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• Prisoner has phone call with his mother cut off because she spoke Kurdish 

  Medine Kaymaz, the mother of Bayram Kaymaz, who is a prisoner in Tekirdağ F Type Closed Prison, said that her phone call with her son was cut off when she spoke Kurdish.
• Four people sent to prison for dancing halay in Osmaniye 

  Four people who were taken into custody for dancing the halay accompanied by Kurdish music at a wedding were sent to prison on charges of “making propaganda for a terrorist organization.”
• Another Kurdish activist executed in Iran for participating in 'Jin Jiyan Azadi' protests 

  Kurdish activist Reza Resai, who was arrested for participating in the 'Jin Jiyan Azadi' uprising in Iran, was executed. The number of those executed in connection with these protests rose to 10.
• Freedom for Pakhshan Group launches petition calling for her release 

  The Freedom For Pakhshan Group strongly condemned the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi and called for her immediate release, inviting everyone to sign the petition they have promoted.
• At least 300 executions have taken place in Iranian prisons in the first seven months of 2024 

  Iran Human Rights warns about the intensification of executions in Iran and calls for the special attention of the international community and the public to executions in Iranian prisons.
• Syrian worker lost his life as a result of an accident at work 

  Syrian Hassan Elali was working in the straw bale production business in Nusaybin. He lost his life as a result of an electric shock.
• DEM Party co-chairs visit Çiğdem Mater and Mine Özerden in prison 

  DEM Party co-chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan visited Çiğdem Mater and Mine Özerden, two of the prisoners of the 'Gezi Trial'.
• New details revealed in the case of Kurdish activist Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death in Iran 

  The lawyers of Kurdish political prisoner Pakshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death in Iran, stated that their client had spent seven years in Iraq and Syria as a social worker helping war refugees and had not been involved in any armed activities.
• Yazidi genocide file by TAJÊ: ISIS and its collaborators must be prosecuted 

  In a file on the Yazidi genocide in Shengal, TAJÊ demanded that ISIS gangs and their collaborators be tried in an international court.
• About 1,300 Yazidi children still missing 10 years after genocide, says Save the Children 

  Save the Children said in a report that about 1,300 Yazidi children are still missing after Shengal genocide.
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in July 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in July 2024.
• DEM Party kicks off Istanbul leg of 'Bread and Justice' campaign  

  The Istanbul leg of the 'Bread and Justice' campaign began with the distribution of leaflets in Esenler.
• Turkish parliament approves controversial euthanasia law for stray dogs 

  The article authorizing the euthanasia of stray dogs was passed despite objections from animal rights groups and the opposition. The rest of the bill is expected to be voted today.
• 27 people executed in Iran since 18 July, says human rights group 

  The Iranian Human Rights Organization announced that 27 people have been executed in prisons across Iran since 18 July. The vast majority of those executed were Kurds, including four women.
• Demonstration in Paris to protest death sentence of two Kurdish women in Iran 

  A rally will take place in Paris today to protest the death sentence of Kurdish activists Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifa Mohammadi in Iran.
• DEM Party member Birol enters prison  

  Ilknur Birol, a member of the Central Executive Committee of DEM Party, has been sentenced to 1 year, 6 months, and 22 days in prison
• Iran executes Kurdish prisoner in Urmia 

  Kamran Sheikheh was executed in Urmia by the Iranian regime after almost 15 years in custody. The 39-year-old Kurdish man was one of seven prisoners of conscience who were sentenced to death in a joint trial.
• Ill prisoner released after 31 years in jail 

  Ill prisoner Ahmet Zenger, whose release was rejected 4 times, was freed after 31 years in jail.
• Lawyer François Devedjian: We must fight for the release of Öcalan, the Nelson Mandela of the Kurds 

  French lawyer François Devedjian stated that a struggle should be waged for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, whom he considers as the Mandela of the Kurds. He said that CPT should make a public statement regarding the isolation in İmralı.
• Political prisoner Güneş released after 32 years in prison 

  Political prisoner Hulki Güneş has been released after 32 years in Turkish prisons. His return to his home village in Varto was celebrated with people dancing for hours.
• IHD: Nearly 4 thousand rights violations in North Kurdistan in 6 months 

  The Human Rights Association said there were 3,900 rights violations in North Kurdistan in the first 6 months of 2024.
• Lawyer Bilmez: The Ministry is lying, they are trying to deny isolation 

  The Turkish delegation failed to provide a legal answer to the question from the UN Special Rapporteur against Torture, Maeda Naoko, about the isolation on Imrali. Turkey stated that there is no isolation, but a ban.
• UN asks for Turkey's defence on İmralı isolation 

  Speaking at the UN Committee against Torture sessions, Special Rapporteur Maeda Naoko drew attention to the isolation in İmralı and demanded a defence from Turkey on this issue.
• Maloca Internationale brings Turkey's war policy to UN 

  In a report, the NGO Maloca International, drew attention to the demographic change targeting the Kurds and the war crimes committed by Turkey and its allied mercenaries in the occupied areas of Syria.
• Isolation in Imrali will be discussed at UN Human Rights session 

  The isolation in Imrali prison island will be discussed at the UN for 3 days.