HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Prisoners enter 28th day of hunger strike  

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners demanding to end the isolation on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and end the violations in prisons has reached day 28 and is being carried out by the 6th group of prisoners.
• Demirtaş: ECtHR judgement confirms the subversion of the law 

  "Even though I have been unlawfully held behind bars as a political hostage for four years, this judgement has not made me happy or joyful. On the contrary, I am really sad about this judgement," Demirtaş said.
• ECtHR calls for the immediate release of Demirtaş 

  The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey is unlawfully jailing Demirtaş and called on Turkish authorities "to take all necessary measures" to secure Demirtaş's immediate release.
• Leyla Güven is in Diyarbakır Women's Closed Prison 

  DTK co-chair Leyla Güven, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison, has been sent to Diyarbakır Women's Closed Prison.
• HDP Hakkari province co-chair Kaya: Support the hunger strike 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Hakkari Provincial co-chair Sinan Kaya called on everyone to reclaim and support the action to push for the demands of the prisoners to be met.
• Hunger strike enters day 26 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners on 27 November demanding the end of the isolation on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the violations in prisons entered its 26th day with the 5th group.
• Hunger strike in prisons enters day 25 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners on 27 November demanding the end of the isolation on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the violations in prisons entered its 25th day with the 5th group.
• European Democratic Lawyers call for release of Aytaç Ünsal 

  The AED/EDL (European Democratic Lawyers) issued a statement expressing concern for the new detention of lawyer Aytaç Ünsal.
• Transfer of prisoners continues 

  Two prisoners were transferred to different prisons after a raid carried out on the wards of the Van T Type Closed Women Prison.
• Kanat: The government uses pandemic to exercise power 

  Human rights activist Fatin Kanat says that the state of emergency in Turkey has never stopped. The most serious rights violations take place in prison, and the pandemic is used as a means to exercise power.
• Autonomous Administration denounces war crimes by Turkey 

  The Humanitarian Office of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria condemned the Turkish attacks on the civilian population and labeled the interruption of the water supply as a war crime. The body issued an appeal to the UN.
• Fifth group of prisoners carries out 24th day of hunger strike 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners on 27 November demanding the end of the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and to end the violations of rights in prisons entered its 24th day.
• Maraş, Roboski and 19 December 2000 prison massacres remembered 

  The victims of the Maraş and Roboski Massacres were remembered in Cologne together with the victims of the prison operation carried out in Turkey on 19 December 2000. Activists also saluted the hunger strike currently going on in the prisons.
• Prisoners enter day 23 of their hunger strike against isolation 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners demanding the end of the isolation imposed in Imrali continues on day 23, with the 5th group of prisoners.
• Ümit Efe: Building the fight for human rights 

  As part of the week of human rights, the TIHV organized a rally in Istanbul held despite the heavy police presence. TIHV Istanbul representative Ümit Efe, called for the struggle to be built “for a democratic future and human rights”.
• Four prisoners transferred from Diyarbakir jail 

  Four prisoners in Diyarbakır D Type Closed Prison were transferred to jails in Trabzon, Giresun, Rize and Kocaeli for "security" reasons.
• Dede: Imrali regime affects all prisons and society 

  Lawyer Ümit Dede said Imrali isolation should be handled not only on legal grounds but also socially, adding, "The execution regime applied in Imrali prison affects all prisons and society very concretely.”
• Hunger strike in prisons on day 21 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners to end the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and violations in prisons entered its 21st day with the 5th group of prisoners.
• Ataman and Yıldırım join hunger strike in Bafra T Type Prison 

  Kinyas Ataman and Mehmet Yıldırım, who are in Bafra T Type Closed Prison, have joined the hunger strike demanding to end the isolation on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Investigation against prisoner on hunger strike 

  An investigation was launched against political prisoners Delil Tekin after the recording of the phone call he had with his family was shared.
• Spanish government "concerned" for use of death penalty in Iraq 

  The Spanish government reiterates that “the use of the death penalty in Iraq is of particular concern to the Government. Spain maintains a firm position against the death penalty and rejects it in all cases and circumstances."
• Hunger strike in prisons enters day 20 

  The indefinite-alternated hunger strike launched by prisoners in order to break the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan entered its 20th day.
• "We'll start non-alternating hunger strike if demands aren't met" 

  As the hunger strike in Turkey’s prisons continues on its 19th day, prisoner Mehmet Kurt said, "If our indefinite and alternating hunger strikes fail to get results, we will switch to an indefinite and non-alternating hunger strike".
• Family can't retrieve remains of guerrilla son  

  The remains of Serhat Kaya, who fell as a martyr as the result of a Turkish air strike in Hakkari, has not been delivered to his family for 16 months.
• Family takes remains of guerrilla son after a 4-month wait 

  The remains of HPG guerrilla Cihan Erbaş (Hüseyin Fırat), who fell as a martyr in Hatay, were eventually delivered to his family after a 4-month wait.