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Pınar Selek: “I saw the gravity of imprisonment”
Pınar Selek is a Turkish sociologist, feminist and anti-militarist activist. In 1998, she was arrested then imprisoned for two and a half years in Türkiye, on the basis of false allegations. She explains the causes she fights for, her arrest and torture, the conditions of her imprisonment and her r…
Testimonial
Pınar Selek: “Türkiye is like one huge prison.”
Pınar Selek is a sociologist, feminist and anti-militarist activist. In 1998, she was imprisoned for two and a half years in Türkiye, on the basis of false allegations. She explains the causes she fights for, her arrest and torture, the conditions of her imprisonment and her reconstruction. Part 1
Interview
"Making every death a public affair"
Deaths occurring in prison are frequent, but often kept quiet. Civil society groups are joining forces to draw attention, advocate for greater transparency and raise awareness of prison deaths. Discussion with two groups: one in France, the other in Switzerland.
Interview
Morocco: Archaic sentencing
Morocco has just celebrated 30 years of its death penalty moratorium, yet its courts continue to hand down death penalties. Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), along with its partners, conducted a new fact-finding mission on the impact of the death penalty in Moroccan prisons. Interview.Testimonials
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Pınar Selek: “I saw the gravity of imprisonment”
Pınar Selek is a Turkish sociologist, feminist and anti-militarist activist. In 1998, she was arrested then imprisoned for two and a half years in Türkiye, on the basis of false allegations. She explains the causes she fights for, her arrest and torture, the conditions of her imprisonment and her r…Pınar Selek: “Türkiye is like one huge prison.”
Pınar Selek is a sociologist, feminist and anti-militarist activist. In 1998, she was imprisoned for two and a half years in Türkiye, on the basis of false allegations. She explains the causes she fights for, her arrest and torture, the conditions of her imprisonment and her reconstruction. Part 1Switzerland: a lack of humanity
Iscu V., a Romanian national, has been incarcerated in Switzerland since 2015. In addition to receiving his sentence, Iscu falls under the lifelong incarceration measure set out in the Swiss Criminal Code. He describes incessant noise, frequent prison transfers and difficulty accessing medical care…multimedia
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Estonia: several countries interested in renting the state's empty prison space
The number of prisoners in Estonia has fallen in recent years. The National Audit Office has suggested the Ministry of Justice and the State Real Estate Company (RKAS) find ways to save money on maintenance costs. But there are other options. Several European countries, such as Denmark, rent prison space in other countries, such as Kosovo. The Min…Source: err.ee
Read the articleIndia: Supreme Court seeks reply from states and UTs over ‘inhuman’ conditions in prisons
Source: New Indian Express
Bulgaria: Justice Minister Maria Pavlova opens new prison dorm in Plovdiv
Source: BTA - Bulgarian News Agency
Ireland: prisoners sleeping on mattresses on floors "wedged next to unpartitioned toilets"
Source: Irish Examiner
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Switzerland: a lack of humanity
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