HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Şenyaşar Family: Behind the prosecutor is an armed MP of the AKP 

  The Senyaşar Family blamed the Turkish judiciary which protects the murderers, saying that “behind the prosecutor is an armed member of the parliament.”
• HDP shares video to draw attention to condition of Aysel Tuğluk 

  The HDP shared a video to draw attention to the condition of ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk, who was diagnosed with "dementia" in prison.
• Relatives of ill prisoners to protest in front of Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan today 

  The relatives of ill prisoners will be in front of Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan at 1 pm (local time) today with the slogan "Freedom for ill prisoners".
• Aysel Tuğluk and Freedom for ill Prisoners Platform announces more actions and campaigns 

  The Aysel Tuğluk and Freedom for ill Prisoners Platform announced that they will expand their organization to stop deaths in prisons.
• Mother Şenyaşar calls on women to witness what they experience 

  Mother Emine Şenyaşar, whose family was murdered by AKP members, called out to women and said "Come to the courthouse and watch the abuse we are subjected to."
• Justice Vigil continues in Van: “Hear the voice of the families” 

  The justice vigil of the prisoners' families at the Van Bar Association is continuing. Spokeswoman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ebru Günay visited the families on Tuesday.
• Human rights activist remains in police custody 

  The detention period of IHD member Ferhat Berkpınar, who is being held in police custody on terror charges, has been extended by four days. The reason given was that the taking of evidence had not yet been completed.
• Prisoners see their release postponed for arbitrary reasons 

  Ilyas Peldek and Abdulhaluk Özerk, who are imprisoned in Samsun Bafra T Type Prison, had their release postponed for arbitrary reasons.
• IHD co-chair Eren Keskin visits Şenyaşar family 

  IHD co-chair Eren Keskin visited the Şenyaşar family. She gave Emine Şenyaşar the scarf and carnation that Saturday Mothers had sent her.
• Germany cancels deportation of Kurdish activist Heybet Şener  

  The deportation of the Kurdish activist Heybet Şener from Munich to Turkey has been stopped and the 31-year-old was released.
• Prisoners denounce torture in Diyarbakır T Type jail 

  Detainees in Diyarbakır T Type Prison were subjected to torture by being handcuffed in a corner without cameras.
• Protest against police raid on IHD in Amed 

  Activists and NGOs protested the police raid on the Human Rights Association (IHD) office in Amed on Thursday. An official complaint has been made about the judge who issued the search warrant at the IHD Amed office.
• Eight prisoners launch hunger strike in Tekirdag 

  Eight prisoners in the Tekirdağ No. 2 F-Type Prison, where maltreatment is frequently reported, have launched a hunger strike to protest the suspicious death of an inmate.
• 31-year-old Kurd Heybet Şener risks deportation from Munich today 

  31-year-old Kurd Heybet Şener is threatened with deportation from Munich to Turkey. The legal aid fund Azadî e.V. criticized the actions of the Bavarian authorities and held the government responsible.
• HDP: Turkey is legally obliged to comply with the ECtHR rulings 

  The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that lifting MP immunities contravenes human rights.
• Critically ill political prisoner Turgay Deniz dies 

  Critically ill political prisoner Turgay Deniz died while in Metris prison. His family had repeatedly tried to secure Deniz's release.
• ECtHR rules violation regarding the lifting of immunity of 40 HDP MPs 

  The ECtHR has given a violation decision regarding the lifting of immunity and trial of 40 MPs elected from HDP on 20 May 2016.
• Prosecutor summons Şenyaşar family to give statements over photographs of their murdered relatives 

  The Şenyaşar family was summoned to testify because they carried photographs of their murdered relatives.
• 80 prisoners go on hunger strike in Hewlêr jail 

  80 inmates, including the so-called Behdinan Prisoners, went on hunger strike in Hewlêr General Public Security Prison with the slogan "either freedom or death".
• Justice vigils of prisoners' families continue in Amed and Van 

  The justice vigils launched by the prisoners' families are continuing in the cities of Amed and Van.
• Mehmet Hanifi Bilgin dies in Bolu prison 

  Mehmet Hanifi Bilgin was in prison for 30 years. He died in Bolu F Type Closed Prison.
• Aysel Tuğluk to be re-examined for fitness for detention 

  In the case of the Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who is suffering from chronic and progressive Alzheimer's dementia in prison, the Institute of Forensic Medicine is to conduct a new examination of her fitness for detention.
• Justice Vigil carried out by Şenyaşar family reaches day 327 

  The Justice Vigil carried out by the Şenyaşar family has reached its 327th day.
• Families of prisoners: Our demand for justice is for all humanity 

  The Justice Vigil carried out by prisoners' relatives in the province of Amed (Diyarbakır) has marked its 74th day.
• Protest in İzmir against civilian killings by armoured vehicles 

  Law and human rights organizations made a statement about Abdulgaffar Dayan who was killed by a military armoured vehicle in the predominantly Kurdish city of Cizre in Turkey's far southeast.