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• Mother calls for a solution for sick prisoners in Turkey 

  “Our children are in prison for our rights. They didn't do anything bad. We should do something for them,” Kolakan, mother of two prisoners, said.
• HDP issues urgent call for action for Aysel Tuğluk and ill prisoners in Turkey 

  The HDP has issued an urgent call for action for Aysel Tuğluk and ill prisoners in Turkey.
• We Defend Life vigil in Basel enters fifth day 

  Speaking at the We Defend Life vigil in Basel, Hasan Sevim, the representative of the Prisoners' Voice Platform, said that they will launch a campaign for prisoners.
• Families’ ‘Vigil for Justice’ on 52nd day 

  The Justice vigil launched by families of prisoners in Amed (Diyarbakır) continues on its 52nd day. Families called for solidarity and said, “We will never leave our children alone.”
• Şenyaşar family: Society will not forgive those who are silent 

  Şenyaşar family is holding a justice vigil for their family members murdered in Urfa.
• Vigil for prisoners in Basel enters 4th day 

  The vigil for political prisoners in Turkey continues in Basel on its 4th day. Activists said the Turkish state is directly responsible for the preventable deaths of ill prisoners.
• Families of prisoners: Silence will cause a disaster! 

  Families of prisoners paid a visit to the Labour Party (EMEP) in Ankara and called for solidarity, saying, “Silence will cause a disaster!”
• Families of prisoners visit Democracy and Progress Party 

  Families of prisoners paid a visit to the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) and called for support, saying, “Nobody should remain silent against the situation of ill prisoners.”
• Third day in Basel of the vigil for prisoners in Turkey and North Kurdistan jails 

  Today is the third day in Basel of the vigil for political and ill prisoners in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan. The Swiss IHD representative Mine Nazari speaks of severe torture in Turkish prisons.
• Prosecutor dismisses investigation into prisoner Garibe Gezer's claims of systematic torture 

  Human Rights Association co-chair Eren Keskin has said that the prosecutor has dismissed an investigation into prisoner Garibe Gezer's claims of systematic torture and sexual assault. Gezer died in prison in December.
• Şenyaşar family: Nobody should talk about justice in Turkey 

  Şenyaşar family holding a vigil for justice in Urfa said, “Nobody should talk about justice in Tukey. We are rightful; we will keep our struggle going despite sub-zero temperatures.”
• 160 refugees died in Van in 3 years 

  Human Rights Association Van Branch and Serhat Migration and Research Association announced that 160 refugees lost their lives on the migration route in eastern Turkey's Van province in the last 3 years.
• ‘Our children are jailed because they are Kurds’ 

  Families and relatives of prisoners holding a vigil for justice in Amed said, “Our children are jailed because they are Kurds.”
• Öcalan’s lawyers request the CPT to visit Imrali prison 

  The Asrın Law Office has requested the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) to pay an urgent visit to İmralı prison where Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is held.
• Prisoner in Tekirdağ No. 2 F Type Prison says they fear for their lives 

  Mehmet Şerif Aslan, a political prisoner in Tekirdağ No. 2 F Type Prison, called his family and said that he fears for his life.
• Vigil in Basel exposes torture against prisoners in Turkey 

  A vigil was launched in Basel on Monday to expose the torture practices carried out by the Turkish state against the prisoners and to show solidarity with the ill prisoners. The vigil will last until 7 January.
• Turkish government adopts enemy law against Kurdish political prisoners 

  Kurdish politician and former lawmaker Sibel Yiğitalp said that the AKP-MHP government's treatment of Kurdish prisoners is based on the law of the enemy.
• Ferit Şenyaşar visits IHD and DIP for legal support 

  Ferit Şenyaşar who carries out a justice vigil with his mother outside the Urfa Courthouse met members of the Human Rights Association (IHD) and Union for Democracy (DIP).
• The Şenyaşar family resistance reaches Istanbul 

  The Şenyaşar family will visit the Human Rights Organisation and the Revolutionary Party in Istanbul.
• Justice Vigil for ill prisoners reaches day 49 

  Relatives of the prisoners, who continue their struggle for justice for the ill and prisoners whose sentence has been fully served, stated that they will continue their actions until they get a result.
• Tuğluk's lawyer says Forensic Medicine Institute is not acting independently  

  Lawyer Veysi Eski criticized the Forensic Medicine Institute for ruling that Aysel Tuğluk can remain in prison despite the report by 9 specialist doctors stating the contrary.
• Justice Vigil by Şenyaşar family reaches day 300 

  Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar are on the 300th day of their Justice Vigil. They posted a message on their social media account, saying "The justice we seek will come in 2022".
• The state continues to keep ill prisoners in jail 

  Seriously ill prisoner Ismail Yılmaz’s guardian, Ibrahim Hakkı Eren, said that "the state has chosen death," after learning that the application for Eren release was rejected.
• Prisoners’ families Justice Vigil reaches day 47 

  The Justice Vigil carried out by prisoners’ families in the premises of Amed Bar Association is on its 47th day.
• Amed Bar application on Imrali receives no answer by Ministry of Justice  

  The Ministry of Justice left the Amed Bar Association's application regarding Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan unanswered. Lawyer Mehdi Özdemir said: "Democracy will not come until isolation is over."