Imrali sets a concerning precedent for the treatment of prisoners in Turkey, says lawyer
The treatment of prisoners at İmrali Prison, where Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan is held, has set a ...
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Turkish soldiers’ alleged assault on refugees: Lawyers for Freedom demand legal action
The Diyarbakır (Amed) branch of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) lodged a complaint against a number of Turkish ...
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Prominent human rights advocate exposes implications of İmralı isolation
The imprisonment of Turkish journalist Merdan Yanardağ, who criticised the harsh isolation conditions in İmralı Island Prison, has ignited a ...
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Abducted Kurdish man endures 11 hours of torture in Turkey
https://twitter.com/1MedyaNews/status/1681167160138416129 Mazlum Çelik, a 24-year-old Kurdish man from Turkey’s south-eastern Kurdish-majority Urfa (Riha) province, was reportedly abducted and tortured for ...
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Daily News: 12 May 2023
https://twitter.com/1MedyaNews/status/1657106235538251780 The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has welcomed Syria's re-admission to the Arab League and has ...
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International delegation visits Turkey to call for end to isolation of Abdullah Öcalan
The International İmralı Peace Delegation visited the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) on Thursday to draw attention to the ...
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New charges against Kurdish ex-MP Tuğluk ‘aim to intimidate’, defenders say
A court in southern Turkish province of Adana is seeking up to 15 years in prison for Kurdish politician Aysel ...
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Lawyers in Turkey call on presidential candidates to end human rights violations in prisons
The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) stated on Sunday that human rights violations in Turkish prisons have become widespread ...
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