At the 757th week of protest against enforced disappearances in state forces’ custody, the initiative of the Saturday Mothers in Istanbul focused on the fate of Hüseyin Morsümbül today. The high school student disappeared on September 18, 1980 after his arrest by state forces.
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Afrin people reject Russian aid: We want our homeland, not alms
An aid convoy escorted by Russian military vehicles wanted to distribute good and supplies to the displaced people of Afrin who are staying in Wahshi village of the Shehba Canton.
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Av. Çevirmen: 23 prisoners are seriously ill
Human Rights Association Ankara president Nuray Çevirmen said that in Turkey there is a huge problem with prisons.
Çevirmen: Le droit à la santé des prisonniers malades n’est respecté en Turquie
La présidente de l’Association des droits de l’Homme (IHD) d’Ankara a déclaré que l’association tentait de joindre les prisonniers malades en Anatolie centrale afin d’obtenir des informations individuelles à leur sujet.
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New Constitution won’t work without the Autonomous Administration
Ebdulkerîm Omer, co-chair of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria, spoke about the Syrian constitutional committee announced by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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Prisoners in Bolu denounced ill treatment and torture
Rights violations against political prisoners in Bolu F-Type Prison have been exposed. The prisoners, writing about their experiences, said that Nurullah Semo had been kept in a room alone for 2 years and that he was exposed to insults and threats every morning during the counting.
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Journalist Ataman sentenced to 14 years in prison
Ziya Ataman, a reporter for Dicle News Agency (DİHA) which was shut down through a Statutory Decree, was arrested on 11 April 2016, accused of “participating in an operation of a terrorist organization”. Police detained Ataman after he covered a protest in the city of Van, in eastern Turkey. He has been imprisoned in Van High Security Prison for over three years.
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Turkish armored vehicle kills 22-year-old in Dersim
Oktay Er was hit by a Turkish military armored vehicle on the main street in Göktepe village in Dersim’s Mazgirt district. The 22-year-old was run over by the military vehicle while crossing the road. While Er lost his life at the scene, his body was sent to Malatya for an autopsy.
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