European Council rapporteur seeks to visit Kurdish leader Öcalan in Turkish prison
The Turkey rapporteur for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Stefan Schennach has declared solitary confinement practices in ...
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Political prisoner exposes harsh isolation system in Turkey’s high-security facilities
Turkish high-security prisons are designed to maintain prisoners in absolute isolation, creating severe health and psychological impacts on inmates, according ...
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International experts link political imprisonment in Turkey to Kurdish identity
Experts drew attention to the systematic punishment of Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey at an international 'Health in Prisons' workshop ...
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Nobel Prize-winning author Elfriede Jelinek highlights Öcalan’s importance for peace
Nobel Prize-winning author Elfriede Jelinek has said that Abdullah Öcalan is “the great liberation figure for the Kurds”, whose release ...
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