Prisoners' rights
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Uygun v. Türkiye, no. 9389/19
Prison authorities’ refusal to send the applicant’s letter to his fiancée, a paragraph having been interpreted as evidence of his ongoing involvement with a terrorist organisation.
Judgment
Kalkan v. Denmark, no. 51781/22
Death of the applicant’s son in prison after being restrained in a prone position leg lock for about thirteen minutes, following which he suffered a heart attack.
Judgment
Tergek v. Türkiye, no. 39631/20
Refusal of prison authorities to hand over to a convicted prisoner voluminous internet printouts sent to him by his relatives by post.
Judgment
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