Logo

prison memoir

Kurdish Musician Hozan Cane Recalls Her Political Imprisonment in Turkey

Prison Song

In 2018, Kurdish musician Hozan Cane traveled from her home in Germany to northwestern Turkey to sing for a pro-Kurdish election campaign. The Turkish authorities swiftly arrested and imprisoned her on trumped-up charges. Her ordeal encapsulates a worrying trend in the country, where human rights abuses are on the rise.