ŞIRNAK - Prisoner Nudem Durak, who is in Bayburt M Type Closed Prison, said her family on the phone, "They set a limit on water usage in prison and we cannot fulfill our water needs."

 

While all whole world is affected of the pandemic (Covid-19)  pandemic, the measures taken in prisons in Turkey increase cases. The Human Rights Association (İHD) Diyarbakır Branch has recently announced that coronavirus has been detected in 12 prisoners held in Elazig Campus Prison. Nudem Durak, a prisoner held in Bayburt M Type Closed Prison, shared the increased violations of rights during the pandemic on phone with her family.

 

'Yeni Yaşam newspaper censored in the prison'

 

Nudem told her family: “No measures are taken for the Covid-19. However, our wards are being raided for search reasons. The wardens entered our ward recently to search. Although we said, "Here there are Covid-19 cases, how can you search?" Our wards were searched high and low. Violations of rights continue to be very intenseOur letters are not given to us and the letters we sent are not sent under the same reason. They put a limit to water usage and we cannot fulfill our water needs. We have applied to the prison administration many times to have Yeni Yaşam newspaper, but the newspaper is not given to us. The goods sold in the canteen are also sold to us at very high prices.