HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Prisoner in Maraş Türkoğlu prison denounces beating and torture 

  A prisoner in Maraş Türkoğlu L Type Closed Prison, Sedat Karak, denounced that he and four of his friends were tortured by the guards and that they had fractures in their hands, feet and heads.
• Call for international action against arbitrary detentions of Kurds and activists in Iran 

  Joint Letter: Urgent international action needed to secure release of Kurdish activists and others arbitrarily detained in Iran.
• Musa Anter case may end up being dropped due to the statute of limitations 

  Dicle Anter says his father’s case faces risk of being dropped in 18 months due to statute of limitations.
• European human rights ambassadors call for immediate release of Osman Kavala 

  Eight European rights ambassadors have in a joint declaration called for the immediate release of renowned activist Osman Kavala, expressing “great concern” over negative developments regarding the rule of law, human rights and judiciary in Turkey.
• Trade Unionists arrived Ankara: We will not obey the AKP 

  The Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions (KESK) members, who protest dismissals and deportation of their colleagues, arrived in Ankara. The unionists emphasized that they would not obey the AKP-MHP government saying "Together we will win".
• Iranian soldiers kill kolbar in the province of Urmia 

  Iranian soldiers attacked a group of kolbar (transborder workers) in the border region of the province of Urmia, in East Kurdistan. One kolber lost his life.
• Kurds join demo in Berlin in solidarity with Tamil  

  Tamil organizations, together with internationalists, call for an investigation into the war crimes of the government of Sri Lanka at a rally organised in Berlin today.
• Gülmez: Öcalan’s isolation aimed at suppressing the Kurdish society 

  Co-chair of DBP Amed Provincial Association, Seval Gülmez said: "The regime has extended the injustice on Imrali to the whole country."
• Repression against prisoners on hunger strike in Van 

  The hunger strike of political prisoners in Turkish jails has been continuing for 70 days. The co-chair of the prisoners' aid association TUHAY-DER in Van, Kudret Temel, reported repression against the prisoners.
• Amnesty International launches urgent action for Zeynab Jalalian 

  The human rights organization Amnesty International has launched an urgent action for Zeynab Jalalian. The Kurdish woman imprisoned in Iran is seriously ill and being tortured. She is denied medical treatment because she shows no remorse.
• HRW denounces illegal transfers of nationals from northeast Syria to Turkey to face trial 

  “Turkish authorities, as an occupying power, are required to respect people’s rights under the law of occupation in northeastern Syria, including the prohibition on arbitrary detention and on the transfer of people to their territory” said HRW.
• Swedish Parliament discusses Iran's crackdown on the Kurds and civil society 

  As the wave of repression on the East Kurdistan civil society rolls on, the number of arrested people has risen to 95. The Kurdish parliamentarian in the Swedish parliament, Amineh Kakabaveh, is outraged by the ignorance in Europe.
• Prisoners in Turkey on 67th day of hunger strike against isolation 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners entered the 67th day of hunger strike against isolation. Solidarity hunger strikes are being carried out in Maxmur Camp and Lavrio Refugee Camp in Greece.
• Prison negligence results in man losing his sight 

  Yusuf Bor was not allowed to continue eye treatment after he was imprisoned and as a result, lost his sight.
• Prisoners in Turkey enter 66th day of hunger strike against isolation 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners entered the 66th day of hunger strike against isolation. Solidarity hunger strikes are being carried out in Maxmur Camp and Lavrio Refugee Camp in Greece.
• Swiss human rights defenders demand Hewlêr to annul execution of Dağ and Er 

  European human rights defenders and intellectuals demanded the withdrawal of the death sentence ordered by the South Kurdistan Regional Administration against Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er.
• Hunger strikes against isolation continue in Turkish jails, Maxmur and Greece camps 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners entered the 65th day of hunger strike against isolation. Solidarity hunger strikes are being carried out in Maxmur Camp and Lavrio Refugee Camp in Greece.
• Germany finally deports Kurdish refugee to Iran 

  Despite the campaign launched by many civil society organizations, including Amnesty International, Germany deported Kurdish refugee Ebrahim Abdi Jenekanlo to Iran.
• Prisoners in Van suffer from food poison 

  Political prisoners suffered food poisoning in Van Prison, including journalist Cemil Uğur. The MA correspondent is in custody for “subversive reporting”.
• NGOs: Imrali isolation is a crime against humanity 

  NGOs pointed out that the Imrali isolation is a crime against humanity and called for the demands of political prisoners on hunger strike to be met immediately.
• Lawyer Ertan: The government has to respond to prisoners' demands 

  Lawyer Cahit Ertan called on the Turkish government to act before the hunger strike in prisons worsen. The protest has reached day 64.
• Roboski massacre has remained unpunished for 109 months 

  The Justice for Roboski Initiative stated that families have been punished instead of murderers for 109 months, saying; "The struggle for justice is a duty for all of us."
• Former co-mayor of Sur joins hunger strike 

  Former Co-mayor of Sur Municipality, Seyit Narin, one of the thousands of politicians held hostage in prison, is also starting a hunger strike against the Imrali isolation.
• Asrin Law Office criticizes the CPT for not inspecting Imrali during Turkey visit 

  The Asrin Law Office criticized the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) for not inspecting Imrali Island Prison during its visit to Turkey. There has been no sign of life from Abdullah Öcalan and his three fellow prisoners since April 2020.
• MEBYA-DER calls on people to support hunger strike in prisons 

  Prisoners are on hunger strike for 63 days demanding freedom for and the end of rights violation in jails.