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Human Rights Watch: Arrest of Kurds for singing songs at weddings is abuse of power

In a statement released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Turkey for arresting dozens of Kurds at wedding celebrations because they sang or danced to political folk songs, calling this an abuse of power and a violation of freedom…

Turkish prison bans Kurdish language when making phone calls to relatives

Şırnak Prison A prison in Turkey’s Şırnak province has imposed a ban on the use of the Kurdish language in telephone conversations between inmates and their families, news website TR724 reported on Monday. According to Fadıl Tay, a lawyer with…