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Turkey: UPDATE - Human rights defender Ms Filiz Kalayci held in maximum security prisonposted on: 2009/06/04

Ms Filiz Kalayci was immediately transferred to the F-type (maximum security) Sincan's Women's Prison in Ankara on being re-arrested on 27 May. Filiz's lawyers appealed the decision of arrest to the Istanbul Heavy Penal Court but it is not yet known when the court will make a decision regarding this appeal.

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Turkey: Human rights defender Ms Filiz Kalayci re-arrestedposted on: 2009/05/29

Front Line is concerned following reports that human rights lawyer, Ms Filiz Kalayci, was arrested on 27 May 2009. Filiz Kalayci has been working on human rights violations in prisons and on the improvement of prison conditions. She is a member of the executive committee of the Human Rights Association (IHD).