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An investigation has been launched against Akit TV News Director Özmen, who said, “The public opinion of Turkey does not only want the execution of Öcalan and Gülen by hanging, but also that of others like Kılıçdaroğlu who took them under their wings.”

Kurdish activist Penahi, Lokman Muradi and Zanyar Muradi have been executed in the same prison.

Academics and thinkers, among whom are also Balibar, Negri, Löwy and Chomsky, have published an open letter, demanding that the Kurdish activist Ramin Hossein Panahi, who has been sentenced to death, be released.

HDP Co-Chairs Buldan and Temelli have sent a “urgent” coded letter for Penahi who was sentenced to capital punishment, called for stop of the execution.

The protests to be staged against the capital punishment of Kurdish activist Ramin Hossein Panahi in front of the Iranian embassies in İstanbul and Ankara have been prevented by the police. Panahi could be executed on September 6.

Targeted by social media trolls due to her tweet criticizing capital punishment, actress Berna Laçin faces up to 1 year in prison.

In a letter they sent to Iranian Ambassador, HDP Co-Chairs Buldan and Temelli have asked for the execution of Iranian Kurdish prisoner Penahi, who was sentenced to capital punishment, to be stopped.

A commemoration ceremony was held at first light of Saturday for Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan, the three well known leaders of the 68 generation.