HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Emin Şeker: Violations of rights in prisons are increasing 

  Emin Şeker said that the pressures experienced in prisons are increasing. "A board in the prison decides whether the prisoners will be released or not."
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in August 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in August 2024.
• Iranian regime forces kill 24-year-old kolbar in Bane 

  Iranian regime forces killed 24-year-old kolbar Asaad Espandar in Bane.
• European Court of Human Rights to examine bans of LGBTI+ events in Turkey 

  The European Court of Human Rights asked Turkey to clarify the legal basis for the bans of LGBTI+ events between 2016 and 2018.
• 82-year-old Makbule Özer released after 254 days in jail 

  Ill prisoner Makbule Özer was released after completing her 254-day sentence.
• Release of ill prisoner Şen postponed five times 

  The release of Ali Şen, an ill prisoner who has been held in Yozgat No. 2 T Type Prison for 30 years, has been postponed for the 5th time because he did not show "remorse".
• Rights groups urge immediate halt to Iran’s executions, back prison hunger strikes 

  Dozens of human rights organisations call for an immediate halt to all executions and urge the international community to support efforts to abolish the death penalty in Iran.
• Release of ill prisoner in jail for 30 years postponed 

  The release of Bekir Yollu, an ill prisoner in Kırşehir Prison, has been blocked for the second time. Yollu has been in jail for 30 years.
• Trial of Varisha Moradi postponed 

  The trial of Kurdish woman Varisha Moradi, who is imprisoned in Iran, has been delayed once again.
• Prisoners in Kırşehir jail attacked 

  Prisoners in Kırşehir YGC were tortured and thrown into isolation cells on 26 August. Prisoner Mansur Zan had his arm broken.
• Swedish newspaper Syre: The silence about the killed Kurdish journalists is a crime 

  Two Kurdish female journalists were killed by a Turkish drone on 23 August. Journalist Shamm Shamayi Saleh asks why the world does not condemn the killing of Kurdish journalists.
• Eight Kurdish civilians and activists arrested in Iran 

  Pressure from the IRGC Intelligence Organisation on activists in the city has increased following the celebration of this year’s Newroz in Gilan-e-Gharb.
• 11 days in solitary confinement for Kurdish poems in Bafra prison 

  The Prison Administration's Disciplinary Board justified the decision on the grounds that the poems contained the political and ideological content of the PKK.
• Kurdish protester with eye injury sentenced to 31 months in prison in Iran 

  Hassani was injured by gunfire from military security forces during anti-government protests in Bukan on 16 November 2019, suffering damage to his left eye.
• IHD: Ending Öcalan’s isolation is essential for peace 

  In September, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe will again discuss the implementation of the ECHR's Imrali decisions. Human rights activist Küçükbalaban sees an end to the violation of the law on Imrali as an essential factor for peace.
• Şenyaşar family takes their fight for justice in front of Parliament 

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son, DEM Party MP Ferit Şenyaşar, whose family members were murdered in Suruç in 2018, brought their search for justice in front of the Parliament.
• HRW: Iran’s use of the death penalty as a tool of intimidation reveals a chilling abuse of power 

  87 executions were reported after the June elections in Iran, including 29 in one day, said the HRW, warning of the alarming surge in executions.
• Lawyers demand an ‘urgent ad hoc visit’ by the CPT to İmralı 

  Applying to the CPT once again, Asrin Law Office drew attention to the fact that the procedure that was not applied to İmralı was applied to Azerbaijan and demanded an ad hoc visit to İmralı immediately.
• 98% disabled prisoner released after spending 6 years in jail 

  Serdal Yıldırım is 98% disabled. He has been held captive in Metris R Type Prison for 6 years, and was finally released after many delays.
• Iranian regime executes 4 prisoners in 2 days 

  The Iranian regime executed 4 prisoners in 2 days, the Kurdistan Human Rights Organization reported.
• "No to the death penalty" campaign to last one more week 

  The YRJ announced that the "No to the death penalty" campaign launched to protest the death sentences given to women activists in prisons by the Iranian regime has been extended for another 7 days.
• Release of sick prisoner postponed for the 5th time 

  28-year-old Kurdish prisoner Naif Işçi, who has been behind bars for 14 years, is denied release on the grounds that he did not express remorse.
• ÖHD exposes torture in Kocaeli No. 2 F Type Closed Prison 

  Lawyers from ÖHD drew attention to the torture of prisoners in Kocaeli No. 2 F Type Closed Prison.
• Strip-searching and cage torture in Tekirdağ No. 2 F Type Prison 

  Serdar Bozkurt spoke on the phone with his brother Abdülkadir Bozkurt, who is in Tekirdağ No. 2 F Type Prison, and said: "My brother cried and said that he was strip-searched, put in a cell and had faeces thrown at him."
• Detained sister of slain protester on hunger strike in Iran 

  Solmaz Hassanzadeh, who was detained by security forces on 30 July, went on a hunger strike on 6 August in protest at her continued solitary confinement.