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Writings from Prison by Leyla Zana5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() The card was in Welsh and was X-rayed before being handed over because the authorities did not understand the language and were afraid that it contained a subversive message. I took Leyla Zana a birthday card because it was her birthday. The prison governor thought that Leyla Zana should not be in prison and that she should have been released. I sat in the prison governor's office for one and a half hours while he attempted to contact a Minister in the Turkish Government to obtain approval for my visit. There was a challenge at the main gate and it took some time to get into the prison. I had arranged to see her beforehand, but there was a difficulty when I got to the prison because the staff did not expect me. She was waiting for the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, which was reviewing the sentence given to her nine years previously. I was pleased to secure today's debate because it is two years since I saw Leyla Zana in prison in Ankara. ![]()
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