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• Prisoners beaten for opposing strip-search after transfer 

  Prisoners transferred from Karabük T Type High Security Prison to Samsun Kavak S Type High Security Prison were beaten by guards after opposing strip-search.
• 1,464 unaccompanied children after earthquake 

  Turkish officials said that there are 1,464 unaccompanied children as the result of the earthquake. Children First Association will file a criminal complaint today regarding the allegations that kids are given to mafias.
• No exceptional circumstances justify torture, says human rIghts organizations 

  The Turkish Medical Association, Human Rights Association and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey said in a statement that "no exceptional circumstances justify torture".
• HDP files criminal complaint against authorities for torture against civilians 

  The HDP Law and Human Rights Commission and party lawyers filed a criminal complaint against the authorities regarding the lynching attacks and torture suffered by people in earthquake areas.
• Prisoners in Espiye Prison end their hunger strike  

  Prisoners in Giresun Espiye L Type Closed Prison announced that they called off their hunger strike due to the earthquake.
• MED TUHAD-FED calls on Ministry of Justice to explain situation of prisons damaged by earthquake 

  MED TUHAD-FED called on the Ministry of Justice to explain the situation of the prisons damaged in the earthquakes that hit 10 provinces on 6 February.
• International call for Turkey to uphold rights and freedoms during earthquake response 

  On 7 February 2023, in the wake of two powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria, leaving thousands of people dead, injured and displaced, President Erdoğan enacted emergency rule in the affected areas.
• Amnesty International says at least 14 people at risk of execution in Rojhilat and Iran 

  Amnesty International stated that at least 14 people are at risk of execution in Rojhilatê Kurdistan and Iran, and that at least 10 of them were forced to confess by torture by Iranian state forces.
• Three prisoners die in Hatay Prison 

  It was reported that three prisoners died during riots in Hatay Prison.
• Iranian protest anthem "Baraye" wins a Grammy 

  The Iranian protest anthem "Baraye" has been awarded a Grammy. The ballad by singer Shervin Hajipour received the award in the new category "Best Song for Social Change".
• Prisoners in Turkey continue hunger strikes against detention conditions and arbitrary measures 

  Prisoners in Trabzon, Bolu, Giresun, Afyon and Izmir are defending themselves with hunger strikes against unlawful prison conditions and arbitrary coercive measures by the prison authorities.
• 10,520 refugees were deported from Turkey in one month 

  Pressure on refugees is increasing in Turkey. In January 10,520 refugees were deported.
• Situation of Iranian activist on hunger strike in Rajaee-Shahr Prison getting worse 

  The situation of activist, doctor and teacher Farhad Meysami, who has been on hunger strike in an Iranian prison since 7 October, is getting worse.
• Şenyaşar family’s justice vigil enters day 696 

  The Justice Vigil carried out by the Şenyaşar family marks its 696th day.
• Young couple in Iran sentenced to over ten years for dancing in front of Freedom Tower 

  A young couple in Iran have been sentenced to more than ten years each. The reason is a video that shows the two dancing to romantic music – and the woman without a headscarf.
• Prisoners in Espiye turn their protest into indefinite-non-alternating hunger strike  

  Some of the prisoners, who have been on a hunger strike for 55 days in the Giresun Espiye L Type Closed Prison, have shifted the protest into an indefinite-irreversible hunger strike.
• Lawyers apply for a meeting with Öcalan 

  Lawyers of the Asrın Law Office have applied to meet with their client, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Amnesty International calls on Iran to quash death sentences of three young protesters 

  Amnesty International said in a statement that the Iranian authorities must immediately quash the death sentences of three young protesters who were subjected to gruesome torture.
• Senyaşar family's Justice Vigil continues on 693rd day 

  The Senyaşar family's Justice Vigil continues on the 693rd day.
• LC Waikiki workers win their rights 

  The action of the dismissed LC Waikiki workers against the working conditions paid off.
• Seriously ill prisoner held in a solitary cell 

  Emin Gurban has been sentenced to an aggravated life sentence and is now so seriously ill that he can no longer care for himself.
• International Delegation Against Isolation: Freedom of Öcalan is crucial 

  The "International Delegation Against Isolation" has reiterated its rejection of the torture system on the Turkish prison island of Imrali and has called for its abolition. Full text of final declaration.
• International Delegation calls for abolition of Imrali system 

  Members of the International Delegation Against Isolation said that the Imrali isolation system is a method of torture and that it affects the whole society, and drew attention to the fact that Imrali Island is used as a model.
• Highest number of applications to ECtHR was from Turkey in 2022 

  More than one-fourth of the 45,500 applications in a year were from Turkey.
• Ill prisoners in Patnos jail not given their medication  

  Ill prisoners in Patnos L-Type Prison were not given their medication and were not taken to the infirmary.