HUMAN RIGHTS

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• 11th group of prisoners takes over hunger strike in prisons 

  The hunger strike launched on 27 November by prisoners to demand the end to the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan and the violations in prisons continues on its 51st day.
• HDP deputies call for action for hunger strikes 

  HDP MPs drew attention to the ongoing hunger strike resistance against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and said, "We call on all democratic public opinion to raise voice over the prisoners' situation."
• Prisoners enter 50th day of hunger strike against isolation 

  The hunger strike launched on 27 November by prisoners to demand the end to the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan and the violations in prisons continues on its 50th day.
• 2,410 violations of rights recorded in Van 2020 

  IHD Van Branch announced that there were 2,410 violations of rights registered in the city in 2020. IHD branch head Murat Melet stated that the Imrali isolation should be lifted immediately.
• Coordination for Monitoring Hunger Strikes: Isolation must end immediately  

  The "Hunger Strikes Monitoring Coordination" established by IHD, TTB, ÖHD, HRFT and ÇHD stated that the isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and abuses in prisons should be ended.
• Prisoners enter day 49 of hunger strike 

  The hunger strike carried out by PKK and PAJK prisoners has reached day 49.
• TJA: Demands of the prisoners must be met before it's too late  

  TJA called for support for the hunger strike in prisons and raised concerns over the fact that rights violations in prisons have reached torture levels.
• 2,427 workers died in 2020 in work-related accidents 

  The Occupational Health and Safety Council (ISIG) published the "2020 Report on Death in the workplace".
• Solidarity hunger strikes continue in Maxmur and Greece 

  Solidarity hunger strikes continue in Maxmur Camp and Lavrio refugee camp in Greece.
• KCDK-E begins hunger striker as prisoners reach 46th day of protest 

  The hunger strike carried out by PKK and PAJK prisoners has reached day 46. Today KCDK-E begins a solidarity hunger strike in Berlin.
• Hunger strike against isolation in prisons reaches day 45 

  The hunger strike carried out by PKK and PAJK prisoners has reached day 45.
• Prisoners enter day 44 of hunger strike against isolation 

  The hunger strike in prisons has reached day 44.
• Hadi Yalçın dies in Edirne F Type Closed Prison 

  Hadi Yalçın, an ill prisoner who was in Edirne F Type Closed Prison, has lost his life.
• Families once again apply to visit relatives in Imrali 

  The families of the Kurdish people's leader and other prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit.
• Hunger strike in prisons reach day 43 

  The hunger strike in prisons has reached day 43. The 9th group of prisoners have taken over the action.
• Prisoners' demands must be accepted 

  DBP Van Provincial co-chairs maintained that the demands of the prisoners on hunger strike are legitimate and that they stand by the prisoners whose demands they endorsed.
• KCDK-E begins sit-in action in support of hunger strikers in prison 

  The KCDK-E has launched a call for activists in Europe to join the sit-in action to begin on 11 January in Berlin to support the hunger strike carried out in prisons.
• Hunger strike in prisons enters day 41 

  Some 2500 prisoners are carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights for 41 days.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's team of lawyers has again applied to visit their client, who is imprisoned on the maximum security prison island of Imrali.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 40 

  The eight group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 40th day.
• Hunger strike in prisons enters day 39 

  The eight group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 39th day.
• 17 Kurdish juveniles detained by Iranian security forces in 2020 

  ​​​​​​​During 2020, at least 17 juveniles under the age of 18 in different cities of Rojhilat (East Kurdistan) were detained by the security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran on charges of political and religious activities.
• Korkut: Hunger strike doubly dangerous due to pandemic 

  A hunger strike against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and the total disenfranchisement of political prisoners in Turkish jails has been going on for 38 days. CISST activist Berivan Korkut points out the double danger posed by Coronavirus pandemic.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 38 

  The eight group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 38th day.
• Prisoners enter 37th day of hunger strike 

  The eight group of prisoners is carrying out the hunger strike against isolation and violations of their rights on its 37th day.