HUMAN RIGHTS

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• 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.
• Van TUHAY-DER calls for action against increasing violation of rights in prisons 

  Van TUHAY-DER Co-chair Edibe Babur called for action against the increasing ill-treatment in prisons.
• IHD calls for release of ill prisoner Ekim Polat 

  The IHD called for the release of ill prisoner Ekim Polat, who has been on hunger strike for 35 days, demanding to end the violations of rights he has been subjected to.
• Saturday Mothers to file a criminal complaint against Istanbul police 

  The Saturday Mothers will file a criminal complaint against the Istanbul police. The background is incidents surrounding a visit to a cemetery, during which violence, disproportionate arrests and harassment occurred.
• Şenyaşar family continues Vigil for Justice on day 544 

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit have been holding a ‘Justice Vigil’ for 544 days demanding justice for three family members killed by AKP people in 2018.
• Emine Şenyaşar: They have been persecuting us for 543 days 

  The Şenyaşar family on justice vigil for their slain family members in Urfa has once again demanded an end to their persecution.
• Diyarbakir Bar Association: Faith in judiciary has decreased 

  The Diyarbakır Bar Association made a statement in front of the courthouse in the city to mark the new judicial year.
• Turkey denies "right to hope" for Abdullah Öcalan 

  According to the European Convention on Human Rights, prisoners must have the prospect of a life in freedom. In the case of Abdullah Öcalan, Turkey is invalidating the "right to hope".
• Fleeing Afghans unlawfully returned after coming under fire at the borders of Iran and Turkey 

  Amnesty International interviewed 74 Afghans who had been pushed back from Iran and Turkey, 48 of whom reported coming under fire as they attempted to cross the borders.
• Mother of prisoner threatened with death in Amed jail starts Justice Vigil 

  Gülan Ateş, the mother of Kurbani Özcan, who was reported to have been tortured in prison, started a "Justice Vigil" and said that her son was threatened by the Diyarbakır T Type Prison Director.
• Seriously ill prisoner dies 8 months after being released 

  Seriously ill prisoner Nevzat Çapkın was released from Beşikdüzü T Type Closed Prison 8 months ago. He died in the hospital where he was undergoing treatment for cancer.
• Rojava woman sent to prison in Turkey with her 2-month-old baby 

  Reyhan Abdi, who was taken into custody by the Turkish police on 26 August in Istanbul, was put in prison with her two-month-old baby.
• 13 detained as police attack Saturday Mothers in a cemetery in Istanbul 

  Saturday Mothers were attacked by the Turkish police in the Cemetery of the Nameless in Istanbul. 13 people were taken into custody.
• No news from prisoner tortured by guards in Rize Kalkandere L Type Closed Prison 

  Mirza Çağlayan, who was tortured by the guards in Rize Kalkandere L Type Closed Prison, has not been heard from for 4 days.
• PKK/PAJK prisoners: Our three comrades were deliberately murdered 

  Three political prisoners were killed in Turkish prisons between 14 and 18 August. PKK and PAJK prisoners are calling for accountability for the deaths of the three comrades.
• Police detain prisoners' relatives in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, the "justice vigil" of relatives of seriously ill prisoners was again attacked by the police. Ten people, mostly women, were detained by the use of force.
• Many detainees test positive for Covid-19 in Van's two prisons but are not treated 

  It has been reported that many detainees tested positive for Covid-19 in Van High Security and F Type Closed Prisons but were not treated.
• Hunger strike in Van and Beşikdüzü prisons continues 

  The hunger strikes against rights violations in jail and arbitrary practices by the prison administration entered the 27th day in Van Prison and the 44th day in Beşikdüzü Prison.
• Mother continues protest in front of Denizli T Type Closed Prison for her seriously ill son 

  Songül İlker is continuing her protest in front of Denizli T Type Closed Prison demanding that her seriously ill son be treated.
• Saturday Mothers: Bans aim to silence the people 

  On the fourth anniversary of the ban imposed on the Saturday Mothers from gathering in Galatasaray Square, the Human Rights Association (IHD) and the Saturday Mothers released a joint statement on the repression.
• Makbule Özer referred to Istanbul Forensic Medicine  

  Makbule Özer is 80-years-old. She is seriously ill but she remains in prison in Van High Security jail. The woman was referred to the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK).
• 11 more prisoners join hunger strike in Urfa 

  11 more prisoners joined the hunger strike against repression and torture in Urfa No. 1 T Type Prison. There are now 30 prisoners fasting.
• Ekim Polat has been on hunger strike for 24 days and cannot stand, says his mother 

  Songül Ilker visited her son Ekim Polat, who is seriously ill and on hunger strike, and said that his health condition was deteriorating and that he could not stand.