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Leyla Güven transferred to Elazığ Prison

Leyla Güven transferred to Elazığ Prison

Detained and arrested in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır, Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair and dismissed HDP MP Güven has been transferred from Diyarbakır Prison to Elazığ Prison in eastern Turkey.

23 December 2020

Pandemic in Turkey: ‘Social distance disappears in prison’

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

Pandemic in Turkey: ‘Social distance disappears in prison’

According to a recent statement by the Diyarbakır Branch of Human Rights Association (İHD), nearly five wardens enter the wards for search in Elazığ Campus Prison, not paying attention to social distance amid COVID-19 pandemic.

29 October 2020

CHP: Parliament Should Investigate Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison

CHP: Parliament Should Investigate Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison

CHP Ankara MP Hakverdi has appealed to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) Human Rights Investigation Commission, requesting that the allegations of torture in Elazığ Prison be investigated by the Parliament.

20 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

Hunger Strike Ends in Elazığ Prison

Hunger Strike Ends in Elazığ Prison

Women prisoners, who were on hunger strike in Elazığ Type T Prison, ended their hunger strike on the 63rd day as the prison ID implementation was lifted.

11 January 2018

Woman Prisoners on Hunger Strike Sent to Different Prisons

Woman Prisoners on Hunger Strike Sent to Different Prisons

Women prisoners, who have been on hunger strike for 61 days, have been referred to prisons in Ağrı, Hilvan, Erzurum, Osmaniye, Maraş and Ordu.

Mardin Co-Mayor Ahmet Türk Taken into Hospital

Mardin Co-Mayor Ahmet Türk Taken into Hospital

Mardin Metropolitan Co-Mayor Türk has been taken into a hospital from Elazığ Prison in order to have the examinations related to his medical condition completed. The results will be sent to the Forensic Medicine for evaluation.

25 January 2017 Ayça Söylemez