Category: Prisons

KMMK: The number of detainees in East Kurdistan reached 92

January 26, 2021January 30, 2021 Centre Kurde Genève

According to reports received to the Human Rights Association Kurdistan (KMMK) e.V. , with the last four environmental, civilian activists in the different cities arrested, the number of detainees reached ninety-two persons. During the past two weeks, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard and intelligence forces of Iran initiated an operation to arrest many human rights, environmental,…

Iran, Prisons

Coordination for Monitoring Hunger Strikes: Isolation must end immediately

January 14, 2021January 30, 2021 Centre Kurde Genève

The “Hunger Strikes Monitoring Coordination” established by IHD, TTB, ÖHD, HRFT and ÇHD stated that the isolation against Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and abuses in prisons should be ended. The “Hunger strike Monitoring Coordination” established by the Human Rights Association (İHD), Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Free Lawyers Association (ÖHD), Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD) held…

News, Prisons, Turkey

Asrin Law Office publishes ‘Imrali Prison’ report for 2020

January 13, 2021 Centre Kurde Genève

The Asrin Law Office advocating Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan has published its 2020 Imralı Prison Assessment Report. The 31-point report contains details regarding the isolation system executed in the Imrali Island Prison where Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is held alongside three other prisoners; Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş. The report highlights…

Prisons, Reports, Turkey

17 Kurdish juveniles detained by Iranian security forces in 2020

January 3, 2021January 13, 2021 Centre Kurde Genève

According to statistics recorded by the Statistics and Documentation Data Center of Hengaw Human Rights Organization, during 2020, at least 17 juveniles under the age of 18 were detained by the security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran in various cities in Iranian Kurdistan. The youngest of these were two 15-year-olds. Most of the…

Prisons, Reports, Turkey

Prison doesn’t give salt, lemon and sugar to hunger strikers

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 Centre Kurde Genève

Salt, sugar and lemon are not given to prisoners on hunger strike in Tarsus. The hunger strike launched by prisoners on 27 November against the isolation imposed on Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 34nd day. Vedat Bektaş, who is in Tarsus No 1 T Type Closed Prison, said in his weekly phone…

Prisons, Turkey

MED TUHAD-FED releases yearly report on violations in prison

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 Centre Kurde Genève

Med Federation of Prisoner’ Families Legal and Solidarity Associations (MED TUHAD-FED) issued a report on rights violations in prisons in 2020. The report noted that there were not enough precautions taken to protect prisoners from the coronavirus pandemic and that this posed serious risks to the health of the inmates. The report also underlined that…

Prisons, Reports, Turkey

Prisoners enter day 23 of their hunger strike against isolation

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

The hunger strike launched by prisoners demanding the end of the isolation imposed in Imrali continues on day 23, with the 5th group of prisoners.

Prisons, Turkey

Sister of prisoner in İmralı to Minister of Justice: Are you at least a little bit embarrassed?

December 18, 2020December 19, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

Sabiha Aslan, sister of Veysi Aktaş, one of the names kept under isolation in İmralı Prison, appealed to the Minister of Justice, who declared that the isolation was lifted, “Are you at least a little bit embarrased?”

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