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custody
UN committee faults Turkey in case of teacher who died in custody after arrest over Gülen links
The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Wednesday released its decision concerning an application submitted on behalf of a teacher who was allegedly tortured...
Prosecutor rules no need for probe into death of teacher tortured in custody
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office
has once again ruled that there is no need to investigate the death of teacher
Gökhan Açıkkollu, who was allegedly...
Purged human rights defender briefly taken into custody, subjected to excessive force
Veli Saçılık, a purged human rights defender, was allegedly subjected to excessive force on Thursday when he was taken into custody during a protest...
Turkish court rules to re-arrest 17 lawyers a day after releasing them
A Turkish court that had ruled for the release of 17 lawyers, most of whom have been imprisoned since September 2017 on accusations of...