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Allegation of Torture in Urfa Prison: I Will Kill You Here

Allegation of Torture in Urfa Prison: I Will Kill You Here

Lawyer Mustafa Vefa, a member of the Urfa Bar Association Human Rights Commission, has stated that inmate Abdürrahim Durgun was battered by four prison wardens in a room without any surveillance cameras.

12 November 2019 Ruken Tuncel

13 Inmates Die in Urfa Prison Fire

13 Inmates Die in Urfa Prison Fire

13 inmates lost their lives and five were injured during a fire that broke out inside a prison ward in the southeastern province of Urfa on the evening of June 16. The incident may have come about due to rights violations caused by overcrowding, according to allegations.