Turkish parole boards delay prisoner releases unlawfully, says lawyer
Lawyer İbrahim Halil Öyke stated on Monday that the Administrative and Observation Boards, which were set up to evaluate the ...
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Female political prisoners report torture by male guards in Turkish prison
Several female political detainees at a prison in Patnos, a city in eastern Turkey's Ağrı (Agiri) province, have come forward ...
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Kurdish political prisoner released after 30 years: Spotlight on Turkey’s incarceration of dissidents
Kurdish political prisoner Nail Demir (59) has been released after 30 years in Afyonkarahisar Closed Prison No.1. His release has ...
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Turkey: Over 200 political prisoners detained beyond their time, numbers increasing daily
Miheme Porgebol, a prisoners' rights activist and brother of a Kurdish prisoner, spoke with MedyaNews on Saturday about the ongoing ...
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Abolish Turkish prison boards arbitrarily delaying release: rights watchdog
Turkey's prominent rights watchdog, the Human Rights Association (İHD), has called for the abolition of the country's Administrative and Observation ...
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Turkey’s prison commissions add months to sentences: report
The Administration and Observation Commissions in Turkey’s prisons have extended time served for at least 271 prisoners by up to ...
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No Respite for Turkey’s Political Prisoners
Robin Fleming Political prisoners have once again become the center of attention in Turkey as the ruling Justice and Development ...
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Turkey’s new sentencing enforcement regulation “takes revenge” on political prisoners
The recently approved criminal enforcement regulation in Turkey has drawn widespread criticism for perpetuating discriminatory practices against political prisoners, as ...
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Turkey’s ‘special amnesty’ regulation sparks outcry for excluding political prisoners
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey has recently introduced a controversial "special amnesty" regulation ahead of the ...
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Turkish gov’t accused of erasing Abdullah Öcalan from public memory
The Turkish government has taken isolation to a new level by pursuing a policy aimed at erasing Kurdistan Workers’ Party ...
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