HUMAN RIGHTS

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• UN Human Rights Office calls for immediate, unconditional release of all those detained in Turkey 

  Deploring the massive detentions in Turkey, the UN Human Rights Office called for all those detained for the legitimate exercise of their rights to be released immediately and unconditionally.
• KHRN: Kurdish prisoner died in police custody amid torture allegations 

  A 38-year-old Kurdish man from Kermanshah died in suspicious circumstances. While police officials have attributed his death to suicide, fellow detainees claim he was tortured to death by officers.
• Release of 33 political prisoners blocked in Bolu Prison 

  Authorities are blocking the release of 33 political prisoners in Bolu jail, despite the fact that they have completed their 30-year sentences.
• Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal to announce final verdict today 

  The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal 54th session on Rojava vs. Turkey will share its final verdict this afternoon in a special event in the European Parliament in Brussels.
• Yoleri: Conditions in prison are worsening 

  Gülseren Yoleri warned that prison conditions are worsening and that the existing system will persist regardless of political change.
• Budak arrested due to police’s 'İncorrect translation' 

  Nezir Budak was sent to prison after serving as host at the Newroz celebration in the district of Diyadin.
• Iranian Supreme Court rejects appeal for retrial of HPG guerrilla sentenced to death 

  The appeal for a retrial of HPG guerrilla Hatem Özdemir, who was sentenced to death after being wounded in an attack by Iranian regime forces, was rejected.
• ESP prisoners launch protest against deportation and isolation 

  Prisoners affiliated with the ESP and the SGDF have launched a protest, demanding to be transferred to prisons in the Istanbul region.
• Halil Güneş never gave up the struggle 

  Friends of Halil Güneş, who passed away in prison in 2021, said that he never gave up the struggle despite his illness.
• 247 activists speak out for Warisha Moradi 

  A group of 247 women's rights activists from Iran and Eastern Kurdistan condemned the death sentence issued against Warisha Moradi.
• ISIG: Dozens of children die in workplace incidents every year  

  ISIG issued a written statement on the 12th anniversary of the work-related death of 13-year-old Ahmet Yıldız.
• Over 85 Nobel Laureates call for unconditional release of Narges Mohammadi and political prisoners 

  Over 85 Nobel Laureates call for full and unconditional release of Narges Mohammadi and all political prisoners.
• Report on 16 prisons: Systematic violations persist 

  The Diyarbakır Bar Association, ÖHD, IHD, and TUAY-DER released a report highlighting ongoing systematic violations in 16 prisons across Diyarbakır, Elazığ, and Erzincan.
• Halise Aksoy sentenced without evidence 

  Halise Aksoy, whose son Agit İpek’s body was delivered to her in a box by mail, was sentenced to prison solely based on witness statements, despite Supreme Court rulings against such practices.
• 30 human rights organizations call for abolition of death penalty 

  30 human rights organizations made a joint statement on the rights of women and gender minorities facing the death penalty.
• Prisoner Adil released after 30 years in jail 

  Ahmed Adil was sentenced to life by Turkey's military courts in 1994. He has been released after more than 30 years.
• Fate of Kurdish teacher unknown after arrest by Iranian security forces 

  Kurdish teacher Arezou Jalilzadeh was arrested without a warrant at her home two days ago and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation.
• ISIG: 121 workers lost their lives in work-related murder in February 

  ISIG published its February report on work-related murder, and said that 121 workers lost their lives.
• 17 human rights organizations call for international action for Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi 

  Open letter from 17 human rights organizations to the German Federal Government, the European Parliament, and the United Nations to save the lives of Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi.
• Whereabouts of Kurdish man arrested in Iran on 22 February remain unknown 

  Kurdish civilian Edris Mohammadzadeh was arrested on 22 February without a warrant and has since been denied family visits and access to legal representation.
• ISIG: At least 2,664 young workers lost their lives in 12 years 

  Following the accident in Antakya, ISIG issued a statement saying that at least 2,664 young workers have lost their lives in the last 12 years.
• Iran executes five prisoners, including one in public 

  Iran has executed five prisoners in recent days, including one in public, on charges of “premeditated murder” and “drug trafficking”.
• Report on human rights violations in Rojhilat in February 

  Human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists in the Kurdish region of Iran continued in February 2025.
• Mother of slain protester sentenced to prison and fined in Iran 

  The mother of a protester killed during the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' uprising in Iran was sentenced to prison and fined on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “presence of women in public spaces and in plain view without the Islamic hijab”.
• IHD releases Central Anatolia prisons report 

  The Ankara Branch of the IHD has released its six-month report on prisons in the Central Anatolia region.