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• Iran issues a death sentence against two demonstrators  

  On Monday, the Iranian state issued a death sentence against two other demonstrators who participated in the popular protests in Rojhilat and Iran.
• Letter from prisoner who set himself on fire: “I wanted to break the silence" 

  Yakup Brukanlı, who set himself on fire in protest against severe isolation and rights violations in Ereğli Maximum Security Prison, describes his act as an act of defence of his identity and dignity.
• Greece arrests 1,300 human traffickers 

  The Greek government said that in 2022, 1,300 people were caught smuggling refugees along the border with Turkey.
• Two men executed in Iran on Saturday were a karate champion and a volunteer children's trainer 

  Iran executed two young men on Saturday, a karate champion and a volunteer children's trainer.
• Thousands of people in Bilbao demand rights for political prisoners  

  Thousands of people in Bilbao attended the annual demonstration in defense of the rights of Basque political prisoners.
• ISIG: 1843 workers lost their lives in 2022 

  The Occupational Health and Safety Council (ISIG) reported that at least 1843 workers lost their lives in occupational accidents in 2022.
• Two protesters executed in Iran 

  The Iranian state forces executed two more people who participated in the protests.
• Emine Şenyaşar receives 2022 Justice Award 

  The Bar Association of Kars city granted the 2022 Justice Award to Emine Şenyaşar who has been carrying out a justice vigil for almost two years.
• Violation of human rights in Afyon prison continues to increase 

  Pressure on Kurdish inmates in Afyon No. 1 T-Type jail by the prison administration and the guards is increasing. Prisoners have been on hunger strike since 3 January to protest the harassment.
• Peace Vigil: Release ill prisoners, lift isolation 

  Activists who launched a Peace Vigil in Ankara for ill prisoners demanded the lifting of the isolation in Turkey’s prisons and the release of ill prisoners.
• Hunger strikes spread in Turkey’s prisons 

  Hunger strikes are spreading in Turkey’s prisons, where arbitrary and systematic violations of rights have increased unprecedentedly. 6 prisoners have launched a hunger strike in Afyonkarahisar No. 1 T Type Closed Prison.
• Two more protesters sentenced to death in Iran 

  Two more protesters have been sentenced to death in Iran.
• Family of activist killed in Iran threatened 

  17-year-old Nima Shafaqdoost died after being shot by Iranian security forces in Ûrmiye. Three months after his death, his mother breaks her silence and says she was forced to give false testimony.
• Female prisoners launch hunger strike in Şakran 

  Prisoners in the Şakran Women's Closed Prison in İzmir province have launched a 10-day alternating hunger strike to protest the escalating violations of rights.
• Prisoners in Afyonkarahisar No. 1 T Type Closed jail go on hunger strike today 

  The guards raided the wards in Afyonkarahisar No. 1 T Type Closed Prison and prisoners were subjected to torture. The detainees said that they will go on hunger strike today to protest the violations of their rights.
• Mother handed over body of her son 7 years after his death 

  The body of Aydın Kurt, who fell a martyr in Gever in 2016, was delivered to his family 7 years after his death.
• Serhat Göç-Der publishes "2022 Refugee and Asylum Seeker Report" 

  Serhat Göç-Der published the "2022 Refugee and Asylum Seeker Report".
• 22 ill prisoners died in Turkey’s prisons in 2022, says IHD 

  22 ill prisoners lost their lives in 2022 due to violations of rights in prisons in Turkey and Kurdistan.
• Head of Turkish Bar Associations visits Şenyaşar family on Justice Vigil in Urfa 

  The head of the Turkish Bar Associations (TTB), Erinç Sağkan, visited the Şenyaşar family during today’s vigil.
• In 2022, at least 3046 protests were held across 31 Iranian provinces, says human rights group 

  In 2022, at least 3046 protests were held across 31 provinces.
• Şenyaşar family’s justice vigil marks day 658 

  The Justice vigil launched by the Şenyaşar family in front of the Urfa courthouse on March 9, 2021, marks its 658th day.
• Calıhan: "Rights are not granted, but fought for" 

  Zeynep Calıhan, who was violently arrested during the vigil for justice for prisoners in Istanbul, says: "Rights are fought for, not granted. We will keep going until justice is done."
• Şenyaşar family, demanding justice for 657 days  

  The Şenyaşar Family has been holding a justice vigil for 657 days for family members killed in June 2018 when bodyguards and relatives of AKP Urfa MP Ibrahim Halil Yıldız attacked the family's shop in Urfa's Suruç during the election campaign.
• Supreme Court in Iran accepts appeal by rapper Saman Seydi Yasin  

  Iran's judiciary said on Saturday that the Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by the rapper Saman Seydi Yasin against his death sentence.
• 44 lawyers arrested in Iran since September 16 

  44 lawyers have been arrested by the Iranian regime as the popular uprising led by women continues in East Kurdistan and Iran.