HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Lawyers file another application to visit Öcalan  

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 30 months.
• 18 workers lost their lives in Sulaymaniyah in 9 months 

  Workers' Union Sulaymaniyah Branch released a report on the deaths in the workplaces. According to the report, 18 workers lost their lives in the first 9 months.
• Political prisoner Bayram Aslan released after 30 years 

  Political prisoner Bayram Aslan has been released after thirty years in prison in Turkey. He was only 21 when he was sentenced to life in prison in 1993.
• Human Rights Association exposes situation of ill prisoners Erol and Demirtaş 

  The Human Rights Association exposed the situation of ill prisoners Besra Erol and Hasan Demirtaş, and said that ill prisoners are left to die.
• Saturday Mothers attacked and detained again on the 965th week of action 

  Despite a contrary ruling by the Turkish Constitutional Court, Istanbul police have again attacked the Saturday Mothers' gathering at Galatasaray Square.
• UN urges Iran to repeal the hijab bill 

  The UN urges the Iranian authorities to take steps to eliminate all forms of gender-based discrimination, and to repeal all associated laws and practices.
• Female prisoners tortured in Patnos transferred to other prisons 

  Three women who were tortured with the so-called pig shackle in Patnos Prison, have been transferred to various prisons.
• Bodies of the 4 Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas taken by their families 

  The bodies of the 4 Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas who fell as martyrs in Lice were taken by their families and brought to their hometowns.
• Çapraz: Policy of impunity in Hakkari means continuous human rights violations 

  IHD Hakkari branch co-chair Sibel Çapraz said that the policy of impunity applied to Turkish military forces in the province caused continuous human rights violations.
• Court rejects appeal against deportation of Kurdish man to Syria  

  A Turkish court rejected an appeal against the deportation order in the case of Abdulmenaf Osman, a Kurd from Rojava. The former political prisoner served 30 years in Turkish prisons and is to be deported to Syria.
• Dozens detained in police attack on Saturday Mothers in Istanbul 

  Despite a contrary ruling by the Turkish Constitutional Court, Istanbul police have again attacked the Saturday Mothers' gathering at Galatasaray Square. Dozens of people were taken into custody in the crackdown.
• Green Left Party pays tribute to Jîna Amini on the first anniversary of her murder 

  The Green Left Party paid tribute to Jîna Amini on the first anniversary of her murder.
• Prisoners in Aksaray jail denied treatment 

  Prisoners Ahmet Göksu and Nusret Kaya in Aksaray T Type Prison said that they were not taken to the hospital and their medicines were given late.
• Amnesty: One year after uprising in Iran international community must combat impunity for crackdown  

  Amnesty International said that "one year after the uprising in Iran, the international community must combat impunity for the brutal crackdown."
• Protest against torture of women in Patnos prison 

  Outside the prison in Patnos, where three women were tortured with the so-called pig shackle, calls have been made for the suspension of the prison management and the guards involved.
• Ill prisoner not treated in Ankara hospitals 

  Ill prisoner Gürbüz Topçu was brought from Bodrum prison to Ankara for an eye prosthesis, but was not treated in three different hospitals that said that "his condition is not suitable for a prosthesis."
• Rights of prisoners and families constantly violated  

  Nevzat Aslan traveled many kilometers to visit his daughter Nurcan Aslan, held in Tarsus Prison, but was told that "the guards were having dinner" and was left waiting.
• UN: Turkey continues to kill civilians in air strikes 

  In its report, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria pointed out that Turkey killed civilians in Rojava using UAVs. The report also emphasized that war and crimes against humanity continue in the Turkish occupied areas.
• PKK and PAJK Committees call on people to protest torture in prisons 

  Following reports of the use of so-called pig shackles on female prisoners in Patnos prison, the PKK and PAJK called for protests. If nothing is done, said the prisoners, such terror could spread throughout society.
• At least 201 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in August 

  The Occupational Health and Safety Observatory said that at least 201 workers lost their lives in August. The number of people who lost their lives in occupational homicides reached at least 1272 in 8 months.
• Ill prisoner in Kırşehir S Type jail not taken to hospital 

  Şervan Sertkaya, an ill prisoner held in Kırşehir S Type Closed Prison, said that despite vomiting blood, he was not transferred to the hospital.
• Saturday Mothers attacked and detained again on the 963rd week of action 

  Despite a contrary ruling by the Turkish Constitutional Court, Istanbul police have again attacked the Saturday Mothers' gathering at Galatasaray Square. Several people were taken into custody in the crackdown.
• Presidents of 55 bar associations demand release of TIP Hatay MP Can Atalay 

  The presidents of 55 bar associations gathered in front of the Constitutional Court to protest the imprisonment of TIP deputy and lawyer Can Atalay.
• Lawyer appeals against deportation of Kurdish man to Syria 

  Abdulmenaf Osman from Rojava, who spent 30 years in Turkish custody, has been released from prison, but only to be illegally deported to the Turkish-Jihadist occupation zone.
• Iranian theater player who fled to Turkey after popular uprising faces deportation 

  Having already spent over a year behind bars in Iran, artist Ali Pourasani came to Turkey with the intention of moving to Canada. He is now facing deportation to Iran.