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• Halise Aksoy sentenced without evidence 

  Halise Aksoy, whose son Agit İpek’s body was delivered to her in a box by mail, was sentenced to prison solely based on witness statements, despite Supreme Court rulings against such practices.
• 30 human rights organizations call for abolition of death penalty 

  30 human rights organizations made a joint statement on the rights of women and gender minorities facing the death penalty.
• Prisoner Adil released after 30 years in jail 

  Ahmed Adil was sentenced to life by Turkey's military courts in 1994. He has been released after more than 30 years.
• Fate of Kurdish teacher unknown after arrest by Iranian security forces 

  Kurdish teacher Arezou Jalilzadeh was arrested without a warrant at her home two days ago and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation.
• ISIG: 121 workers lost their lives in work-related murder in February 

  ISIG published its February report on work-related murder, and said that 121 workers lost their lives.
• 17 human rights organizations call for international action for Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi 

  Open letter from 17 human rights organizations to the German Federal Government, the European Parliament, and the United Nations to save the lives of Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi.
• Whereabouts of Kurdish man arrested in Iran on 22 February remain unknown 

  Kurdish civilian Edris Mohammadzadeh was arrested on 22 February without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation.
• ISIG: At least 2,664 young workers lost their lives in 12 years 

  Following the accident in Antakya, ISIG issued a statement saying that at least 2,664 young workers have lost their lives in the last 12 years.
• Iran executes five prisoners, including one in public 

  Iran has executed five prisoners in recent days, including one in public, on charges of “premeditated murder” and “drug trafficking”.
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in February 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in February 2025.
• Mother of slain protester sentenced to prison and fined in Iran 

  The mother of a protester killed during the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' uprising in Iran was sentenced to prison and fined on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “presence of women in public spaces and in plain view without the Islamic hijab”.
• IHD releases Central Anatolia prisons report 

  The Ankara Branch of the IHD has released its six-month report on prisons in the Central Anatolia region.
• Amnesty International calls for urgent action for Sharifeh Mohammadi sentenced to death in Iran 

  The death sentence against political prisoner and woman activist Sharifeh Mohammadi was upheld as a result of a retrial by an Iranian Court on 13 February.
• Kurdish activist detained in Sanandaj for 14 days without access to lawyers and family visits  

  Arrested without a warrant on 11 February, Kurdish activist Nawzad Bahrami has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation.
• Prisoner Nedim Yılmaz’s release denied arbitrarily for 7th time 

  The release of Nedim Yılmaz, imprisoned since the early 1990s, was arbitrarily blocked for the seventh time.
• Nineteen Bar associations protest appointment of a trustee to Kağızman Municipality  

  Nineteen Bar associations protested the appointment of a trustee to Kağızman Municipality and said: "We will never give up defending the rule of law, the right to a fair trial, and the protection of democratic will."
• Ministry of Interior has appointed trustees to 12 municipalities 

  The Ministry of Interior has appointed trustees to 12 municipalities, 10 of which are governed by the DEM Party, since the local elections on 31 March 2024.
• ISIG: 2,664 young workers killed in workplace accidents 

  ISIG reported that at least 2,664 young workers lost their lives due to workplace accidents between 2013 and 2024.
• Kurdish workers continue to die in Turkey’s construction sector 

  In the past year, 27 workers from Van have lost their lives after migrating due to the economic crisis and unemployment.
• Kurdish political prisoner in Ilam Prison on dry hunger strike after revocation of electronic tag 

  Kurdish political prisoner Kianoush Cheraghi has sewn his lips shut in Ilam Central Prison on the fifth day of a dry hunger strike.
• Denied medical care in prison, Kurdish political prisoner Anvar Chaleshi dies after release in Iran 

  Chaleshi, a 50-year-old man from Orumiyeh, was arrested by security forces on 2 December 2020. He was recently released from prison and died from complications of untreated colon cancer after years of inadequate medical care.
• Today is International Mother Language Day 

  Lawyer Kendal Selçuk,said that the articles in the Constitution that see Turkish as the sole official and educational language should be changed.
• At least 975 people executed in Iran in 2024 

  The 17th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran reveals a horrifying escalation in the use of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic in 2024. The year witnessed at least 975 executions, marking a 17% increase from the 834 recorded in 2023.
• Narges Mohammadi calls for international action to stop executions in Iran 

  Addressing the Italian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Human Rights, Narges Mohammadi called for an end to executions in Iran, and emphasized the ongoing struggle for human rights and women’s rights in the country.
• Report denounces torture, detentions and violations by the police during protests in Van 

  The report on torture and detentions during protests in Van has been released. Accordingly, the freedom of expression, the right to demonstrate, personal security and freedom, and the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment have been violated.