COVID-19 restrictions in prisons

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Ban on contact visitation violates rights of inmates: Ankara Bar Association

November 15, 2021

A ban on contact visitation in Turkish prisons since March 14, 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions that are still in effect in prisons, despite...

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Turkish authorities seek to make COVID-related restrictions in prisons permanent, jailed Kurdish leader says

November 2, 2021

Turkey’s Justice Ministry is trying to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic in order to continue restricting the visitation rights of inmates, jailed Kurdish leader...

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Wife of imprisoned Kurdish leader criticizes prolonged COVID-19 restrictions in prisons

October 8, 2021

Başak Demirtaş, the wife of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, criticized prolonged COVID-19 restrictions in prisons preventing families from having physical contact with their...

COVID-19 restrictions in prisons

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