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• Şadiye Manap arrested again after spending 30 years in jail 

  Şadiye Manap was released from prison after 30 years and was immediately taken into custody again as soon as she left Gebze Women's Closed Prison. She has now been sent to prison again.
• At least 73 prisoners died in jails across Turkey in 12 months 

  At least 73 prisoners died in prisons across Turkey between 1 December 2021 and 1 December 2022, according to a report published by the HDP.
• 105 lawyers apply to Diyarbakır Bar Association to take action against Öcalan’s isolation 

  The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) Diyarbakır Branch made a statement concerning the absolute isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and applied, together with 105 lawyers, to Diyarbakır Bar Association to take steps against the isolation.
• Three more prisoners join indefinite hunger strike against isolation in Konya 

  Three more prisoners joined the indefinite and non-alternating hunger strike against the severe isolation conditions in Ereğli High Security Prison.
• HDP Van MP says that prisoners in Erzurum Dumlu High Security jail feel they are in danger 

  HDP Deputy Tayip Temel stated that prisoners in Erzurum Dumlu High Security Prison No. 1, who oppose the erection of wire mesh on the windows of the wards, are in danger.
• Lawyer Bilmez: We must meet with our client Abdullah Öcalan immediately 

  İbrahim Bilmez, one of the legal representatives of Abdullah Öcalan, said that they were deeply concerned about the news that their client did not meet with the CPT delegation during their last visit to the Imrali prison.
• Court keeps Gökhan Yıldırım in prison despite suspension of his sentence 

  Lawyer Seda Şaraldı said that the Tekirdağ 1st High Criminal Court decided to keep her client Gökhan Yıldırım in prison removing a previous decision to suspend his sentence.
• Demirtaş applies to the Ministry of Justice to meet with Öcalan 

  Jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş has applied to the Turkish Ministry of Justice to meet with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan via sound and video information system (SEGBİS).
• Initiative Against Chemical Weapons meets Amnesty International in Berlin 

  A delegation consisting of the members of the Initiative Against Chemical Weapons formed in Berlin had a talk with the Berlin section of Amnesty International and decided to carry out a common struggle against the use of chemical weapons.
• Asrın Law Office: Öcalan did not meet with the CPT delegation 

  According to Asrın Law Office, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan did not participate in an interview with the CPT delegation that visited the Imrali Islan Prison in September 2022.
• Justice For Roboski Initiative: The state does not take steps for justice 

  The Justice for Roboski Initiative blamed state authorities for "generating impunity" but not justice during a protest that marked the 131st week of the massacre.
• HDP commemorates human rights defender Tahir Elçi on 7th anniversary of his murder 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party commemorated human rights defender Tahir Elçi on the 7th anniversary of his murder and said: "The murdering forces continue to exist today as a coalition of evil against the people of Turkey."
• Report says Roma are Europe's largest and most disadvantaged minority, calls on governments to act 

  A report prepared by the European Roma Grassroots Organization stated that the Roma population is subjected to serious discrimination and called for the governments of the countries and the EU to take action against it.
• Up to seven and a half years in prison sought for for Fincancı 

  The president of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Şebnem Korur Fincancı, faces up to seven and a half years in prison for statements about the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish military in Southern Kurdistan.
• Images of torture suffered by Garibe Gezer released 

  Jinnews had access to the images of the torture to which Garibe Gezer was submitted. The woman was murdered in Kandıra Prison.
• 11 detained as police attack Justice Vigil for prisoners in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, a rally for sick political prisoners was once again attacked and broken up by the police. Eleven people were detained, among them mothers fighting for the lives of their imprisoned children.
• Women prisoners in Bakırköy Women's Closed jail denied visits for 3 months 

  Women prisoners in Istanbul Bakırköy Women's Closed jail and their families were denied visits for 3 months on the grounds that they protested the violations of rights in the prison on the day of the visit.
• Fincancı: Even in prison, it is important for me to take part in the struggle for my homeland 

  The President of the Medical Association, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, arrested in Turkey for alleged "PKK propaganda", has commented on the government's efforts to suppress any critical approach and her prison conditions.
• Gülüm: seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan is in danger of losing his life any time 

  HDP deputy Züleyha Gülüm made a statement in front of Çağlayan Courthouse to point out that seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan is in danger of losing his life any time.
• HRW: Turkey pushes Afghans back at Iran border 

  “EU migration management support to Turkey should be made conditional on demonstrated assurances that support doesn’t contribute to denying people their right to seek asylum or to returning them to places where their lives or freedom would be threatened."
• Internationalist Lecwan: Camaraderie means walking through fire for each other 

  In a diary entry, internationalist guerrilla Lecwan Dogan recounts his life in the mountains of Kurdistan and an unforgettable memory that made him realise the importance of camaraderie.
• Journalist in prison writes about violation of rights in Adana jail 

  Fatih Özgür Aydın, the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Public Workers' Front is suffering from chronic crohn's disease. He is imprisoned in Adana F Type jail and wrote about the violations of rights to the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association.
• Jailed co-chair of MEBYA-DER sentenced to eight years in prison 

  Yüksel Almas, jailed co-chair of the MEBYA-DER solidarity association for people who lost loved ones in the Kurdish liberation struggle, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
• Guards attack prisoners on hunger strike for speaking Kurdish 

  Guards attacked the Kurdish-speaking prisoners in Ereğli High Security Prison where there has been a hunger strike.
• Iranian activist Ronaghi taken to hospital 

  Hussein Ronaghi, an Iranian human rights activist who was arrested with both legs broken and has been on hunger strike for 50 days, has been taken to hospital.