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• PJAK condemns death sentence given to Warisha Moradi 

  PJAK condemned the death sentence given to KJAR member Warisha Moradi, stating that the decision is a continuation of the Iranian state’s war on women: “Society will not easily bow down to such oppressive practices.”
• Female prisoners in Evin jail go on hunger strike against death penalty 

  The female prisoners in Evin jail announced that they are going on a hunger strike against the death sentence given to Warisha Moradi.
• Condition of ill prisoner Abdurrahman Gemicioğlu is getting worse 

  The condition of ill prisoner Abdurrahman Gemicioğlu is getting worse. It was learned that the man also started to lose his memory.
• Lawyers of Warisha Moradi notified of the death sentence 

  The Kurdistan Human Rights Network announced that the death sentence of Warisha Moradi, whose hearings were held on 16 June and 5 October 2024, was notified to her lawyers on Sunday.
• Women prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison call for action for Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death 

  Women prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison stated that the death sentence against Pakshan Azizi should be annulled and called on everyone to take action to this end.
• Medeni Erol not given any liquid food 

  Medeni Erol is 70% disabled. He was taken into custody because he was protesting the appointment of a trustee to Batman municipality. The police used a dog against him.
• Iran sentences three kolbars to death 

  In Urmia, three Kurdish kolbars, including a South Kurdish citizen, were sentenced to death for allegedly spying for Israel. They were also accused of transporting weapons that were used in an attack on a nuclear scientist.
• Criminal complaint against police torture in Batman 

  Diyarbakır Bar Association Human Rights Centre's Anti-Torture Commission filed a criminal complaint against the police officers who attacked the people in Batman.
• Solidarity action with prisoner on hunger strike in Greece 

  In 2021, Mehmet Çelik left Turkey due to safety concerns, but now faces unjust treatment in Greece, prompting him to start an indefinite hunger strike.
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in October 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in October 2024.
• Political prisoner not released because he refused to admit repentance 

  Şehmus Kalır, who has been imprisoned for 30 years in Tekirdağ No. 1 Prison, was denied release because he refused to accept admitting repentance.
• Political prisoner left to die 

  Seriously ill political prisoner Abdurrahman Gemicioğlu is handcuffed even in the intensive care unit. His daughter Elif Gemicioğlu is calling on the public and the authorities to take action.
• Kurdish political prisoner in Iran faces new charges under security pressure 

  Ahmadreza Haeri, a Kurdish political prisoner from Ilam, faces new charges of “propaganda against the state” and “spreading false information” based on reports and complaints from officials at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
• Iranian regime executes 150 people in September 

  The Iranian Human Rights Organization said that the Iranian regime executed approximately 150 people in prisons in the month of September, 5 of them women.
• Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital  

  The imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a hospital after a long wait. The 52-year-old suffers from heart failure.
• Ill prisoner Gemicioğlu taken in intensive care 

  Abdurrahman Gemicioğlu, who was arrested despite being ill because his sentence was upheld, was taken to intensive care for treatment.
• Iranian authorities hand down new prison sentences to five female activists 

  It was reported that Iranian authorities have handed down new prison sentences to five female prisoners, including Pakshan Azizi, Warisha Moradi and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi.
• IHD Amed calls for a solution to the Kurdish question 

  Since the breakdown of negotiations on the Kurdish question and the democratisation of Turkey nine years ago, almost 28,000 people have been detained in the Kurdish region, according to data from the Human Rights Association (IHD).
• Prisoners in Giresun jail call for urgent inspection after denouncing attack by guards 

  Prisoners in Giresun E Type Closed Prison have called for an “urgent” visit to the prison, after denouncing to be attacked by guards.
• 84-year-old seriously ill prisoner transferred back to Iskenderun jail 

  84-year-old seriously ill prisoner Sıddık Güler has been transferred back to Iskenderun jail.
• Peace Mothers in Silopi say "No to war, peace right now" 

  The vigil started by Peace Mothers in Başverimli, in Silopi, with the slogan "No to war, peace right now" continues.
• Yilmaz: The attack on the Kurdish language is not independent of the Kurdish question 

  IHD Amed Branch President Ercan Yılmaz pointed out that the attacks against Kurdish language and culture are based on a monist understanding and continue to increase day by day.
• Şebnem Korur Fincancı to be forcibly brought to court for a new trial 

  The former president of the Turkish Medical Association is set to appear before the court once again, this time for expressing suspicions of torture. Because she did not attend the trial, she will be forcibly brought to court.
• Human rights activists demand the release of ill prisoner Hatice Onaran 

  Human rights activists in Ankara and Istanbul exposed the situation of ill prisoner Hatice Onaran, and demanded her immediate release.
• Iran: Sharifeh Mohammadi sees death sentence overturned 

  The trial against women's and labor rights activist Sharifeh Mohammadi is being reopened. Iran's Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence against the 45-year-old.