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• Zeynab Jalaliyan's mother: I haven't seen my daughter for 15 years 

  Zeynab Jalaliyan's mother, Gozel Jalaliyan, stated that she had not seen her daughter for 15 years and called on lawyers to help her.
• Suruç Families Initiative demands justice on 79th month since the Suruç Massacre 

  The Suruç Families Initiative gathered in Istanbul to mark the 79th month since the Suruç Massacre, and vowed to "continue our struggle until the curtain that covers the massacre is lifted."
• Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er on death fast 

  Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who are imprisoned in Hewlêr, said that they have been on a death fast for 8 days against the violations of their rights.
• The Occupational Health and Safety Council says that at least 111 workers lost their lives in Januar 

  The Occupational Health and Safety Council reported that at least 111 workers lost their lives in occupational killings in January.
• Şenyaşar family says demands for justice are the hope for society 

  The Şenyaşar family, who are fighting for justice for their relatives who were murdered in Urfa, said that the demands for justice have become the hope of society.
• Justice Vigil for ill prisoners reaches day 97 

  Today is the 97th day of the Justice Vigil organized by the relatives of ill prisoners in Amed .
• Human Rights Association demands release of ill prisoners 

  The Human Rights Association demanded the release of ill prisoners and said that deaths increased when prisoners are arbitrarily kept in jail.
• Saturday Mothers: Where is Murat Yildiz? 

  Murat Yildiz disappeared after entering a police station in Izmir 27 years ago. His mother, who has never given up looking for him, says: "I delivered him alive." The Saturday Mothers in Istanbul demand clarification.
• Şenyaşar family: "Our struggle will bring justice. We are almost there. Good days will come" 

  The Şenyaşar family said: "Our struggle will bring justice. We are almost there. Good days will come."
• Prisoner Maruf Deniz tells of violations of rights in jail 

  Prisoner Maruf Deniz stated that the rights of political prisoners to video calls, newspapers, and letters in Kurdish were blocked and prisoners were handcuffed during medical examinations.
• Ferit Şenyaşar demands an end to persecution on 347th day of Vigil for Justice 

  The Şenyaşar family, whose relatives were murdered by AKP members in Suruç in 2018, continue their Vigil for Justice. Today is day 347 and the family once again demanded this persecution to end.
• TJA activist Sevil Rojbin Çetin remains in prison 

  The trial against TJA activist Sevil Rojbin Çetin was postponed on the grounds that secret witnesses did not attend the hearing.
• Court upholds prison sentence for HDP MP Kemal Bülbül 

  The Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court sentenced Bülbül to 6 years, 3 months in prison on November 26, 2020 on the grounds that he had attended the meetings of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and made speeches there.
• Tuğluk's lawyers: Forensic Medicine Institute’s report is biased and unscientific 

  Lawyers made a statement about the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) report which decided that jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who has been diagnosed with dementia, is “fit for detention”.
• Lawyers call for an end to the isolation of Öcalan 

  Members of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) denounced the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali prison insisting that “making contact with Öcalan will be a step towards ending the current social crises.”
• Emine Şenyaşar demanding justice for slain family members given judicial fine 

  Emine Şenyaşar's husband and two of her sons were lynched by an AKP mob in 2018. Now the woman has been fined for insulting the main perpetrator of the murders.
• Lawyer Ilknur Alcan: Imrali system destroys any hope for peace 

  Ilknur Alcan, co-chair of the Association of Free Lawyers, underlined that the isolation on Imrali destroys any hope for peace.
• Saturday Mothers demand justice for Maksut Tepeli 

  27-year-old Kurd Maksut Tepeli was a teacher when he was murdered by the police in Istanbul in 1984. Although it is known where he was buried, the state still refuses to hand over his bones.
• Justice Vigil of Şenyaşar family reaches day 341 

  The Justice Vigil initiated by the Şenyaşar family in front of the Urfa Courthouse, continues on its 341st day.
• Former prisoner talks about torture in Urfa T-Type jail 

  Mehmet Binici, who was released from the T-Type Closed Prison in Urfa, talked about the torture in the prison and called on people outside to be the voice of the prisoners.
• 140 political prisoners in Van High Security jail enter 3rd day of hunger strike 

  The hunger strike launched by 140 political prisoners in Van High Security Prison has entered its third day.
• DTK Health Council calls for enhanced struggle against isolation and torture in prisons 

  The DTK Health Council called for an escalation in the struggle against Öcalan’s isolation and the torture methods that have spread to all prisons.
• Political prisoners in Van launch hunger strike 

  Political prisoners in Van High Security Prison launched a 3-day hunger strike demanding the exposure of truth on the death of Ramazan Turan.
• Beştaş calls for support for the prisoners' families demanding justice 

  The families of the prisoners continue to keep their vigil for justice. Visiting the families, HDP Group Deputy Chairperson Meral Danış Beştaş stated that, "The AKP-MHP is hostile to Kurds in jails," and called for support for the vigil.
• Öcalan is subjected to a unique lawlessness on Imrali 

  Lawyer Feyzi Çelik says that although the constitution, law and international law are broken on Imrali and a special system of injustice has been installed, Öcalan's social leadership role has not diminished in any way.