Barış Yüksel, a member of the controversial activist collective and band Grup Yorum, began a hunger strike in May 2019 to protest his imprisonment and was released from prison in February 2020 after his health deteriorated. In 2021, he was re-arrested twice and detained again in December following a raid on the band’s cultural center. After being released in December 2022, Yüksel was arrested once more in a February 2024 raid and remains in detention.
Barış Yüksel
Is case active: Yes
Country:Türkiye
Region:Europe and Central Asia
Gender:Male
Status:Detained