Women singing in Kurdish and performing halay in Patnos Prison punished with solitary confinement

Women prisoners in Ağrı, Patnos L Type Prison were punished with solitary confinement after singing in Kurdish and performing halay


According to the news reports on Jinnews and Bianet, information was received that women were punished with solitary confinement measures by the prison administration because they sang in Kurdish and danced halay. Their relatives stated that they were unable to reach the women and no information could be obtained about their current state.

Ağrı Patnos L Type Prison continues to be mentioned with various human rights violations they impose on prisoners.