DİYARBAKIR - According to the information obtained, ISIS members are placed between the wards of the Kurdish political prisoners in Diyarbakır No 1 and No 2 High Security Prisons, threatening them.

 

More than 100 prisoners in Diyarbakır D Type Prison were transferred in groups to High Security Prison No. 1 and No. 2, located on the same campus. It was stated that while the confiscated belongings of the detainees were not given back to the prisoners, ISIS members were placed between their wards, threatening the Kurdish political prisoners. 

 

Relatives of the prisoners  who stated that ISIS members were deliberately placed between the wards where political prisoners were held, said that the threats of ISIS members have been added to the recently increasing violations of rights in prison. Stating that they were worried about these practices and threats, the relatives of the prisoners demanded that ISIS members be taken out of the corridors where the political prisoners are held.

 

WHAT'S AN ARAB BELT?

 

In order to change the demographic structure in Northern and Eastern Syria, where Kurds live, the "Arab Belt", which started to be discussed after 1962, was gradually implemented over time. Thousands of Arab families were placed in some areas to separate the places where Kurds are located. What is being done in prisons is the same practice.