Lord Garnier, QC, The Times Turkish dissidents remain jailed and in mortal danger from coronavirus, including my client. urkey has just decreed that tens of thousands of prisoners are to be released early to prevent further spread of the coronavirus among inmates. Covid-19 has spread like wildfire around the world and its consequences have not …
April 30th, 2020 Communiqué of the Governing Board of Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid concerning the situation of lawyers in Turkey aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic The Governing Board of the Illustrious Bar Association, in session held on 27 April 2020, has adopted the following AGREEMENT: The 5th of April was commemorated as the Lawyers’ …
Referring to their previous statements, the PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Turkey Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden, SOC) and John Howell (United Kingdom, EC/DA), as well as Boriss Cilevics (Latvia, SOC), rapporteur on “Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandates?”, have welcomed the adoption on 14 April of the Criminal Enforcement Law, …
As Turkish citizens struggle in the face of rising COVID-19 infections and on-and-off curfews imposed by their fickle government, Ankara has given a fearful public yet another source of anxiety. In a bid to prevent an outbreak in prisons, the Turkish parliament last week passed a law allowing the early release of up to 90,000 …
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According to information given by Boldmedya to HDP deputy and human rights defender Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, 26 prisoners carrying coronavirus were detected in Konya E Type Closed Prison. Konya E Tipi’nde 26 korona vakası
In many countries, prisoners are released due to coronavirus. In the absence of any initiative regarding the release of prisoners in Turkey worries the families of prisoners. http://www.samanyoluhaber.com/izinden-cezaevine-donen-50-mahk-mdan-3-unde-korona-suphesi-haberi/1342616/
According to the news of the Gazeteduvar, Human Rights Association (IHD) and Turkey Human Rights Foundation (TIHV) announced that another doctor’s coronavirus test was positive in Sakran Prison. Coronavirus was detected in a doctor 5 days ago in the same prison. https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/gundem/2020/04/07/sakran-cezaevinde-ikinci-hekimde-de-korona-cikti/
Izmir branch of Human Rights Association (IHD) shared information about corona cases in Izmir Closed Women’s Prison. In the post on social media, 2 convicts stay in the “quarantine ward” in the Aliağa (Şakran) Women’s Prison. https://twitter.com/izmirihd/status/1252313235770015748
According to the news of BBC Turkish, a comprehensive filiation was carried out in Izmir/Buca Prison after the first case detected on April 19. The Covid-19 test of 64 prisoners and convicts who contacted the person in question was positive. https://www.bbc.com/turkce/live/haberler-dunya-52351933?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5e9f779d2729ab0670898a1b%26Buca%20cezaevinde%2064%20h%C3%BCk%C3%BCml%C3%BC%20ve%20tutuklunun%20daha%20koronavir%C3%BCs%20testi%20pozitif%20%C3%A7%C4%B1kt%C4%B1%262020-04-21T22%3A46%3A02.780Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:78a2b52e-bf62-40c6-9b21-6fc7c79b9da3&pinned_post_asset_id=5e9f779d2729ab0670898a1b&pinned_post_type=share
According to the news in TR724, ex-police officer Ismail Hıta, who caught coronavirus in Iskenderun Prison, lost his life. https://www.tr724.com/cezaevinde-bir-tutuklu-daha-koronadan-hayatini-kaybetti/