İHD stated that 872 Kurdish and revolutionaries have been taken under custody, and demanded the end of the operations as well as the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
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İHD: Öcalan and all political prisoners must be free
Human Rights Association (İHD) made a written statement on the 29th anniversary of its establishment and called for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners.
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İHD Diyarbakir: 6912 human rights violations in six months
Human Rights Association (İHD) Amed Branch released report on right violations committed in the North Kurdistan region during the first 6 months of 2015.
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15 years prison sentence asked for medicine student wounded in Kobanê
The second hearing in the trial of Dicle University Medicine Faculty student Esra Yakar, who was wounded in a mortar fire attack of ISIS gangs in Kobanê during her stay in the town to provide treatment to the wounded, has been held today.
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HRW: No justice for Turkish mine disaster victims
One year after the biggest mining disaster in Turkey’s history, on May 13, 2014, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is blocking the path to full justice for the victims and their families, said Emma Sinclair-Webb of the Human Rights Watch in a statement marking the first anniversary of the Soma mine disaster which left 301 workers dead.
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Supreme Court of Sweden: There is risk of torture in Turkey
The Supreme Court of Sweden has rejected AKP government’s request for the extradition of Kurdish political asylum seeker Mehmet Turgay in consideration of a risk of repression and torture in Turkey.
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Juvenile prisons must be banned Initiative : 2200 children jailed in Turkey
Juvenile Prisons Must Be Banned Initiative called attention to the ongoing right violations and ill-treatment of child prisoners, stating that there are currently a total of 2200 children jailed in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
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5 youths from Rojava tortured by Turkish soldiers
Turkish soldiers deployed at the border to Rojava, West Kurdistan, continue committing cruelty against the civilians crossing the border, where 4 people have been killed during the past 4 weeks.
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