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Türkiye: 26 deaths in prisons since the start of the year
Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, a Green Left deputy from Kocaeli, stated today that at least 26 prisoners died in prisons in the first six months of 2023. Gergerlioglu stressed that 15 of the 26 prisoners died in suspicious circumstances. Another 11 people were not released from prison despite being termi…Turkey: inmates suffering from COVID-19 unable to see doctor in Aksaray prison
Ahmet Göksu, who is jailed in Turkey’s central province of Aksaray, has told his family that inmates suffering from COVID-19 cannot access proper healthcare and are not taken to the hospital, the Mezopotamya news agency reported. According to Göksu, there are critically ill prisoners among those wh…
Turquía: nueva resolución sobre Osman Kavala deja claro que debe ser excarcelado de inmediato
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Turquie : vingt ans après ma libération
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Turkey: 60 percent of jailed youth return to prison after being released
Recidivism is high among youth criminals in Turkey as more than half of released minors eventually end up back in prison due to a lack of opportunities and support structures upon their release, said the Youth Re-autonomy Foundation of Turkey (TÇYÖV).
Turquie: l’écrivain Ahmet Altan entame sa cinquième année en prison en Turquie
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Turkey: prisons, le pays développe "un modèle inhumain"
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Turkey: we are not likely to be freed from prison before the outside world becomes free
Arrested in Kandıra Type F Prison, former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ says that she has started playing a musical instrument in prison: “I make no claim in arts, my days in prison are turning into a lively and smooth life.”
Turkey: déportations de prisonniers, la pratique courante
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Turkey: Zehra Dogan : "Je suis moins heureuse qu'en prison"
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Turkey: radicalisation en prison, l'ONU en quête de solutions
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Turkey: doble castigo para los presos LGTBI
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