AI: Turkey bulletin

[kurdeng at aps.nl]

        id VT18477; Sun, 17 Sep 1995 19:37:12 -0800

------------ Forwarded from : Ray Mitchell <rmitchellai at gn.apc.org> ------------

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+     AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGENT ACTION BULLETIN     +
+     Electronic distribution authorised               +
+     This bulletin expires: 15 October 1995.          +
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EXTERNAL                                             AI Index: EUR 44/94/95

                                                          15 September 1995

Further information on EXTRA 106/95 (EUR 44/93/95, 14 September 1995) -
Fear of "disappearance" / Torture

TURKEY            Zafer Kirbiyik, student, aged 24

new name:         Firdevs Kirbiyik (f), his sister, board member of Health
                  Workers' Union, Tum Saglik Sen



The authorities have confirmd that Zafer Kirbiyik is being held in police
custody.  However, it has not been disclosed where he is being held nor for
how long he may be held.

On the afternoon of 15 September, his sister Firdevs Kirbiyik was also
detained in Mersin, reportedly in the street. She had come to Mersin to try
and find out where her brother was being held.  No further details are
available at this stage.

Like Zafer Kirbiyik, Firdevs Kirbiyik was detained twice previously in
Ankara and alleged that she had been tortured (see EXTRA 24/94, EUR
44/28/94, 22 April and follow-up (EUR 44/33/94, 6 May 1994).

+-----------------------------------------------------------+
+ Supporters of Amnesty International around the world are  +
+ writing urgent appeals in response to the concerns        +
+ described above. If you would like to join with them in   +
+ this action or have any queries about the Urgent Action   +
+ network or Amnesty International in general, please       +
+ contact one of the following:                             +
+                                                           +
+      Ray Mitchell, rmitchellai at gn.apc.org (UK)            +
+      Scott Harrison, sharrison at igc.apc.org (USA)          +
+      Guido Gabriel, ggabriel at amnesty.cl.sub.de (Germany)  +
+      Marilyn McKim, aito at web.apc.org (Canada)             +
+      Michel Ehrlich, mehrlich at aibf.be (Belgium)           +
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