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• Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi goes on hunger strike 

  Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi has gone on hunger strike in protest against the conditions she is held in and for the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.
• 'There is a lack of political will, particularly for political prisoners such as Abdullah Öcalan' 

  “There is a lack of strong implementation mechanisms and the political will to enforce them, particularly for political prisoners such as Abdullah Öcalan,” said Urko Aiartza, Co-President of the ELDH.
• Condition of prisoner Mizgin Acar getting worse 

  The condition of Mizgin Acar, a prisoner who allegedly committed suicide and has been in intensive care since the beginning of October, is getting worse.
• Saturday Mothers acquitted in ‘950th week’ case 

  Twenty people, including relatives of those disappeared by state forces and their lawyers, have been acquitted of attempting to hold an illegal demonstration.
• Lung cancer prisoners had his sentence postponed 

  Nurettin Dayan has stage 4 lung cancer. He is in prison in Batman, and finally had his sentence postponed for 6 months.
• Prisoner in Mardin allegedly committed suicide 

  Mizgin Acar is a prisoner in Mardin E Type Closed jail. She had allegedly attempted suicide. The prisoner is in intensive care.
• Hayrettin Ekinci released after 30 years 

  Hayrettin Ekinci spent 30 years in prison, and saw his release postponed for 6 months, because he didn’t admit “remorse”. On Thursday he has been finally freed.
• ÖHD: 56 prisoners deported from Urfa prisons in one year 

  ÖHD announced that 56 prisoners were deported from Urfa prisons in one year. The lawyers’ association said that the isolation policies in Imralı have spread to all prisons.
• IHD Prisons Commission says Abdulkadir Kuday left to die in prison 

  The IHD Prisons Commission drew attention to the fact that Abdulkadir Kuday, a seriously ill prisoner whose release was prevented, was left to die in plain sight, and said: "We are angry."
• Seriously ill prisoner Abdulkadir Kuday dies in Metris jail 

  Despite his serious illnesses, prisoner Abdulkadir Kuday, who was not released from Metris R Type Closed Prison, has lost his life.
• Over 200 thousand people detained, 80 thousand tortured under AKP rule 

  More than 200,000 people were detained and 80,000 were tortured under the rule of the AKP, which has been building an authoritarian regime since it came to power 22 years ago.
• Ill prisoner sees his release postponed for fourth time 

  The release of Ismail Hakkı Tursun, who has been held in prison for 32 years and is seriously ill, has been postponed for the fourth time on the grounds that he is not showing "good conduct".
• Nobel Prize winners join campaign against executions in Iran 

  Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said that a group of fellow winners have expressed their support for the “No to Execution on Tuesdays” campaign in Iran.
• Hunger strikes in Iran spread to more than 20 prisons 

  In Iran, hunger strikes launched by prisoners against the death penalty have spread to many prisons.
• Civaka Azad condemns agreement that allows deportation of Kurdish refugees from Germany to Turkey 

  After months of negotiations with Turkey in Ankara, the Scholz government has started to send back many citizens of the Republic of Turkey whose asylum applications were not accepted.
• Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian denied right to see her family 

  Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian, who has been in prison in Iran for 17 years, has been denied the right to see her family.
• At least 19 people executed in Iran in two weeks 

  Iran Human Rights, five men including two Afghan nationals were executed in Shiraz (Adel Abad) Central Prison on 16 September alone.
• ‘All Kurds should unite and speak out against isolation and injustice’ 

  Mothers at the Justice Vigil continue their ‘Give voice to freedom’ protests demanding an end to isolation. Afife Kartal called for participation in the rally in Amed on 13 October and appealed to all Kurds: “We must raise our voices against isolation."
• Memorial for young Ceylan Önkol on the 15th anniversary of her death 

  DEM Party Deputy Beritan Güneş attended the memorial for Ceylan Önkol, and said: "The mentality that killed Ceylan is the same mentality because of which Narin could not be found for 19 days."
• Three members of Pakhshan Azizi’s family sentenced to prison 

  Tehran Court of Appeals upheld the prison sentence against three members of Pakhshan Azizi’s family.
• Mother of a slain protester denied lawyer and family visits in Iranian prison 

  Mina Soltani, mother of a protester killed during the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising two years ago, is held in solitary confinement in prison. No official explanation has been provided to her family about the reasons for her arrest or her current condition.
• Narges Mohammadi urges the UN to ‘replace words with concrete, effective measures’ 

  Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi wrote an open letter to UN officials calling for the release of political prisoners and an end to the repression of women and civil society in Iran.
• ÖHD: Administrative and Observation Board in prisons operates like martial law 

  ÖHD Prisons Commission member Yusuf Çakas said that the Administrative and Observation Board (IGK) operates like martial law, Independence and State Security Courts (DGM).
• Emine Şenyaşar temporarily suspends Vigil for Justice due to health problems 

  Emine Şenyaşar, who has been fighting for justice for the members of her family murdered in 2018, has suspended her Vigil for Justice in Parliament due to increasing health problems.
• ill prisoner Eker released after 31 years in jail 

  Upon his release from Şakran Prison after 31 years, ill prisoner Cengiz Eker said: "I stand by the promise we made and the struggle I have carried out since my arrest."