Ibrahim Şêxo, Co-Spokesperson of Afrin Human Rights Organisation, said that 7 thousand families have returned to Afrin, where more than 300 thousand people fled due to Turkey's attack and occupation, and added that "250 thousand people are waiting to return".
Families whose villages were burnt down and forced to migrate and whose relatives lost their loved ones during the conflict process supported Kudish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's historic call and said that it is the state's turn to take steps.
Despite the ECtHR's "violation" judgement, the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers' warning of an "interim decision" and statements by Devlet Bahçeli, no steps have been taken on Abdullah Öcalan's "right to hop". Rights and legal organisations are preparing to submit a new notification to the committee.
Saadet Öklü, who lost her 2 children during the conflict, stated that they support Abdullah Öcalan's call and said, "As the Kurdish side, we have done our part. Now it is the state's turn to take steps."
“The release of ill prisoners would be a serious step for the sincere progress of the process,” said lawyers from IHD and ÖHD Prisons Commission.
Journalist Şoxan Mîrza said that the government of the Federated Kurdistan Region has a responsibility to stop the ongoing attacks despite the ceasefire decision.
Journalist Timur Soykan and Murat Agirel were detained.
Abdulaziz Ok was released after 32 years of imprisonment.
Turkey's attacks against Zap, Avashin, Metina areas continue uninterruptedly.
A lawsuit was filed against 7 journalists who followed the protests in Istanbul. The indictment stated that "no determination was made that they were carrying out journalistic activities at the scene".
Berkin Elvan's mother and father were sentenced to prison for "insulting the President".
An indicment has been prepared against arrested Istanbul Bar Association Executive Board Member Fırat Epözdemir, demanding a prison sentence of up to 15 years.
DEM Party MP Ömer Öcalan said that during the meeting held in İmralı on the occasion of Eid, Abdullah Öcalan said, "I kepp my hope, I will carry the process to the end."
Ill prisoners Suat Oguz and Mehmet Tiryaki, who objected to the imposition of mouth searches, have been banned to visits for 3 months. It was also stated that the prisoners were not referred to hospital.
The occupancy rate in prisons increased by 14 thousand 478 people in the last three months of the year. The number of people in prisons, whose capacities were 299 thousand 940, reached 398 thousand 694 with the latest increases. With this number, the current capacity of prisons was exceeded by 98 thousand 754 persons.