HUMAN RIGHTS

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• New repression against sick political prisoner Civan Boltan 

  The seriously ill political prisoner Civan Boltan has had his clothes and blankets taken away from him in the F-type prison in Bolu. The 31-year-old Kurd suffers from Raynaud's syndrome and cold aggravates his symptoms.
• Turkey seeks to further restrict LGBTQ rights 

  As the Turkish government wants to further restrict the rights of LGBTQ people, Erdoğan announced constitutional amendments to protect "family values".
• Freedom for Ecevit Piroğlu Initiative members chain themselves to UN gates 

  While members of the Freedom for Ecevit Piroğlu Initiative chain themselves to the bars in front of the UN building in Geneva, Mehmet Yozcu continues his hunger strike for the third day.
• Öcalan lawyers call on the CPT to eliminate the conditions of torture on Imrali 

  Following the CPT's visit to Imrali prison island, the Asrin Law Office representing Abdullah Öcalan said: "We demand that the CPT take coercive measures as soon as possible to eliminate the conditions of torture."
• Seriously ill prisoner Ekim Polat denied treatment 

  Seriously ill prisoner Ekim Polat did not receive proper treatment. His mother, Songül Ilker, said: "Ill prisoners should not be left alone."
• CPT delegation visits Imrali 

  CPT met with senior officials of the Ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs, on the implementation of long-standing recommendations made by the CPT concerning Imralı Prison.
• Solidarity Committee with Abdurrahman Er and Mazlum Dağ calls for action 

  The Solidarity Committee with Abdurrahman Er and Mazlum Dağ, who are on death since 28 September to protest the torture and threats by the KDP, called for action.
• Iran Human Rights says 133 have been killed by Islamic Republic authorities in protests 

  Iran Human Rights has confirmed 92 other people who have so far been killed by the Islamic Republic authorities across Iran, bringing the total to 133 people.
• Şenyaşar family has been seeking justice for 18 months 

  The justice vigil carried out by the Şenyaşar family has marked its 573rd day. “State officials have accepted that we are right in our struggle. Yet, being right is not enough,” the family said.
• Prisoners in Erzurum E Type Closed Prison denounce torture 

  Some prisoners in Erzurum E Type Closed Prison reported that they were tortured after being exposed to violence during open visits.
• Families of prisoners brutally detained by the police in Istanbul 

  It is like a ritual how the Istanbul police suppress the "justice vigil" of relatives of sick prisoners week after week in order to prevent the public from being informed about the situation in the prisons.
• No decision in the case of Ecevit Piroğlu 

  Ecevit Piroğlu is still under acute threat of deportation from Serbia to Turkey. In Ulm, activists have demanded his immediate release from Serbian extradition custody and his recognition as a politically persecuted person.
• AI exposes Iran’s top-level orders to ‘mercilessly confront’ protesters 

  Amnesty International documented widespread patterns of torture and other ill-treatment by security forces, including severe beatings of protesters and bystanders, as well as sexual assault and other forms of gender-based and sexual violence.
• Iran Human Rights says at least 83 people have been killed in protests following Jina Amini murer 

  According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, at least 83 people have been killed in the nationwide protests sparked by the police murder of Jina Mahsa Amini last week.
• Hunger striker Sibel Balaç sent to prison again 

  Sibel Balaç who has been on death fast since 29 December 2021, was released from the hospital and sent back to Bakırköy Closed Prison.
• IHR: At least 54 protesters killed, hundreds wounded in Iran protests 

  At least 54 people have been killed so far in the violent crackdown on protests in Rojhilat and Iran following the death of Jina Mahsa Amini, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR).
• Amnesty International calls for urgent global action against the bloody crackdown in Iran 

  With the death toll in Iran reaching at least 30 people, four of them children, Amnesty International reiterates its call for urgent global action, warning of the risk of further bloodshed amid a deliberately imposed Internet black out.
• At least 50 people killed during demonstrations for Jina Amini in Iran and Rojhilat 

  The Iranian Human Rights Organization announced that 50 people were killed during the demonstrations in Iran and Rojhilat.
• UN experts demand accountability for death of Mahsa Amini, call for end to violence against women 

  UN experts call on the Iranian authorities to “hold an independent, impartial, and prompt investigation into Ms Amini’s death, make the findings of the investigation public and hold all perpetrators accountable.”
• Urgent appeal for Kurdish activist facing deportation to Turkey 

  Urgent call for action for Kurdish revolutionary Ecevit Piroğlu who has been on an indefinite hunger strike as the Serbian government seems determined to extradite him to the Turkish state.
• Many detained in police attack on Saturday Mothers 

  Police attacked the Saturday Mothers and handcuffed several activists behind their backs while detaining them.
• UN decries Iran's violent response after Mahsa Amini's death 

  The UN decried on Tuesday Mahsa Amini’s death in custody after she was arrested by Iran’s “morality police" and the violent crackdown on protests over her death, demanding an independent investigation.
• Turkey’s prisons continue to be centres of torture and death 

  HDP calls on the international community - first and foremost the CPT and other relevant organs of the CoE, human rights commissioners of the CoE and the UN, to take action against torture and inhumane conditions in Turkish prisons.
• Prisoner suffering from cancer not receiving treatment 

  Ill prisoner Hüseyin Durmaz, who suffers from cancer, is not receiving treatment in prison.
• 756 lawyers from the Middle East and North Africa request to visit Öcalan 

  The Asrın Law Office reported that 756 lawyers from the Middle East and North Africa applied to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Island Prison.