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Prison administration 'imposes quota on books, tap water' amid pandemic
LETTER FROM IMPRISONED LAWYERS
Prison administration 'imposes quota on books, tap water' amid pandemic
Two lawyers who have been convicted in the Progressive Lawyers' Association case continue to practice law by telling the problems they face.
19 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez
Guards raid hunger-striking women politicians' wards
Guards raid hunger-striking women politicians' wards
Women prisoners announced that they started a hunger strike in protest of the rights violations in prisons and the "isolation" of PKK leader Öcalan.
30 November 2020
‘Prison population of Turkey is above world average’
‘Prison population of Turkey is above world average’
The Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has released its annual report on Turkey’s prisons and their human rights conditions in 2019.
11 November 2020
Ill prisoner Semire Direkçi: Are you waiting for me to die?
Ill prisoner Semire Direkçi: Are you waiting for me to die?
As doctors don't perform a surgery "because of the pandemic," prisoner Semire Direkçi is living with her intestines out of her body.
18 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Turkish Medical Association: Access to Healthcare is a Basic Right for Prisoners Too
Turkish Medical Association: Access to Healthcare is a Basic Right for Prisoners Too
The parliament will discuss today a sentence reduction bill to reduce the prison population due to the coronavirus pandemic.
7 April 2020
HDP MP Beştaş: Criminal Execution Bill Against Principle of Equality Before Law
HDP MP Beştaş: Criminal Execution Bill Against Principle of Equality Before Law
HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Beştaş has made remarks on the planned amendments to the law on criminal execution and the government's policies on the Covid-19 pandemic.
1 April 2020
281 People Call for Justice in Criminal Execution: Stop Discriminating Prisoners!
281 People Call for Justice in Criminal Execution: Stop Discriminating Prisoners!
281 writers, academics, journalists and rights defenders have denounced the draft law on criminal execution for excluding jailed politicians, journalists and rights defenders from reduced prison sentences and early release from prison.
1 April 2020
Sentence Reduction Bill Submitted to Parliament
Sentence Reduction Bill Submitted to Parliament
The government has been working to reduce the prison population to prevent Covid-19 from spreading in prisons.
31 March 2020
'Political Prisoners Should Not be Excluded from Prison Release over Coronavirus'
STATEMENTS BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND LAWYERS
'Political Prisoners Should Not be Excluded from Prison Release over Coronavirus'
In order to prevent Covid-19 from spreading in prisons, the government is poised to release as many as 100 thousand prisoners, except for those imprisoned for offenses related to "terrorism, drugs and sexual abuse."
23 March 2020
Reports: Turkey Poised to Release Thousands of Prisoners over Covid-19 Outbreak
Reports: Turkey Poised to Release Thousands of Prisoners over Covid-19 Outbreak
Lawyers and rights defenders have been calling on the government to reduce the number of inmates since the beginning of the outbreak, noting the overcrowding in prisons.
20 March 2020
Bar Associations Call for Release of Prisoners due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Bar Associations Call for Release of Prisoners due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Prisoners can be put under house arrest to reduce the prison population, 33 bar associations have said in a joint statement.
19 March 2020
Lack of Precautions for Coronavirus in Prisons May Cause 'Grave Consequences'
Lack of Precautions for Coronavirus in Prisons May Cause 'Grave Consequences'
Lawyers and rights defenders who regularly visit prisons have spoken to bianet about possible consequences of the outbreak and the precautions that should be taken.
11 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Number of Prisoners Exceeds Population of 4 Provinces
Number of Prisoners Exceeds Population of 4 Provinces
According to data published by the Ministry of Justice, the number of imprisoned detainees and convicts reached 131,317. In other words, the number of prisoners in Turkey now exceeds the population of each provinces of Dersim, Bayburt, Ardahan and Kilis.
14 February 2012
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