text: (08/044) Mine ExplosionŠ Nejat Özses was wounded when the land mine he stepped on exploded near Yesildere village of Yüksekova district of Hakkari. His leg was reportedly broken off. (Zaman-TIHV, August 11, 2004)
  Refik Kizil, relative of Senol Kizil who was killed by soldiers near Gülesler village of Baskale district in Van, announced that "the soldiers opened fire without stop warning". He told that he was escaped without being wounded and stated the followings: On 5 August, we, 8 persons, tried cross the border. We were bringing fuel oil from Iran at around 01.00 o'clock. While we were two kilometers away from the Kizilca Gendarmerie HQ, the patrolling soldiers opened random fire against us. We could manage to escape but Senol was shot from his back and died there. They did not let us to take the corpse for 8 hours". Tayan (Taylan) Kizil, who wounded during the incident, is reportedly in good health. (Özgür Gündem-TIHV, August 10, 2004)
  Political prisoner Çerkez Korkmaz (46), who was sent to Kiriklar F-type Prison from Konya Prison around a month ago with two other prisoners, reportedly has health problems. His son Tuncay Korkmaz announced that his father, who has been in prison for 11 years, had been diagnosed with osteoporosis. He stated the followings: "My father's chin shrank. He can be nourished only with liquid food. However, he gets worse day by day. His weight is below 59 kg. Although he was diagnosed with osteoporosis in the prison, he has been treated only with analgesic injections. These injections are not either enough for ceasing his aches". (Özgür Gündem-TIHV, August 10, 2004)
  Musa Çiçek, Nevin Erdemir, Muzaffer Korkar and Emre Günes, who were detained while they were distributing the leaflets for the release of Abdullah Öcalan in Silvan district of Diyarbakir, were arrested on 9 August according to the Article 312 TPC. Deniz Tanç and Hilal Sayit, who were detained in Istanbul on the allegations of "being members of HPG/Kongra-Gel and participated the attack made to the convoy of former governor of Tunceli Ali Cafer Akyüz on 8 July 2003, and Sakir Tutus and Erdogan Zamur, who were charged with aiding these persons, were arrested on 9 August. Three of the persons were released. (Milliyet-Özgür Gündem-TIHV, August 10, 2004)