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• Seriously ill prisoners, Mehmet Ali Çelebi and Yusuf Yakşi released 

  Seriously ill prisoners, Mehmet Ali Çelebi and Yusuf Yakşi, held in Sincan Prison, were released.
• Police take 73-year-old woman suffering from cancer into custody 

  Saadet Özen, 73, was taken into custody in Urfa, while on her way to Izmir to receive cancer treatment.
• Violence against prisoner rejecting strip search 

  Prisoner Mehmet Emin Ado was exposed to violence since he refused to be strip searched.
• Prison administrations increase punishment of prisoners on hunger strike 

  The arbitrary attitude of the prison administrations against the hunger strikes, which have entered their 269th day, continues while the government takes no steps.
• ‘Surge of racism in Turkey is caused by impunity, inaction and official doctrine’ 

  Meral Çıldır, a member of the IHD Commission Against Racism and Discrimination, said that the increase in racism in Turkey is not only the result of the official ideology but also a result of impunity and lack of reaction.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 268 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 268th day. The solidarity hunger strike in Maxmur has reached day 247 and day 230 in Greece.
• Şenyaşar family: Demanding justice for 166 days 

  The Şenyaşar family continues their vigil for justice on day 166.
• Peace Mothers: Only if Öcalan becomes free, peace will be ensured in the country 

  Members of the Peace Mothers Initiative urged society to fight to end the isolation, stating that if Öcalan is freed, peace will come to the country.
• IHD: Women are specifically targeted during the usurpation of municipalities 

  The IHD stated that the AKP-MHP government attacked the will of the people by usurping municipalities, and female co-chairs were deliberately targeted.
• Resistance of Şenyaşar family marks its 162nd day 

  The resistance of the Şenyaşar family is continuing on its 162nd day.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 264 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 264th day. The solidarity hunger strike in Maxmur has reached day 243 and day 226 in Greece.
• Saturday Mothers: “The state murders, the judiciary protects” 

  Saturday Mothers declared that state authorities tortured and murdered them while the Turkish judiciary shielded the criminals.
• Şenyaşar family: "Leave politics for a minute and empathize with people suffering" 

  The Şenyaşar family said: "Leave politics for a minute and empathize with people who are suffering."
• 19 prisoners in Giresun Espiye L Type Closed Prison test positive for Covid-19 

  19 prisoners in Giresun Espiye L Type Closed Prison tested positive for Covid-19.
• IHD demands full investigation of racist attack on Syrian refugees in Ankara 

  The human rights association demanded a full investigation of the racist attack on refugees from Syria in Ankara. The streets in the neighbourhood of Altındağ remain tense, and many Syrians have left.
• Baş family: Our son died of negligence 

  The father of Adar Baş who was released from jail while he was in intensive care, said that his son died as a result of negligence. “His hands were handcuffed while he was in intensive care,” father Baş said.
• Turkey’s crimes in North-East Syria to be monitored and reported to the UN 

  Neda Meleki, advisor of Sara Organisation to Combat Violence Against Women, remarked that the atrocities of the Turkish state in the border region constitute a crime according to the UN laws.
• Resistance of Şenyaşar family outside Urfa Courthouse marks its 157th day  

  The resistance of the Şenyaşar family marks its 157th day. Mother Emine Şenyaşar said that the authorities know nothing but persecution.
• IHD Co-Chair: It is a crime to deliver mortal remains by post 

  IHD Co-Chair lawyer Öztürk Türkdoğan said that post delivery of the body of HPG guerrilla Mahsum Aslan, who was martyred in an armed conflict, to his family is a hate crime and his family should file a criminal complaint against those responsible.
• Prisoners in Elazığ Prison No. 1 expose torture  

  Prisoners in Elazığ Prison No. 1 are subjected to torture under the pretext of 'forest fires'.
• ÖHD: Hunger strikes should be made the primary agenda 

  The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) raised concern over the prison resistance in Turkey urging that it should be made a major agenda as soon as possible.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 256 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 256th day. The solidarity hunger strike in Maxmur has reached day 235 and day 218 in Greece.
• Behdinan activists' lawyers accuse Hewlêr of torture 

  The Behdinan activists' lawyers accuse Hewlêr of systematically mistreating and torturing political prisoners in Asayîş detention centres. The UN Aid Mission to Iraq also complains about torture by the secret service.
• Vigil for justice carried out by Şenyaşar family reaches day 152 

  On the 152nd day of their "vigil for justice", the Şenyaşar family said that "together they will get justice."
• IHD says delivering guerrilla remains by post is another attack on families 

  IHD Istanbul Branch chair, Gülseren Yoleri, said that sending guerrilla remains to their families by post is another way to attack them.