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1 June 2022 HRFT Documentation Center Daily Human Rights Report

Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center[1][2][3][4][5]

1 June 2022 Daily Human Rights Report

(06/001) Operations and Attacks…

It is learned from the news coverage of June 1, 2022 that, 3 militants died in a clash between Turkish Armed Forces units and HPG militants in Zap area of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government on May 25, 2022.

(06/002) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…

It is learned from the news coverage of May 31, 2022 that, 2 prisoners (Mehmet Kültür and Feyyaz Başak) were subjected to physical violence of the correction officers in Van High Security Prison.

It is learned from the news coverage of May 31, 2022 that, 3 prisoners (Ramazan Kaya, Abdulkadir Naz and Metin Erişmiş) were transferred from Van High Security Prison to another prison under coercion.

(06/003) Police Intervention to Gezi Park Protests in Istanbul and Izmir…

The police intervened the march of the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP) members in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul on May 31, 2022 for the 9th anniversary of Gezi Park protests, and detained 25 people by using physical violence.

The police also intervened the people gathering in front of Istanbul Branch office of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers in Beyoğlu district and march to Gezi Park.

It is learned that the police prevented journalists from recording by using physical violence and tear gas, and detained at least 4 journalists (Evrensel newspaper reporter Meltem Akyol, BirGün newspaper Gökay Başcan, Halk TV reporter Ozan Demiriz and Flash TV reporter Dilan Polat).

Istanbul Governorate’s Office declared that 170 people are detained in interventions throughout the day.

The police intervened the march in Izmir on May 31, 2022 and detained 4 people. Detained People are released the same day.

(06/004) Police Intervention to a Protest in Şırnak…

The police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to intervene the press declaration in Şırnak on May 31, 2022, about the Kobanê Case against the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) members and executives. 5 people (HDP central district co-chair Kamuran Demir, HDP Uludere district co-chair Zilan Yaman, HDP Kumçatı town co-chair Zozan Deniz, HDP district executive Tuncay İnal and Dursun Çakır) were detained and 2 people were injured.

 (06/005) Police Intervention to a Protest in Istanbul…

The police intervened the sit-in protest in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul on May 31, 2022, to support demands of Sibel Balaç and Gökhan Yıldırım who are on hunger strike in prison; and detained 2 people (Erkan Yıldırım, Feridun Osmanağaoğlu) by using physical violence.

(06/006) Police Intervention to a Protest in Istanbul…

The police intervened the press declaration of the dismissed EnerjiSa workers in front of the Sabancı Center in Beşiktaş district of Istanbul on May 31, 2022; on the grounds of the sub-governorate’s office’s ban of events around Sabancı Center. It is learned that 5 people including the Electricity, Gas, Water, Dam Workers Union (Enerji-Sen) chair Süleyman Keskin and the founder chair Kamil Kartal. It is also reported that the police prevented journalists from recording.

(06/007) Police Prevented to a Protest in Van…

The police prevented the press declaration of HDP Van MP Muazzez Orhan, in front of Çaldıran District Public Hospital on May 31, 2022, on the grounds of the governorate’s ban of events.

(06/008) Police Intervention Against “I Want My Job Back” Protest in Ankara…

The police intervened the press declaration which were made within the scope of “I Want My Job Back Protest” in front of Human Rights Monument in Yüksel Street on May 31, 2022 and forced people away from the monument by using physical violence.

(06/009) Detained Mayor in Çanakkale…

Bülent Öz, The Republican People’s Mayor of Çan district of Çanakkale, who was detained on May 30, 2022 as part of the investigation carried out on charges of bribery and extortion, is released on judicial control conditions by the court on May 31, 2022.

(06/010) Detained People in Siirt…

5 people (Nezir Oktay, Mahmut Oktay, Nurettin Beştaş, Miraç Aydoğan and Muhammed Kayacı) are detained in house raids in Eruh district of Siirt on May 31, 2022 on the grounds of ‘being an illegal organisation member’.

(06/011) Detained People in Mersin…

2 people who were detained in Mersin on May 27, 2022, are released after statement procedures at the police on May 31, 2022.

(06/012) Ban of Access to Web Contents…

It is learned that the websites https://www.avrupahaber9.org, https://komundergi7.com, https://gazetepatika18.com are banned to access by Ardahan Penal Court of Peace on May 30, 2022.

It is learned that the article of journalist Barış Terkoğlu published on https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr website is banned to access on the grounds of ‘violation of personal rights’ by İstanbul Penal Court of Peace No 7 on May 27, 2022.

It is learned that the website https://www.yenidemokrasi24.net is banned to access by Diyarbakır Penal Court No 5 on May 26, 2022.

It is learned that the website https://www.yenidemokrasi24.net is banned to access by Diyarbakır Penal Court No 4 on May 18, 2022.

(06/013) Detentions and Arrests in Alleged Link to Coup Attempt…

On May 31, 2022, 13 people are detained in Siirt, 10 people are detained in Ankara, 7 people are detained in Erzurum, 4 people are detained in Kırşehir.

(06/014) Covid-19 Pandemic…

The Ministry of Health declared that 4 people died due to Covid-19 pandemic and the daily number of Covid-19 cases is 975 as of May 31, 2022.

The death toll from Covid-19 in Turkey increased to 98,965 and total number of confirmed ill patients is 15,072,697 as of May 31, 2022.

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[5] Daily Human Rights Reports are prepared on the information gathered by the Documentation Center from its own network and the following dailies and internet portals: Vatan, Milliyet, Hürriyet, Habertürk, Evrensel, Birgün, Cumhuriyet, Fırat Haber Ajansı, Jinnews, ETHA, Mezopotamya Ajansı, Yurt, Yeni Yaşam, NTV, Yeni Asya, Bianet, Halkinsesi.tv, Cnnturk, Tr724, İleri Haber, Siyasi Haber, Alınteri, Kızılbayrak, Sendika.org, Yüksekova Haber, T24, Diken, Gazete Karınca, Gazete Duvar. Haber Sol, El Cezire, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Reuters, AFP.