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Over 22,000 inmates sleep on floor in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons: report

Over 22,000 inmates sleep on floor in Turkey’s overcrowded prisons: report

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

At least 22,000 inmates are forced to sleep on the floor as the prison population has exceeded 229,000 for the first time in Turkey’s history, the Haberturk news website reported on Tuesday. According to the report, based on figures provided by the Justice Ministry,...
Turkey now detains lawyers of jailed hunger striker educators

Turkey now detains lawyers of jailed hunger striker educators

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 24, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Ayşegül Çağatay, Ebru Timtik, Didem Ünsal and Naim Eminoğlu, lawyers representing two imprisoned hunger strikers, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, were detained on Thursday as they went to apply to a state of emergency (OHAL) commission on behalf of their clients....
25 including high-ranking military officers detained over alleged coup involvement

25 including high-ranking military officers detained over alleged coup involvement

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 7, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

At least 25 individuals, including high-ranking military officers, were detained as part of two separate investigations into the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of being behind the July 15 coup attempt. According to state-run Anadolu news agency,...

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