Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
Rights violations against political prisoners in Bolu F-Type Prison have been exposed. The prisoners, writing about their experiences, said that Nurullah Semo had been kept in a room alone for 2 years and that he was exposed to insults and threats every morning during the counting.
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Ziya Ataman, a reporter for Dicle News Agency (DİHA) which was shut down through a Statutory Decree, was arrested on 11 April 2016, accused of “participating in an operation of a terrorist organization”. Police detained Ataman after he covered a protest in the city of Van, in eastern Turkey. He has been imprisoned in Van High Security Prison for over three years.
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Oktay Er was hit by a Turkish military armored vehicle on the main street in Göktepe village in Dersim’s Mazgirt district. The 22-year-old was run over by the military vehicle while crossing the road. While Er lost his life at the scene, his body was sent to Malatya for an autopsy.
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Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center – 21-23 September Report
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center – 20 September Report
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center – 19 September Report
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center – 18 September Report
A delegation of several international press freedom groups was in Turkey to evaluate the state of press freedom and the rule of law in Turkey, which they found “remains in crisis”.
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