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What’s going on in Turkey’s prisons?
Myriad allegations of rights violations in Turkish prisons have marked the aftermath of last year’s coup attempt as thousands of suspected putschists, political dissidents and journalists landed behind bars. In December, a senior UN official said torture seemed to have been “widespread” in the days…
Turkey : Erdogan says death penalty will be soon brought back
Thousands of people were arrested after failed coup in July. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the government will soon submit a bill to Parliament to reinstate the death penalty amid calls for the execution of the plotters of a failed coup in July. Addressing crowds in Ankara on Saturday…
Turquie : des détenus ont été torturés, selon Amnesty International
L’organisation de défense des droits de l’homme Amnesty International a affirmé dimanche 24 juillet avoir réuni des «preuves crédibles» attestant de cas de torture de détenus dans des centres de détention en Turquie après la tentative de coup d’Etat du 15 juillet.