HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Kurdish woman tortured by Tehran police, dies after three days in a coma  

  A Kurdish woman named Mehsa Amini, who was tortured by Tehran police, died after three days in a coma.
• Lawyer Demir says aggravated life imprisonment has been turned into de facto death sentence 

  Lawyer Cemal Demir said that aggravated life imprisonment has been turned into a de facto death sentence in the person of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Families of sick prisoners resume justice vigil in front of ATK 

  The families of sick and other prisoners who are supposed to be released continued the Justice Vigil in front of the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) in Amed.
• Asrın Law Office thanks 350 lawyers who applied to Turkish Ministry to visit Öcalan 

  The Asrın Law Office thanked hundreds of lawyers who applied to the Turkish Ministry of Justice to pay a visit to the İmralı prison for their solidarity.
• 350 lawyers from 22 countries apply to visit Imrali Prison 

  350 lawyers from 22 countries have submitted an application to the Turkish Ministry of Justice to pay a visit to the Imrali prison where Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is kept in isolation.
• Prisoner reports constant raids in Van High Security Closed Prison 

  Seyfettin Demhat, a seriously ill prisoner in Van High Security Closed Prison, said that people in uniform and plain clothes raided their wards day and night, and that they could not hear from a friend they had taken away at night during these raids.
• Three prisoners go on hunger strike in Kilis L Type Closed jail to protest torture 

  Three prisoners held in Kilis L Type Closed Prison went on hunger strike against torture.
• Women prisoners in Diyarbakır Women's Closed jail go on hunger strike against rights violations 

  Women prisoners in Diyarbakır Women's Closed Prison went on hunger strike against rights violations.
• Prisoners in Bafra T-Type jail expose violations of rights 

  Selami Keleş is an ill prisoner in Bafra T-Type Prison. He said that he was arbitrary sentenced to solitary confinement by the prison administration and that pressure, deportation and threats are increasing.
• Emine Şenyaşar to stand trial again 

  Emine Şenyaşar has to stand trial again. The 71-year-old is again accused of making derogatory remarks to an AKP politician who is allegedly responsible for the lynchings of three of her family members.
• ‘Disrespect for the dead should be stopped’ 

  The ‘Respect for the Dead and Justice Initiative’ strives to stop the disrespect towards the dead and cemeteries, and to ensure that people of all faiths have the right to bury their dead in a manner befitting human dignity.
• Three more prisoners in Kırıklar Prison go on hunger strike 

  While three prisoners in Kırıklar Prison continue their hunger strike against unprecedented rights violations, it was reported that three more joined them.
• Prisoners in Bafra jail expose violations of human rights 

  The wards of Bafra T Type Prison were raided and 6 detainees were put in a single isolation, while 4 detainees were transferred to another prison.
• Mothers of prisoners and HDP members brutally detained in Istanbul 

  The police attacked the relatives of prisoners in Istanbul and detained mothers and HDP members by use of brutal force.
• Lawyers of Öcalan: CPT must urgently visit Imrali 

  The lawyers of the Asrin Law Office call on the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture to urgently visit Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners totally isolated on Imrali.
• Families of Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali renew application to visit their relatives 

  The family and legal guardian of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan renewed the application to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to İmralı prison where Öcalan is held in aggravated isolation.
• European Court of Human Rights: Celebrating birthday of Abdullah Öcalan not a crime 

  The ECHR found Turkey guilty in the case of Fehime Ete, who was sentenced to prison for celebrating the birthday of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 80-year-old Makbule Özer released from prison 

  Makbule Özer (80), who was arrested on 9 May on charges of "aiding a terrorist organization" in the Edremit district of Van, was released.
• 'Turkey will lose in every sense unless it implements the ECtHR judgements’ 

  İbrahim Bilmez, one of the lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan, emphasized that Turkey should implement the decisions of the ECtHR and the "Right to Hope”.
• Political prisoner threatened with death is denied release 

  Political prisoner Rojhat Bat, who was threatened with death by the chief guard in Diyarbakır D Type Prison before his forced transfer to Maraş-Türkoğlu L Type Prison No. 2, is not released even though his prison term is over.
• Gökhan Yıldırım: Resisting means victory! 

  Gökhan Yıldırım, who has been on death fast for 256 days, demanding a fair trial, was released on Tuesday. He emphasized that he was released because of his resistance.
• Political prisoners in Turkey: "Hear our cries" 

  Political prisoners in Turkey are disenfranchised and mistreated. Şirin Keskin in the T-type prison in Samsun-Bafra said that he was subjected to psychological repression and rights violations every moment.
• IHD files complaint about violence suffered by Semra Güzel while in police custody 

  The human rights association (IHD) has filed a complaint about the mistreatment of HDP MP Semra Güzel by police during the arrest and transfer. The IHD accuses the authorities of torture, mistreatment, abuse of office and insults.
• Ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan, 83, taken to hospital again 

  Ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan, 83, was taken to the hospital again.
• Şenyaşar family on day 545 of Vigil for Justice 

  The Şenyaşar family on justice vigil for their slain family members in Urfa has once again demanded an end to their persecution.