HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Prisoner Kaya: We are being left to die 

  Prisoner Kenan Kaya suffered two heart attacks. Despite that, he is not being given his medication. “My condition is serious, we are being left to die,” he said.
• UN experts: Death sentence against Pakhshan Azizi is a violation of international human rights law 

  UN experts urge Iranian authorities to immediately revoke the death sentence against Pakhshan Azizi, investigate allegations of torture and denial of fair trial rights, and put an end to the harassment and targeting of women activists in Iran.
• Kurdish activists demand annulment of Pakhshan Azizi’s death penalty 

  A group of civil, human rights, political and media activists from Kurdistan call for the annulment of Pakhshan Azizi’s death sentence and a thorough re-investigation of the judicial proceedings and legal case.
• 'Dismissal of mayors without a finalised court decision violates the rule of law and democracy' 

  Denouncing the appointment of trustees to municipalities as a violation of the rule of law and democracy, 30 bar associations called for the reinstatement of the co-mayors and council members removed from office.
• Women's organisations and Shirin Ebadi call for action for Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death in Iran 

  Pakshan Azizi is a women's rights defender, journalist and civil society activist. The death sentence handed to her was upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court last week.
• Dozens of organisations and activists call for the annulment of death sentence against Pakshan Azizi 

  Born in Mahabad and currently held in Evin Prison in Tehran, Pakshan Azizi is a women's rights defender, journalist and civil society activist. The death sentence handed to her was upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court.
• 65 Kurdish citizens taken into custody in a month in Iran without judicial warrants 

  At least 65 Kurdish citizens, including activists, environmentalists, and former political prisoners, have been arrested in the western provinces of Iran over the past month.
• ÖHD: Violations of rights in prisons in Aegean region increased in 2024 

  The Prison Commission of the Izmir Branch of ÖHD drew attention to the fact that isolation, torture and ill-treatment in prisons in the Aegean region increased in 2024.
• Petition for Kurdish female prisoner Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death in Iran 

  A petition has been launched for Kurdish female prisoner Pakshan Azizi, after her death sentence was upheld.
• Trade unionist Zorlu: The minimum wage enforces a system of slavery 

  KESK Central Council member Saliha Zorlu said that "the minimum wage enforces a system of slavery".
• Delegation waiting to retrieve the bodies of journalists Daştan and Bilgin still held at the border 

  The delegation waiting at the border to collect the bodies of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin is still being held there.
• Human rights violations in Turkish prisons in 2024 

  MED TUHAD-FED and ÖHD published a report detailing the human rights violations recorded in 91 Turkish prisons in 2024.
• Amed Bar Association files complaint to avoid impunity prevailing in Tahir Elçi trial 

  The killing of Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi remains unpunished. The acquittals of three police officers accused of negligent homicide became final. The Amed Bar Association will file a constitutional complaint.
• Lawyer Deniz: Turkey does not recognize the 'Right to Hope' 

  Lawyer Mehmet Nuri Deniz said that Turkey does not view the ‘right to hope’ as a legal entitlement. That’s why, he added, " Mr. Öcalan is denied that right."
• Three Kurds taken into custody in Eastern Kurdistan 

  Three Kurdish people from different cities in Eastern Kurdistan were taken into custody by Iranian forces.
• Fahriye Ceylan released after spending 32 years in prison 

  Fahriye Ceylan had her release postponed 6 times by the Administrative and Observation Board. She eventually came out of Alanya Type L Closed Prison, on Monday, after 32 years in jail.
• Ill prisoner Adsız taken to hospital  

  Ill prisoner Burhan Adsız was taken to the hospital 3 days ago after his condition worsened.
• Bar associations: A grave crime against humanity was committed in Roboski 

  Bar associations in the Kurdish region vow to continue their struggle with the determination to reveal the truth about the Roboski massacre and to ensure justice, inviting all administrative and judicial units to take action in accordance with the law.
• Iranian lawyers call for international action against illegal attacks on Kurdish areas in Syria 

  “All states that are members of the international community are obliged to protect the Kurds and other ethnic and religious minorities in Syria from external interference and violations of their rights,” say defenders of human rights and justice.
• Prisoner in Dumlu reports increasing rights violations amounting to torture 

  Ramazan Kaya, jailed in Dumlu Prison in Erzurum, stated that the prison is turning into a torture center day by day.
• Political prisoners Warisha Muradi and Pakshan Azizi finally meet their families 

  Political prisoners Warisha Muradi and Pakshan Azizi were finally allowed to see their families.
• Constitutional Court rejects application by Hamili Yıldırım jailed in İmralı 

  Imrali prisoner Hamili Yıldırım's application to the Constitutional Court regarding the denial of his right to phone calls was rejected.
• Warisha Muradi: I will continue my struggle 

  Kurdish female political prisoner Warisha Muradi, who is being held in Iran, said in a message she published on the occasion of December 22, Women’s and Mother's Day, that she will continue her resistance and struggle.
• Ill prisoner Arslan's condition getting worse 

  Seriously ill prisoner Ömer Arslan, could lose his life at any moment, said brothers held in the same jail.
• Female prisoners expose torture in Patnos Prison  

  It has been reported that female prisoners in Patnos Prison were subjected to torture during a raid on their ward by prison guards.