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Kurdish lawyer dies after hunger strike in Istanbul

Ipek Er and her mother

In this report from Diyarbakir, Hatice Kamer covers all the latest from Turkey and north Kurdistan. This report includes; Kurdish lawyer dies from hunger strike in an Istanbul prison, COVID-19 situation worsens in Kurdish cities, and official reports are not reflecting the true numbers on the ground, also Kurdish Ipek Er commits suicide and leave a letter behind blaming Turkish solider for raping her, who was only arrested for a week and then released.


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In this report from Diyarbakir, Hatice Kamer covers all the latest from Turkey and north Kurdistan. This report includes; Kurdish lawyer dies from hunger strike in an Istanbul prison, COVID-19 situation worsens in Kurdish cities, and official reports are not reflecting the true numbers on the ground, also Kurdish Ipek Er commits suicide and leave a letter behind blaming Turkish solider for raping her, who was only arrested for a week and then released.



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