The European Court of Human Rights announced that they have rejected the appeal submitted in 2010, 8 years later.
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ECHR ignores the torture of Kurdish leader Öcalan
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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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AI: Turkey must stop serious violations in Afrin
Research released by Amnesty International today reveals that residents in Afrin are enduring a wide range of violations, mostly at the hands of Syrian armed groups that have been equipped and armed by Turkey. These violations include arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and confiscation of property and looting to which Turkey’s armed forces have turned a blind eye.
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HRW: Turkey stops registering Syrian asylum seekers
Turkish authorities in Istanbul and nine provinces on or near the Syrian border have stopped registering all but a handful of recently arrived Syrian asylum seekers. The suspension is leading to unlawful deportations, coerced returns to Syria, and the denial of health care and education, reported Human Rights Watch on Monday.
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