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• Sepideh Qoliyan's court hearing suspended due to her refusal to accept mandatory hijab 

  The court hearing of Sepideh Qoliyan has been suspended for her refusal to accept mandatory hijab.
• Eight years ago, the Suruç massacre 

  Eight years ago, ISIS carried out a suicide bomb attack in Suruç killing thirty-three young people.
• Fadıl Şenyaşar was not released at hearing in Malatya 

  Fadıl Şenyaşar, who has been imprisoned for more than 5 years, was not released following the hearing of the trial in which he is a defendant. The Şenyaşar family is expected to carry their Justice Vigil to Ankara.
• 11 kolbars killed since the beginning of 2023 

  According to the statistics of Kolbarnews, from 17 July 2017 to 17 July 2023, a total of 1,344 ‪kolbars have been ‪killed or injured in the border areas of Kurdistan.
• Human Rights Foundation of Turkey received 270 torture applications since January 2023 

  TIHV (HRFT) Amed representative lawyer Murat Aba said that they received 270 torture applications in the first 6 months of the year.
• 84-year-old Mehmet Emin Özkan finally released after 27 years in prison 

  Political prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan was released from prison in Amed after 27 years of imprisonment. The execution of the sentence of the 84-year-old man was suspended for three months due to his state of health.
• Actor Sadeghi detained in Iran for criticizing oppression against women 

  In Iran, actor Mohammad Sadeghi was detained during a live broadcast in which he was criticizing the policies of oppression against women.
• Thousands of activists arrested across Iran since the beginning of the year 

  Thousands of activists in various cities have been arrested across Iran since the beginning of the year.
• MEBYA-DER holds third congress in Amed 

  MEBYA-DER held its third congress in Amed.
• Vigil of Şenyaşar family in Urfa ends on day 846 

  On the 846th day of their vigil, the Şenyaşar family ended their protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse, announcing that they would move to Ankara if justice was not served at the hearing on Tuesday.
• Ferit Şenyaşar: If justice is not provided, we will move our vigil before the ministry 

  Ferit Şenyaşar called on everyone to attend his brother’s hearing to be held on Tuesday, and said that they will move their Justice Vigil before the Ministry of Justice if necessary.
• 15 detained in police attack on Saturday Mothers 

  Turkish police have once again prevented the weekly vigil by Saturday Mothers in Istanbul and detained 15 people on the grounds of a violation of an official ban on assemblies at Galatasaray Square.
• HDP: Stop workplace homicides and worker suicides 

  The HDP issued a statement about occupational murders and worker suicides.
• Signature campaign for the release of Nevzat Öztürk jailed for 31 years 

  Nevzat Öztürk, a Kurd who has been imprisoned in Turkey for 31 years, is not released despite completing his regular sentence. His daughter Jiyan, who lives in Cologne, has initiated a signature campaign with the Society for Threatened Peoples.
• Prisoner released after 30 years 

  Abdulhamit Babat, who was kept for 30 years in Bolu F Type Closed Prison, was released.
• HRW calls on Turkey to end the Gezi Trial injustice 

  “The Gezi trial is a mockery of justice and exemplifies Turkey’s rule of law and human rights crisis,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
• ISIG: At least 159 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in June 

  ISIG said that at least 159 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in June.
• Violations of rights in Antalya S Type Prison 

  In Antalya S Type Prison, hospital referrals of ill prisoners were prevented.
• Remains of prisoner Yazicı taken to Van 

  The body of ill prisoner Bişar Yazıcı, who was held in Van High Security Closed Prison, was transferred to Amed, where he died after his condition worsened, and was taken from Diyarbakır ATK.
• Political prisoner dies of liver failure 

  Imprisoned since 2021 on terror charges, 52-year-old Kurdish political prisoner Bişar Yazıcı has died of liver failure.
• Saturday Mothers attacked and detained again in the 954th week of action 

  Turkish police have once again prevented the weekly vigil by Saturday Mothers in Istanbul and detained 18 members and supporters of the initiative on the grounds of a violation of an official ban on assemblies at Galatasaray Square.
• Iran publicly executes two Afghan nationals on Saturday  

  Iran publicly executed two Afghan nationals on Saturday over an attack on a shrine in October, Iranian state media reported.
• MP Şenyaşar: We will move our vigil to Ankara if justice is not served 

  Ferit Şenyaşar said that they would end their vigil in front of Urfa Courthouse on July 18, when the hearing over the brutal murder of his family members in Urfa will be held in Malatya province.
• Books in Kurdish not given to prisoners in Sincan No. 1 High Security jail 

  Ozan Alpkaya, who is being held in Sincan No. 1 High Security Prison, said that 17 Kurdish books were not given to him. He applied to the ECHR against it.
• 12-year-old girl shot by police in Iran succumbs to her wounds  

  A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head when police opened fire in Keraj, Iran, last March, succumbed to her wounds.