HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Application for release of Veysi Aktaş from Imralı rejected 

  The objection against the one-year postponement of the release of Veysi Aktaş from Imralı Prison was rejected.
• Ill prisoner Makbule Özertaken to Istanbul to get a new Forensic Medicine Institute report 

  Ill prisoner Makbule Özer was taken to Istanbul to get a Forensic Medicine Institute report.
• Emine Şenyaşar protests new case filed against her for allegedly ‘insulting a public official’ 

  Emine Şenyaşar protested the case filed against her for allegedly ‘insulting a public official’ with the words: "While those who committed crimes are walking freely outside, they bring me to trial."
• ISIG says 2,500 young workers have lost their lives in last 11 years 

  According to the report prepared by the Occupational Health and Safety Observatory on work accidents, at least 2,500 young workers have lost their lives in the last 11 years.
• Release of ill prisoner postponed for 4th time 

  The release of Naif Işçi, who was arrested at the age of 14 in Cizre, was postponed for the 4th time because he rejected showing "remorse". His mother Nebahat said: "What did my son do that he should show remorse?"
• Release of Ramazan Karataş postponed for 6 months 

  The release of Ramazan Karataş, who had been imprisoned for 30 years, was postponed for 6 months for the second time for arbitrary reasons by the Administration and Observation Board.
• Lawyers protest the verdict in Kobanê Trial: We will fight against the darkness 

  Legal organisations protested the verdicts in the Kobanê Trial and said, "We do not recognise these sentences and we will fight against the darkness."
• CDK-F calls for participation at demo against French repression 

  The CDK-F called on people to attend the demonstration to be held on Saturday in Paris to protest the policy of criminalization against Kurdish activists.
• Peace Mothers: We want justice for our children 

  Peace Mothers, who travelled from Istanbul to Ankara to meet with the Turkish Minister of Justice, reacted against the police prevention and said, "We mothers only want our children. We want justice."
• Health condition of ill prisoner Yıldız worsening 

  Alper Yıldız, son of ill prisoner Hatice Yıldız, pointed out that his mother's health problems had worsened and called for "an end to this unlawfulness. We want her to be released as soon as possible."
• Asrın Law Office applies once again to CPT in relation to Öcalan and the other 3 prisoners in Imralı 

  Asrın Law Office made a new application to the CPT in relation to Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 38 months, and the other 3 prisoners in Imralı.
• Prisoners Tekin and Suncak released after spending 30 and 31 years in jail 

  Halis Tekin was released after 30 years in prison and Yılmaz Suncak, after 31.
• Political prisoner Hatice Arat released after18 years in jail 

  Political prisoner Hatice Arat was released after spending approximately 18 years in prison.
• 20-year-old political prisoner dies in prison 

  Another political prisoner lost his life in a prison of the Turkish state, where systematic rights violations and arbitrary inhumane practices are at their peak.
• Emine Şenyaşar calls on everyone to attend press statement on 24 May in front of Ministry of Justice 

  Speaking in the Turkish parliament, Emine Şenyaşar called on everyone to attend the press statement they will make in front of the Ministry of Justice on 24 May.
• ISIG says that at least 163 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in April 

  ISIG reported that at least 163 workers, including 5 children, lost their lives in occupational homicides in April.
• Winners of Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Award announced  

  The winners of the Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Award were journalists Çiğdem Toker, Metin Cihan and Şano Ar Theater Art Group.
• Lawyer Binbir: Prisoners are not released by arbitrary decisions 

  Zeki Binbir, Co-spokesperson of the Prison Commission of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD), said that political prisoners who have been imprisoned for 30 years are not released due to arbitrary decisions.
• AI: Death of civilians in military strikes with Turkish drones in Somalia may amount to war crimes 

  “The Somali and Turkish governments must investigate these deadly strikes as a war crime, and put an end to reckless attacks on civilians,” said Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa.
• ÖHD: Human rights violations in the prisons of Aegean region increasing 

  The ÖHD Izmir Branch Prison Commission published a report on human rights violations in the Aegean region's prisons. The report stressed that isolation was increasing.
• Öcalan given new 3-month family visit ban 

  Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was given a new 3-month family visit ban following a "disciplinary punishment".
• Political prisoner leaves jail after 30 years  

  Kemal Zengin was released from Şakran Prison after spending 30 years in jail.
• Release of prisoner Çelebi postponed 

  DEM Party MP Newroz Uysal Aslan said that the release of Nurettin Çelebi, who has been in jail for 30 years, was prevented by the "special committee".
• Asrın Law Office: Inhuman torture is applied in İmralı as an aggravated form of isolation 

  Asrın Law Office reacted to the Ministry of Justice's lie that "there is no isolation in İmralı" and said: “The fact that no news has been received from İmralı for more than 3 years is a form of inhuman torture as an aggravated form of isolation.”
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in April 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in April 2024.