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Letter from prison: ‘Today’s war is about trying to read fewer books’

DISCHARGED ACADEMIC GÜLMEN

Letter from prison: ‘Today’s war is about trying to read fewer books’

Arrested in Silivri Prison since August, discharged academic Nuriye Gülmen has sent a letter to bianet: “On the second day of my imprisonment, I caught myself dreaming of a vacuum cleaner to remove the spider’s webs on the wall.”

12 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Censorship censored as well

Censorship censored as well

A prisoner in Şakran Prison wanted to send his drawing to bianet. “We want a fair trial” was written on the drawing. But the prison administration censored it. When the prisoner wanted to write to bianet about this censorship, it was censored as well.

1 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez