HUMAN RIGHTS

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• IHD Van Branch says rights of prisoners on hunger strike are violated 

  Announcing the report on the prisons in the Serhat region, IHD Van Branch said that the isolation has been increased to the highest level and that the prisoners on hunger strike are under a lot of pressure.
• Visitor entrance gate of the Ministry of Justice closed to Emine Şenyaşar 

  The visitor entrance gate of the Ministry of Justice was closed to Emine Şenyaşar.
• Amed Bar Association protests detention of 38 children during Newroz celebration  

  The Amed Bar Association protested the detention of 38 children during the Newroz celebration and stated that they were unlawful.
• Emine Şenyaşar: Where should I go for justice? 

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit (Urfa DEM Party MP) continued their Justice Vigil in Ankara.
• Emine Şenyaşar: There is no such thing as a court 

  Emine Şenyaşar, who continued her vigil in front of the Ministry of Justice, drew attention to the unlawful practices of the court and asked for her son to be released.
• Human rights groups urge extension of UN mandates on Iran 

  Appealing to the representatives of the member states of the UN Human Rights Council, dozens of human rights organisations call for the extension of the mandates of the United Nations Special Rapporteur and the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran.
• Prisoner Tüzün kept in isolation for 10 days despite being seriously ill 

  Prisoner Ismail Tüzün in Kırşehir High Security Closed Prison has been kept in isolation for 10 days despite his serious illness.
• Council of Europe calls for the immediate release of Demirtaş, Yüksekdağ and Kavala 

  The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers reiterated their call for the immediate release of the HDP co-chairs and politicians, and philanthropist Osman Kavala.
• Seriously ill prisoner dies shortly after been released 

  Seriously ill prisoner Ismet Çardak, whose release was postponed for a long time on the grounds that he was "dangerous for public safety" and who was eventually freed in a wheelchair 15 days ago, died after a heart attack.
• Kurdish political prisoner Ghassemi enters ninth day of hunger strike in Urmia prison 

  Kurdish political prisoner Kamran Ghassemi has entered the eighth day of his hunger strike in solitary confinement in Urmia Central Prison.
• Demirtaş lawyers say body search practice ended after protests 

  The imposition of the body search on Selahattin Demirtaş, initiated upon the directive of the Ministry of Justice, has come to an end, said the politician's lawyers.
• Doctors Working Group calls for an international delegation to be granted immediate access to İmralı 

  The Doctors Working Group of Kurd-Akad released a report on the conditions on Imrali prison island in the context of health, aiming to investigate the conditions on the prison island of İmralı in the context of health.
• Emine Şenyaşar protests once again in front of Ministry of Justice 

  Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and 2 sons were murdered by the bodyguards and relatives of former AKP Urfa MP Ibrahim Halil Yıldız, came before the Turkish Ministry of Justice once again to demand the release of her detained son.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan and the other 3 prisoners in Imrali 

  Lawyers of the Asrın Law Office applied to visit Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Iran executes two prisoners in Ilam Prison 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Network announced that 2 more prisoners were executed in Ilam Prison.
• Emine Şenyaşar to resume her Justice Vigil 

  Emine Şenyaşar will resume her vigil for her murdered family members after the promises made by the Turkish Ministry of Justice to provide justice have not been kept.
• Iran executes 2 Kurdish citizens in Mahabad 

  Kurdistan Human Rights Network said that the Iranian state executed 2 more Kurds in Mahabad on Thursday.
• UN reports holds Iran responsible for the death of Jina Mahsa Amini 

  A report by the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran confirms that the regime is responsible for the death of Jina Mahsa Amini. The regime committed crimes against humanity in the suppression of the subsequent protests.
• Political prisoner released after 30 years in jail 

  Political prisoner Şeref Türk was released after 30 years in prison.
• Iran is the world's top executioner of women, says human rights organization 

  Iran is the world’s top executioner of women.
• Prisoner exposes torture in Samsun S Type jail 

  Political prisoner Vefa Yılmaz, who is held in an isolation cell for three people in Samsun S Type Prison, said in his weekly phone call with his family that he was tortured by the guards who raided the cell.
• ISIG: At least 144 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in February 

  According to the Health and Safety Labor Watch, at least 144 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in February.
• ‘Deterioration of freedom of expression in Turkey has reached new, deeply worrying levels’ 

  A Memorandum on freedom of expression and of the media, human rights defenders and civil society in Turkey has been released.
• At least 834 people executed in Iran in 2023 

  A report by Iran Human Rights said that at least 834 people have been executed in Iran in 2023.
• International organisations call for protection of free speech against state censorship in Turkey 

  International rights groups and journalists’ organisations call on social media platforms to uphold the free expression rights of their users and resist state censorship in Turkey.