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'No hearse provided for man who suspiciously died in prison'

'No hearse provided for man who suspiciously died in prison'

A 20-year-old prisoner in Van lost his life. His cause of death was recorded as "heart attack."

Van Prison Now ‘Regulates Sexual Life of Birds’

Van Prison Now ‘Regulates Sexual Life of Birds’

Banned by Kocaeli Prison administration, Yürüyüş magazine has been “acquitted” by a Constitutional Court verdict. However, Van Prison has not recognized the verdict and not given the magazine to the inmate appealing to court for four years.

17 December 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Supporting Grup Yorum Music Band Banned as Well

Supporting Grup Yorum Music Band Banned as Well

After four inmates from Van Prison went on a three-day hunger strike in support of hunger striking Grup Yorum music band members, the inmates have been “laid off from their paid jobs in prison for a month”.

4 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

'Voice' of Inmates Banned

'Voice' of Inmates Banned

'Sesimiz' (Our Voice) magazine, which is published by inmates, has been banned because some comic strips were deemed objectionable. The glass plates on the cell doors have been covered with iron to prevent inmates from speaking to each other.

16 January 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Inmates Tell ‘Why They Cannot Send Letters’

Inmates Tell ‘Why They Cannot Send Letters’

Judgeship of Execution in Van has overruled its own verdict that allows inmates to send and receive letters. The verdict has been issued to inmates one year later. A letter sent to bianet has not reached us though the court ruled that it is “not objectionable.”

14 December 2018 Ayça Söylemez

‘Empty Letter’ From Prison to bianet: I Cannot Write, Hope You Understand

‘Empty Letter’ From Prison to bianet: I Cannot Write, Hope You Understand

An inmate, whose letters that tell right violations have been returned for being “inconvenient”, has sent a letter reading “I don’t explain the conditions, I hope you understand them” from Van Type F Prison.

27 November 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Typewriter Cleaner Banned in Prison: ‘It Can be Used in Jailbreak’

Typewriter Cleaner Banned in Prison: ‘It Can be Used in Jailbreak’

The typewriter cleaner has been prohibited by the management in Van Type F Prison due to the following reason: “It can be used in jailbreak”.

13 April 2017 Ayça Söylemez