HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Lawyer Demirel: Prisoners on 142nd day of hunger strike get constantly punished  

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 142nd day. Lawyer Demirel said that hunger strikers are put under pressure with disciplinary penalties.
• Kurdish activist Nazdar Ecevit released from custody 

  Kurdish activist Nazdar Ecevit has been released from deportation custody in Darmstadt. The danger of deportation has been averted, the Hessian Refugee Council is now calling for the wrong decision under asylum law to be corrected.
• Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers file new application to visit their client 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers filed a new application demanding an "urgent visit" with their client.
• Ill prisoner Tokmak says books in Kurdish not given in Bakırköy jail 

  Ill prisoner Fatma Tokmak said that during the coronavirus pandemic, pressure and arbitrary practices increased in Bakırköy Prison. Kurdish books have not been given for one year.
• IPPNW: Nazdar Ecevit must not be deported 

  The medical peace organization IPPNW demands that the planned deportation of Nazdar Ecevit to Turkey be stopped. The Frankfurt District Court has issued a deportation order in the case of the persecuted activist.
• Lawyers Association for Freedom: Steps should be taken for hunger strikes before it's too late 

  Co-spokesperson of the Lawyers Association for Freedom (ÖHD) Prisons Commission Destina Yıldız said that a 4-minute phone call with Öcalan cannot meet the demands of the prisoners in Turkey who are on hunger strike against the Imrali isolation.
• Prisoners on hunger strike in Düzce put in isolation 

  Information came through about 15 political prisoners on hunger strike in Düzce T Type Closed Prison who have been punished with isolation.
• Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar will continue their Vigil for Justice during Ramadan 

  Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar will continue their act of resistance in front of the courthouse in Urfa during Ramadan. The family, which will have the iftar at the vigil, called for solidarity.
• Lawyer Veysi Eski: Violations of rights increasing in Turkish prisons 

  Lawyer Veysi Eski, member of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) Prison Commission, said that all legal institutions should oppose the violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons.
• Police search houses in Bismil; torture on residents exposed 

  A raid was carried out on three neighborhoods in Bismil, province of Amed. A resident was tortured; his home was looted.
• Hunger strikes in prison reach day 136, in Greece day 98 

  The hunger strike carried out in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 136th day. The hunger strike carried out in Greece has been going on for 98 days.
• Şenyaşar family's 'Vigil for Justice' enters day 33 

  The Şenyaşar family has been holding a "Vigil for Justice" in front of Courthouse in Urfa for 33 days.
• Hunger strikes in prison reach day 134 

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 134th day. The hunger strike launched in Maxmur has been continuing for 113 days and in Greece for 96 days.
• HDP: AKP-MHP favours capital, persecutes workers 

  HDP co-chair Şaziye Köse said that the AKP-MHP government persecuted workers during the epidemic period, and said that Code-29 should be terminated.
• Kurdish activist Nazdar Ecevit still faces deportation to Turkey 

  The political activist, former prisoner and survivor of Cizre massacre, Nazdar Ecevit, is to be deported to Turkey. A first attempt to deport her failed thanks to public pressure. However, the danger persists.
• HDP celebrates International Roma Day 

  The HDP issued a statement to mark 8 April, International Roma Day. In the statement the HDP said that that Roma are exposed to racist attacks in Turkey.
• Lawyer Yıldız: Prisoners have no alternative to the hunger strike to make their voice heard 

  Lawyer Destine Yıldız spoke on the situation of prisoners and said that they have no alternative to the hunger strike. They have no other way of making their voice heard.
• Lawyers file complain against police for boy injured by armored vehicle 

  A criminal complaint was filed against the police who injured a 12-year-old boy with an armored vehicle in Yüksekova.
• New application by Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers to visit their client 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers filed a new application demanding an "urgent visit" with their client.
• Kurdish refugee Ibrahim Ergün laid to rest in Muş 

  Kurdish refugee Ibrahim Ergün was buried in his hometown Bulanık, near Muş. The 24-year-old had committed suicide in a Greek detention center. He was interned there for seventeen months.
• Guards in Elazığ Prison raid wards and attack prisoners 

  Guards in Elazığ Prison raided the wards and attacked three prisoners, including 60-year-old Mahmut Çakmak.
• HDP co-chair Buldan pays tribute to Plaza de Mayo Mother Carmen Cobo 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan sent a message to Argentinan Plaza de Mayo Mothers after learning of the death of one of their founders, Carmen Cobo.
• ÖHD: Gergerlioğlu's freedom and life are at stake 

  Lawyers’ association ÖHD criticized the detention of deposed HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu and the abuses during his arrest.
• Dramatic human rights situation in Rojhilat 

  Iran continues to drive a hard line against the Kurdish part of the population. This is evidenced by data from the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), which presented a recent monthly report on the human rights situation in Rojhilat.
• ISIS members transferred to political prisoners' sections in Amed 

  ISIS members have been transferred to political prisoners' sections in two detention centers in Amed. According to relatives, the prisoners are threatened by ISIS members.