HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Kurdish young man dies of torture in Iran 

  A Kurdish young man from Lorestan named Imam Hasan Wend, who was subjected to severe torture in Iranian prisons for about four months, has died.
• DEM MP Konukçu: They murdered Metin under torture 

  DEM Party MP Kezban Konukçu was arrested in 1996 on the same occasion as murdered journalist Metin Göktepe. She said: “They took me to the police headquarters. They murdered Metin in the gym.”
• Prisoners expose new violations of rights in Rize jail 

  Political prisoner Taner Ergün, said that an infection is spreading in Rize jail, particularly among the seriously ill prisoners, but they are not being given any medication.
• HRW: Courts politicized, media muzzled, political opponents punished in Turkey’s centennial year 

  “Turkey’s human rights record in its centennial year included a muzzled media and political opponents routinely targeted and punished,” says Human Rights Watch.
• Legal and human rights organisations apply to the CPT for action against isolation in Imrali Prison 

  Human rights and legal organisations applied to the CPT regarding the prevention of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş from meeting with their lawyers under absolute isolation in İmralı.
• 35-year-old killed in Iranian custody in East Kurdistan 

  A 35-year-old man was killed in Iranian custody in East Kurdistan. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Payam Abdi was tortured to death in a Secret Service interrogation center in Kirmaşan province.
• Mother who received son's remains by post in prison for eight months 

  The mother of martyr Agit Ipek, Halise Aksoy, has been in prison for eight months. Her second hearing will take place on tomorrow, 12 January. Her lawyer called on the public to closely monitor the hearing.
• Political prisoners in Turkey on day 45 of hunger strike 

  As part of the global campaign demanding freedom for Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question, the alternating hunger strike launched by PKK and PAJK prisoners in Turkish prisons continues on its 45th day.
• Hunger Strike Monitoring Coordination in Van says prisoners are subjected to violations of rights 

  The report on prisons prepared by the Hunger Strike Monitoring and Follow-up Coordination in Van exposed that prisoners on hunger strike were subjected to a number of violations.
• Lawyer Mistefa calls on the international community to take a serious stand against isolation 

  Lawyer Cibrail Mistefa, a member of the Syrian Initiative to Defend the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, called on the international community to take a serious stance against the isolation of the Kurdish leader.
• Supreme Court in Iran confirms further death sentences against Kurds 

  The Supreme Court in Iran has confirmed further death sentences against Kurds. Komala activists Pejman Fatehi, Wafa Azarbar, Mohammad Faramarzi and Mohsen Mazloum are in imminent danger of execution.
• Ören: My mother can't survive in prison 

  Reyhan Ören, daughter of 76-year-old seriously ill prisoner Hanife Arslan, said that it was impossible for her mother to live in prison.
• UPOTUDAK: Isolation is a crime against humanity 

  The International Committee of Solidarity with Political Prisoners organized a protest in London to expose the situation of ill prisoners.
• Son of seriously ill prisoner calls for the release of his father 

  Ismail Kaya, son of seriously ill prisoner Abdulalim Kaya, said: "My father is being kept unconscious in prison."
• ISIG: 154 workplace homicides recorded in December 

  ISIG announced that 154 workplace homicides happened in December.
• Political prisoners in Turkey on day 39 of hunger strike 

  As part of the global campaign demanding freedom for Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question, the alternating hunger strike launched by PKK and PAJK prisoners in Turkish prisons continues on its 39th day.
• Court of Cassation: Constitutional Court's decision on Atalay has no legal value 

  The Court of Cassation, in a new decision regarding TIP deputy Can Atalay, said the Constitutional Court's violation decision is an example of "juristocracy" and declared it "unlawful."
• At least 208 attacks against Kurds, Alevis and refugees recorded in Turkey in 2023 

  According to the Socio-Political Field Research Centre, at least 208 attacks were carried out against Kurds, Alevis and refugees in 2023.
• At least 48 kolbars killed and 239 injured in 11 months 

  At least 48 kolbars were killed and 239 were injured as a result of the attacks carried out by the Iranian regime forces in the first 11 months of 2023.
• Political prisoners in Kürkçüler F Type Prison apply to be transferred to Imralı 

  Political prisoners staying in Kürkçüler F Type Prison apply every week to be transferred to Imralı.
• 823 people executed in Iran in 2023 

  In Iran, 823 people were executed in one year, 121 women were murdered.
• Books in Patnos Prison confiscated  

  Yasin Yılmaz, who is held in Patnos L Type Closed Prison, said that an investigation has been launched against some prisoners because of some books confiscated during ward raids.
• Iran begins 2024 executing 5 people 

  The Iranian judiciary announced that five people convicted of "armed robbery and banditry" were executed.
• Prisoner suffering from cancer dies in prison 

  63-year-old prisoner Naif Aybar, who was held in Van T Type Prison and had been receiving cancer treatment for a year, passed away.
• Iranian regime executes another Kurdish citizen in Sine 

  The Iranian regime executed another Kurdish citizen imprisoned in the city of Sine.