HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Prisoner released after 30 years 

  Abdulhamit Babat, who was kept for 30 years in Bolu F Type Closed Prison, was released.
• HRW calls on Turkey to end the Gezi Trial injustice 

  “The Gezi trial is a mockery of justice and exemplifies Turkey’s rule of law and human rights crisis,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
• ISIG: At least 159 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in June 

  ISIG said that at least 159 workers lost their lives in occupational homicides in June.
• Violations of rights in Antalya S Type Prison 

  In Antalya S Type Prison, hospital referrals of ill prisoners were prevented.
• Remains of prisoner Yazicı taken to Van 

  The body of ill prisoner Bişar Yazıcı, who was held in Van High Security Closed Prison, was transferred to Amed, where he died after his condition worsened, and was taken from Diyarbakır ATK.
• Political prisoner dies of liver failure 

  Imprisoned since 2021 on terror charges, 52-year-old Kurdish political prisoner Bişar Yazıcı has died of liver failure.
• Saturday Mothers attacked and detained again in the 954th week of action 

  Turkish police have once again prevented the weekly vigil by Saturday Mothers in Istanbul and detained 18 members and supporters of the initiative on the grounds of a violation of an official ban on assemblies at Galatasaray Square.
• Iran publicly executes two Afghan nationals on Saturday  

  Iran publicly executed two Afghan nationals on Saturday over an attack on a shrine in October, Iranian state media reported.
• MP Şenyaşar: We will move our vigil to Ankara if justice is not served 

  Ferit Şenyaşar said that they would end their vigil in front of Urfa Courthouse on July 18, when the hearing over the brutal murder of his family members in Urfa will be held in Malatya province.
• Books in Kurdish not given to prisoners in Sincan No. 1 High Security jail 

  Ozan Alpkaya, who is being held in Sincan No. 1 High Security Prison, said that 17 Kurdish books were not given to him. He applied to the ECHR against it.
• 12-year-old girl shot by police in Iran succumbs to her wounds  

  A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head when police opened fire in Keraj, Iran, last March, succumbed to her wounds.
• Sit-in in Geneva protests evacuation attempt of Lavrio refugee camp 

  The sit-in held in front of the UN Office demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan called on everyone to attend the central march to be held in Lausanne on 22 July.
• Kurdish writer Yaşar Aslan released after 30 years in prison 

  Kurdish writer Yaşar Aslan called for increased resistance as soon as he stepped out of prison after thirty years.
• Three patriots from Germany take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  Three patriots from Germany took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on its 576th week.
• Prisoner Asım Demir not released despite serving his full sentence 

  Hediye Demir, wife of prisoner Asım Demir said that the release of her husband has been postponed for the second time. Demir has been in prison for 30 years.
• United in the search for justice 

  Families of those who lost their lives in the bomb attack carried out by ISIS on 20 July 2015 at the Amara Cultural Center in Suruç visited the Şenyaşar family.
• Prisoner Ecer talks about the violations of rights in Espiye prison 

  Prisoner Abdullah Ecer talked about the inhumane practices in Espiye Prison, and said: "We want a human rights delegation to closely monitor the violations we are subjected to here."
• At least 354 people executed in Iran in six months 

  According to Iran Human Rights statistics, at least 354 people were executed across Iran, a sharp rise compared to the same period last year; 261 people were executed in the first six months of 2022 and 121 in 2021. This is a 36% rise compared to 2022.
• Dev Yapı İş and İnşaat İş unions: We fight against conditions of slavery at construction sites 

  Dev Yapı İş and İnşaat İş unions are fighting together against the conditions of slavery at construction sites. Both unions say that they fight against usurpation of rights in this sector.
• 30 years ago today, the Sivas massacre 

  30 years ago today, 35 people, mostly of the Alevi faith, were killed in an Islamist-nationalist pogrom at the Madımak Hotel in Sivas.
• Saturday Mothers attacked and detained again in the 953rd week of action 

  Saturday Mothers in Istanbul have again been attacked by the police. Among those detained in the crackdown are the former HDP MP Oya Ersoy and Armenian journalist Arat Dink.
• New violations of rights in Bodrum S-Type Prison 

  The AKP-MHP government reduced the four-course meals in Bodrum S-Type Prison to two.
• IHD: LGBTIQ activist faces deportation to Iran 

  An LGBTIQ activist from Iran is facing deportation to his home country. According to the IHD, Elyas Torabiba-Eskandari was detained on Sunday at a Pride parade in Istanbul. Since then, he has been in custody pending deportation.
• Demir: Solidarity can end the isolation imposed on prisons and Öcalan 

  MA TUHAY-DER co-chair Dilek Sömez Demir pointed out that the basis of violations in prisons is isolation and said: "If we show solidarity, we can lift the isolation imposed on prisons and Abdullah Öcalan."
• Political prisoner behind bars for 30 years denied release due to "lack of remorse" 

  Despite 30 years in prison, political prisoner Asım Demir is denied release. The reason given for the second suspension of release is "lack of remorse".