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Jailed journalist Zehra Dogan says prison guards destroy her paintings

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 22, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Zehra Dogan, the Kurdish journalist and who has been under arrest on terror charges for over a year, has said the paintings she made in prison are being seized and destroyed by the guards. “I am subjected to pressure mostly because of my paintings and drawings. Our...

9-month-pregnant woman under custody for 5 days despite labor pains

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 9, 2017 | Human Tragedies

Zara Koc, a cardiac patient who is expecting her new baby anytime was detained on July 3 and has been under police custody since then, according to Turkish media. 9-month-pregnant Koc was detained along with 12 others in police operations in Izmir and Mardin...

Another 11 lawyers detained in post-coup Gulenist crackdown

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

At least eleven lawyers were detained as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown in the eastern province of Mardin on Friday. The detainees are accused of having used ByLock, a smartphone application that Turkish prosecutors claim to be the top communication tool...

Police seal off Democratic Arabs Association HQs in Mardin

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish authorities have begun to seal off the buildings of associations and foundations that were closed down by a recent government decree after prosecutors claimed that they were linked to terrorist organizations or groups deemed to be acting against “national...

Jailed journalist Zehra Dogan says prison guards destroy her paintings

9-month-pregnant woman under custody for 5 days despite labor pains

Another 11 lawyers detained in post-coup Gulenist crackdown

Police seal off Democratic Arabs Association HQs in Mardin

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