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Türkiye: lawyers' association reports human rights violations in eastern Turkish prison
Lawyers associations in Turkey visited the Batman closed prison to report human rights violations experienced by the group of youths arrested for dancing to Kurdish music. Accordingly, the group was strip searched and forced to listen to nationalistic marches as "punishment."
Source: DuvaR (09/08/2024)