HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Sick prisoner kept in solitary confinement in Antalya tortured 

  Zerdeşt Oduncu, a sick prisoner held in Antalya, was not taken to hospital despite his wounds and was tortured.
• Legal and human rights organisations call on the Council of Europe to act for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Rights and legal organisations call on the Council of Europe, which has put the ECtHR judgement on ‘violation of the right to hope’ against Abdullah Öcalan on its agenda, to urge Turkey to make the necessary legislative changes and amend its legislation.
• Kurdish politician Okyay dies in prison just hours before his release 

  Kurdish politician Abdülmelik Okyay lost his life at the age of 71 due to a heart attack on the day he was to be released.
• ‘No chance of justice: politically persecuted persons in the crosshairs of Turkish justice’ 

  A new report by PRO ASYL, Germany's largest pro-immigration advocacy organization, points out that victims of persecution in the Turkish criminal justice system need protection.
• Four activists from Rojhilat risk deportation from Turkey to Iran  

  Four Rojhilat activists held in Edirne Repatriation Center risk being deported to Iran. The families of the four activists and journalists have called for public awareness.
• ISIG: At least 66 children killed while working 

  According to the report, at least 66 children who should have been in school tragical
• Prisoners in Urfa subject to disciplinary penalty for dancing to Kurdish songs 

  Ten prisoners in Urfa have been sanctioned with a one-month communication ban after they danced to Kurdish songs.
• Human rights groups from Iran and East Kurdistan condemn death sentence against Pakhshan Azizi 

  26 human rights organizations have called on the Iranian regime's judiciary to overturn the death sentence against Pakhshan Azizi.
• Organisations and activists call for mass graves in Iraq to be duly opened 

  A few days ago, a mass grave was opened irregularly in the city of Musena in Iraq, met with reaction by different segments of society. Institutions, organisations, writers and activists demand that mass graves be duly opened.
• DEM Party: Kurdish children's most basic right to education in mother tongue is usurped 

  “Kurdish children are deprived of education in their mother tongue, the most basic right,” DEM Party said in a statement on the start of the new school year in Turkey.
• People in Silopi welcome prisoner after his release 

  Mehmet Kanıt, who was released from prison after 30 years, was welcomed by people in his hometown of Silopi.
• YRJ sends signatures protesting death sentences against Mohammadi and Azizi to 14 organizations 

  The Women’s Press Union (YRJ) sent the signatures it collected in its campaign against the death sentences given to women activists Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi in Iran to 14 organizations.
• ISIG: 179 workers killed in work-related accidents in August 

  ISIG released its August report on work-related deaths and said that 179 workers were killed.
• Prisoners sentenced to solitary confinement for dancing to Kurdish songs 

  15 prisoners in Batman were sentenced to 15 days in solitary confinement for dancing by whistling and clapping.
• Group from Pforzheim takes over Vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  The vigil for Öcalan that has been going on for 12 years in Strasbourg demanding freedom for the Kurdish People's Leader was taken over by a group from Pforzheim on its 637th week.
• Prisoners in Giresun subjected to physical torture and arbitrary treatment 

  Kemal Yiğit, a prisoner in Giresun F Type Closed Prison, stated that they were subjected to violence, threats and arbitrary violations of rights in prison.
• UN experts: More than 400 people executed in Iran this year 

  UN experts expressed alarm over a surge in executions during the month of August 2024 and urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately stop the execution of people facing the death penalty.
• GÖÇIZDER protests freezing of its accounts and vow to continue its work for refugees 

  The GÖÇIZDER migration association protested the freezing of its accounts and said: "This is to be understood as repression and a threat to civil society, but this will not achieve anything. Our solidarity continues."
• Prisoners expose violations of rights in Manavgat S Type Closed jail 

  Zilan Demir, a prisoner in Manavgat S Type Closed jail, was threatened by guards and subjected to psychological violence.
• Şenyaşar family continues action for justice in front of Parliament  

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son, DEM Party MP Ferit Şenyaşar, continue their action for justice in front of the Parliament in Ankara.
• Ill prisoner Şen released after 31 years in jail 

  Ill prisoner Ali Şen was released from Yozgat No. 2 T Type Closed Prison after 31 years in jail.
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in August 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in August 2024.
• Iranian regime forces kill 24-year-old kolbar in Bane 

  Iranian regime forces killed 24-year-old kolbar Asaad Espandar in Bane.
• European Court of Human Rights to examine bans of LGBTI+ events in Turkey 

  The European Court of Human Rights asked Turkey to clarify the legal basis for the bans of LGBTI+ events between 2016 and 2018.
• 82-year-old Makbule Özer released after 254 days in jail 

  Ill prisoner Makbule Özer was released after completing her 254-day sentence.