Edirne F Type Closed Prison 

  Hadi Yalçın, an ill prisoner who was in Edirne F Type Closed Prison, has lost his life.
• Families once again apply to visit relatives in Imrali 

  The families of the Kurdish people's leader and other prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit.
• Hunger strike in prisons reach day 43 

  The hunger strike in prisons has reached day 43. The 9th group of prisoners have taken over the action.
• Prisoners' demands must be accepted 

  DBP Van Provincial co-chairs maintained that the demands of the prisoners on hunger strike are legitimate and that they stand by the prisoners whose demands they endorsed.
• KCDK-E begins sit-in action in support of hunger strikers in prison 

  The KCDK-E has launched a call for activists in Europe to join the sit-in action to begin on 11 January in Berlin to support the hunger strike carried out in prisons.
• Hunger strike in prisons enters day 41 

  Some 2500 prisoners are carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights for 41 days.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's team of lawyers has again applied to visit their client, who is imprisoned on the maximum security prison island of Imrali.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 40 

  The eight group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 40th day.
• Hunger strike in prisons enters day 39 

  The eight group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 39th day.
• 17 Kurdish juveniles detained by Iranian security forces in 2020 

  ​​​​​​​During 2020, at least 17 juveniles under the age of 18 in different cities of Rojhilat (East Kurdistan) were detained by the security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran on charges of political and religious activities.
• Korkut: Hunger strike doubly dangerous due to pandemic 

  A hunger strike against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and the total disenfranchisement of political prisoners in Turkish jails has been going on for 38 days. CISST activist Berivan Korkut points out the double danger posed by Coronavirus pandemic.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 38 

  The eight group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 38th day.
• Prisoners enter 37th day of hunger strike 

  The eight group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 37th day.
• Hunger strike in prisons enters day 36 

  The seventh group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 36th day.
• Letter from female prisoners: Our rights are being violated 

  Eleven women prisoners in Gebze Women's Closed Prison revealed the violations of their rights with the letter they sent. They said many rights were violated, including the right to be informed.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 35 

  The hunger strike launched in prisons against the Imrali isolation has been going on for 35 days.
• ÖHD: Imrali isolation should be lifted 

  Drawing attention to the hunger strikes launched in prisons against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, ÖHD Amed Branch said; "The ECtHR decision must be implemented.”
• Former UK MEP Julie Ward condemns arrest of Leyla Güven 

  Former UK MEP Julie Ward commented on the arrest of the Kurdish woman politician Leyla Güven, and on the brutal oppression of women by the Erdoğan government.
• MED TUHAD-FED releases yearly report on violations in prison 

  MED TUHAD-FED published a report on rights violations in prisons in 2020. In the report, it was stated that the prisoners' right to life is in danger, and it was emphasized that a delegation should be sent to Imralı.
• Tosun: Our struggle to achieve justice for Roboski continues 

  Zeki Tosun, who lost his son in the Roboski massacre, spoke about the attitude of the judiciary and said: "They want to silence us, but we will continue our struggle for justice."
• Hunger strike enters day 34 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners to end the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and violations in prisons entered its 34th day.
• Prisoners on day 33 of hunger strike determined to resist 

  The hunger strikes launched in prisons to end the isolation on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continue on their 33rd day. The pressure on the prisoners who insist on the resistance is also increasing.