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Constitutional Court: Former HDP deputy Güven's arrest violated her rights

Constitutional Court: Former HDP deputy Güven's arrest violated her rights

Leyla Güven was kept in prison despite being elected an MP in 2018. She was later stripped of her MP status in June 2020 because of the sentences she had received.

Leyla Güven and 8 prisoners face penalty for singing in Kurdish

Leyla Güven and 8 prisoners face penalty for singing in Kurdish

Held in Elazığ Women’s Prison, nine women prisoners, including Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Leyla Güven, will be deprived of their right to communication and visitation as part of the investigation for singing Kurdish songs.

Court of appeals overturns journalist’s prison term over a tweet from 6 years ago

Court of appeals overturns journalist’s prison term over a tweet from 6 years ago

Sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison over her tweet “Makhmur camp has been captured by ISIS…,” Sabiha Temizkan has been acquitted by the court of appeals.

9 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

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

Journalist Sabiha Temizkan handed prison sentence over 2014 tweet

Journalist Sabiha Temizkan handed prison sentence over 2014 tweet

Temizkan has been convicted of "terrorist propaganda" for saying "Makhmur camp has been captured by ISIS..." on Twitter.

22 October 2020