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• Prisoners in Silivri Jail punished for dancing halay 

  Nur Muhammed Abay, who is held in Silivri Prison, was given a disciplinary punishment for dancing halay.
• Political parties, NGOs, professional chambers and trade unions protest ban on actions in Van 

  Political parties, civil society organisations, professional chambers and trade unions came together to draw attention to the ban on protests and activities that has been going on for 1,809 days in Van.
• MED TUHAD-FED: Guards force prisoners to sing the National Anthem and beat them if they refuse 

  MED TUHAD-FED co-chair Emine Kaya said that the prisoners were forced to sing the Turkish national anthem, the ‘Independence March,’ and that they were tortured when they refused to do so.
• KOMAW calls on the KDP to respond to the demand of Peace Mothers at Semalka 

  KOMAW called on the KDP to respond to the mothers' demand, reminding the South Kurdish party that the Peace Mothers have been in Semalka requesting the return of their children's bodies for about a month.
• Nearly 400 migrants rescued after four days at sea 

  A Turkish freighter in distress with nearly 400 migrants from Afghanistan on board has been towed to the Greek island of Kos after Turkey refused to provide any assistance.
• Mother Makbule Berktaş passed away 

  Makbule Berktaş, who devoted her life to the struggle for justice, passed away as a result of a heart attack.
• IHD reports torture against couple detained during military operation in Mardin 

  The couple Faize (72) and Ibrahim (73) Dinler, who were taken into custody during a military operation in Mardin, were allegedly physically and physically tortured.
• IHD Prison Commission demands release of Aysel Tuğluk 

  The IHD Prison Commission is demanding the release of Aysel Tuğluk. The Kurdish politician started to suffer from dementia in prison and can no longer take care of herself.
• Prisoners attacked by the guards transferred to other jails 

  It is reported that as many as 35 detainees in Şırnak T Type Prison were transferred to other prisons after being subject to an attack by the guards.
• Saturday Mothers ask about the fate of Hüseyin Toraman 

  Huseyin Toraman was 24 years old when he was dragged into a car by police in Istanbul on October 27, 1991. Since then, the high school teacher has been considered missing.
• Kurdish refugee dies of hunger and cold at Polish border 

  On Friday, another Kurd died of hunger and cold in the militarily sealed off buffer zone between Poland and Belarus. According to the civil society movement Sea Bridge, at least eight people have already died in the buffer zone.
• Prisoner in Antep denounces death threats  

  Şaban Yener, a prisoner in Antep, said that they were threatened with death.
• Vigil for justice: “AKP deputy destroyed a family” 

  The Şenyaşar family which has been carrying out a justice vigil for 234 days, said that “a deputy of the ruling party destroyed a family by using public power.”
• Prisoner Onur Yılmaz says he will go on hunger strike to protest rights violation in Buca jail 

  Onur Yılmaz, one of the detainees who was transferred from Kırıkkale to Buca Kırıklar F Type Prison, said that his clothes were not given to him for days and conveyed the rights violations they were subjected to.
• Civil society organizations in Van protest 1,800 days of ban on actions and activities 

  Civil society organizations in Van protested the ban on actions and activities that has been going on for 1,800 days.
• Political inmates in Van High Security Closed Prison fear for their lives as torture increases 

  Veysi Bayat, a prisoner in Van High Security Closed Prison, said that what they are suffering is torture and added: "If this continues, they will kill us."
• Political prisoner in intensive care after torture in Şırnak 

  After an attack by guards in the T-type prison in Şırnak, political prisoner Ali Çevik is in intensive care.
• Guards beat political prisoners in Şirnak for refusing to sing national anthem 

  Political prisoners in Şirnak were beaten until they were hospitalized because they refused to sing the Turkish national anthem. The inmates speak of treatment “beyond justice, humanity and dignity” and demand immediate action.
• Female political prisoner tortured and subjected to sexual violence 

  Political prisoner Garibe Gezer was tortured and subjected to sexual violence in Kandıra prison.
• Women activists from Kongreya Star take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil  

  Women activists from Kongreya Star took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in week 488.
• Prisoner with 90% disability subjected to strip search and harassment 

  Şaban Kaygusuz, 90 percent disabled without a hand and a leg, was sent to Kayseri from Diyarbakır and was subjected to a strip search in prison.
• Turkish President declares 10 Western ambassadors persona non grata over appeal for Osman Kavala 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared 10 Western ambassadors as persona non grata in the dispute over the imprisoned civil rights Osman Kavala.
• TUHAY-DER protest attacks against prisoners in Van F Type Prison 

  TUHAY-DER protested the attacks against the prisoners in Van F Type Prison.
• HDP administrator forced to spy on party activities 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Kartal district administrator Tacettin Kılıç was forced to spy on party activities by the Turkish police and received threats when he refused.
• IHD: Armored vehicles are causing deaths in Kurdistan 

  "The death caused by armored vehicles has continued from where it left off in Viranşehir," Mustafa Vefa, Head of IHD Urfa Branch, remarked.