Lawyers from the Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD) and Halkin Hukuk Bürosu (HHB) were arrested again within 24 hours after their release. The detention of lawyers from the hearings and the arrest of the lawyer Ömer Kavili for his alleged procedural deliberations by the court have drawn attention to the increasing pressure they are facing.
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ECHR ignores the torture of Kurdish leader Öcalan
The European Court of Human Rights announced that they have rejected the appeal submitted in 2010, 8 years later.
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14-month-old Baby Arin wastes away in prison
Health issues of 14-month-old Baby Arin, staying with mother Esma Yilmaz in prison, are increasing. Father Mihdi Yilmaz said, “If there isn’t enough humanity left to protect a child, I have nothing to say.”
The Iranian regime executed Ramin Hossein Panahi
According to information received from local sources, the Iranian regime has carried out the death sentence delivered to Kurdish political prisoner Ramin Hossein Penahi this Saturday.
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Two Kurdish cousins to be executed in Iran
Kurdish prisoners Zanyar Muradi and Luqman Muradi are reportedly going to be executed in Iran. Cousins Zanyar Muradi and Luqman Muradi, who have been in prison since 2009 in Iran, have been sentenced to death.
IHD and TIHV condemn the attack on Saturday Mothers
The Human Rights Association (IHD) and the Turkey Human Rights Foundation (TIHV) have released a statement condemning the police attack on the Saturday Mothers.
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Zeytun: Illegal detentions are torture, must be denounced
Head of Human Rights Association Amed Branch, lawyer Zeytun said they will do everything in their power to stop illegal abductions. Lawyer Abdullah Zeytun, said: “People should express their situation through institutions like ours and claim their rights on legal grounds. According to the European Convention on Human Rights, these illegal detentions are torture”.
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IHD report on rights violations in Central Anatolia prison
The Prison Commission of the Ankara Branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD) has published a report exposing rights violation in the prisons of Central Anatolian Region registered in the months of April, May and June.
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