Disciplinary punishments against 31 prisoners in Şakran Women’s Closed Prison

A one-month ban on telephone use and family visit has been reportedly issued against 31 women, who have been imprisoned in the Şakran Women’s Closed Prison.

News Center- 31 women, who have been imprisoned in the Şakran Women’s Closed Prison, have reportedly received disciplinary punishments for “singing Kurdish songs, dancing halay and chanting slogans.”

According to the received reports, 26 women have been banned from making phone calls for a month; five have been banned from family visit for a month.

In addition, the release of Lemiya Asu, Aynur Epli, Rozerin Kalkan, Nuran Durak and Güler Bilen, who are expected to be released from prison in a month, may be postponed on the grounds of a disciplinary investigation launched against them.

The disciplinary punishments have been issued against Zuhal Sürücü, Mahsume Şedal, Figen Şahin, Melek Atan, Lemiya Asu, Azime Işık, Esma Başkale, Hasret Süzgün Kolkıran, Kübra Filiz, Ebru Güden, Mehtap Kıyar, Güler Bilen, Aynur Epli, Hediye Öztürk, Aygül Kapçak, Bahar Alkan Yıldız, Rozerin Kalkan, Hayriye Yağbasan, Şükran Özer, Seher Orçu, Fatma Reşat Sido, Medine Orhan, Nuran Durak, Esmer Ayas, Gülten Akgün, Sayme Bayar, Makbule Sünger, Dilan Karakoç, Sinem Çelebi, Ebru Yiğit and Berna Çelik.