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(12/195) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2020 that, political prisons in Elazığ High Security Prison No 1 were forced to be police informants, a prisoner were given only one book in two months, the magazines that prisoners demand were not given although no ban was imposed on them; social, cultural and sports rights of prisoners were restricted; hot water cuts occur from time to time; and the food given to prisoners was inadequate and of poor quality. It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2020 that in Elazığ High Security Prison No 2, social, cultural and sports rights of prisoners were restricted; some newspapers and Kurdish books sent to prisoners were not given although no ban was imposed on them; and the food given to prisoners was inadequate and of poor quality. It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2020 that in Elazığ T Type Prison the food given to prisoners was inadequate and of poor quality and social, cultural and sports rights of prisoners were restricted. It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2020 that in Elazığ E Type Prison the food given to prisoners was inadequate and of poor quality and social, hot water was given only for 3 hours and twice a week, and social, cultural and sports rights of prisoners were restricted. It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2020 that in Elazığ Women’s Prison, open-door time of political prisoners was restricted, the food given to prisoners was inadequate and of poor quality and social, cultural and sports rights of prisoners were restricted. It is learned from the news coverage of December 16, 2020 that in Afyon T Type Prison No 2, the food given to prisoners was inadequate and of poor quality.
It is learned from the news coverage of December 15, 2020 that, following the hunger strike, started in Kayseri Bünyan T Type Prison No 2 demanding an end to isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, radios and televisions of prisoners were seized after ward searches and prisoners were not given newspapers.
It is learned from the news coverage of December 7, 2020 that, in Diyarbakır Women’s Prison hot water was not provided n a regular basis and letters sent to prisoners were being delivered with a delay. It is learned from the news coverage of December 7, 2020 that in Kocaeli Gebze Women’s Prison, tap water for prisoners was being restricted.
It is learned from the news coverage of December 4, 2020 that, personal belongings (nook, notebook, desk, television and radio) of a prisoner, Serhat Karsu, who is kept in a single ward in Rize Kalkandere L Type Prison, was seized by correction officers after a ward search and that he was subjected to physical violence of the correction officers for he rejected to this. It is learned from the news coverage of December 4, 2020 that the food given to prisoners in Hatay T Type Prison is inadequate. It is learned from the news coverage of December 4, 2020 that, in Antalya L Type Prison, prisoners were not given the winter clothes that are sent by their relatives, the letters written by prisoners were not sent and the letters addressed to them were not delivered. It is learned from the news coverage of December 5, 2020 that, the wards of prisoners who are on hunger strike to demand an end to isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, were raided by correction officers three times a day; and their personal belongings were scattered, their books and pencils were seized. It is learned from the news coverage of December 5, 2020 that Latif Mollaahmetoğlu, a prisoner in Bolu F Type Prison, was subjected to physical violence of the correction officers on the grounds that he chanted slogans and banged the doors as a protest. A relative of the prisoner stated the following: “They dragged my brother into the visit room. They rushed into the room before the visit was over and dragged him out.” It is learned from the news coverage of December 5, 2020 that, prisoners above the age of 65 in Urfa T Type Prison No 2 were kept in single wards, as a part of precautions for Covid-19 pandemic. It is learned from the news coverage of December 5, 2020 that 408 prisoners in Siirt E Type Prison are being transferred to Batman Beşiri E Type Prison on the grounds of closure of the prison in Siirt.
It is learned from the news coverage of December 3, 2020 that, in Muğla Seydikemer Prison, 35 prisoners are kept in a ward for 18 people. (12/033) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison (12/012) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison It is learned from the news coverage of December 1, 2020 that in Izmir Şakran T Type Prison 29 prisoners are kept in a ward for 8 people. Source: https://en.tihv.org.tr/ |
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