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Ebru Timti
HOSPITAL is worse than prison for hunger-striking Kurdish lawyer Ebru Timtik, her cousin said today, alleging that she is being subjected to intense psychological pressure to end her protest.
Simal Deniz spent eight days at the Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Hospital where Ms Timtik was taken by force last month as the Turkish state tries to break her resistance while refusing to meet her demands for justice and a fair trial.
Ms Deniz told the ANF news website that the light was deliberately left on at night and cold air was constantly blown into the room.
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As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
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Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors