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Prisoner in Mardin allegedly committed suicide
Mizgin Acar is a prisoner in Mardin E Type Closed jail. She had allegedly attempted suicide. The prisoner is in intensive care. -
Hayrettin Ekinci released after 30 years
Hayrettin Ekinci spent 30 years in prison, and saw his release postponed for 6 months, because he didn’t admit “remorse”. On Thursday he has been finally freed. -
ÖHD: 56 prisoners deported from Urfa prisons in one year
ÖHD announced that 56 prisoners were deported from Urfa prisons in one year. The lawyers’ association said that the isolation policies in Imralı have spread to all prisons. -
IHD Prisons Commission says Abdulkadir Kuday left to die in prison
The IHD Prisons Commission drew attention to the fact that Abdulkadir Kuday, a seriously ill prisoner whose release was prevented, was left to die in plain sight, and said: "We are angry." -
Seriously ill prisoner Abdulkadir Kuday dies in Metris jail
Despite his serious illnesses, prisoner Abdulkadir Kuday, who was not released from Metris R Type Closed Prison, has lost his life. -
Over 200 thousand people detained, 80 thousand tortured under AKP rule
More than 200,000 people were detained and 80,000 were tortured under the rule of the AKP, which has been building an authoritarian regime since it came to power 22 years ago. -
Ill prisoner sees his release postponed for fourth time
The release of Ismail Hakkı Tursun, who has been held in prison for 32 years and is seriously ill, has been postponed for the fourth time on the grounds that he is not showing "good conduct". -
Nobel Prize winners join campaign against executions in Iran
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said that a group of fellow winners have expressed their support for the “No to Execution on Tuesdays” campaign in Iran. -
Hunger strikes in Iran spread to more than 20 prisons
In Iran, hunger strikes launched by prisoners against the death penalty have spread to many prisons. -
Civaka Azad condemns agreement that allows deportation of Kurdish refugees from Germany to Turkey
After months of negotiations with Turkey in Ankara, the Scholz government has started to send back many citizens of the Republic of Turkey whose asylum applications were not accepted. -
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian denied right to see her family
Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian, who has been in prison in Iran for 17 years, has been denied the right to see her family. -
At least 19 people executed in Iran in two weeks
Iran Human Rights, five men including two Afghan nationals were executed in Shiraz (Adel Abad) Central Prison on 16 September alone. -
‘All Kurds should unite and speak out against isolation and injustice’
Mothers at the Justice Vigil continue their ‘Give voice to freedom’ protests demanding an end to isolation. Afife Kartal called for participation in the rally in Amed on 13 October and appealed to all Kurds: “We must raise our voices against isolation." -
Memorial for young Ceylan Önkol on the 15th anniversary of her death
DEM Party Deputy Beritan Güneş attended the memorial for Ceylan Önkol, and said: "The mentality that killed Ceylan is the same mentality because of which Narin could not be found for 19 days." -
Three members of Pakhshan Azizi’s family sentenced to prison
Tehran Court of Appeals upheld the prison sentence against three members of Pakhshan Azizi’s family. -
Mother of a slain protester denied lawyer and family visits in Iranian prison
Mina Soltani, mother of a protester killed during the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising two years ago, is held in solitary confinement in prison. No official explanation has been provided to her family about the reasons for her arrest or her current condition. -
Narges Mohammadi urges the UN to ‘replace words with concrete, effective measures’
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi wrote an open letter to UN officials calling for the release of political prisoners and an end to the repression of women and civil society in Iran. -
ÖHD: Administrative and Observation Board in prisons operates like martial law
ÖHD Prisons Commission member Yusuf Çakas said that the Administrative and Observation Board (IGK) operates like martial law, Independence and State Security Courts (DGM). -
Emine Şenyaşar temporarily suspends Vigil for Justice due to health problems
Emine Şenyaşar, who has been fighting for justice for the members of her family murdered in 2018, has suspended her Vigil for Justice in Parliament due to increasing health problems. -
ill prisoner Eker released after 31 years in jail
Upon his release from Şakran Prison after 31 years, ill prisoner Cengiz Eker said: "I stand by the promise we made and the struggle I have carried out since my arrest." -
Emine Şenyaşar: "If I am going to die, I will die here"
Emine Şenyaşar continued the Vigil for Justice in Ankara and said: "I will not leave the parliament until justice is served, and my son is released. If I am going to die, I will die here." -
Prisoner Tan: If anything happens to me, the prison administration is to be held responsible
In a phone call with his family, prisoner Sadık Tan said that he fears for his life and added: "If anything happens to me, the prison will be responsible." -
Prisoner in Kırşehir says his life is in danger
Necdet Öztürk, a prisoner in Kırşehir High Security Prison, said that he no longer has security of life and said that if something happens to him, the prison administration will be responsible. -
Emine Şenyaşar released from hospital
Emine Şenyaşar, who has been demanding justice for years for the murder of her sons by bodyguards of an AKP politician and an AKP lynch mob, collapsed and had to be hospitalized. -
Kurdish refugee detained in France to be deported to Turkey
The Democratic Kurdish Council of France strongly condemned the planned deportation of Kurdish refugee Idris Kaplan in violation of his rights.