'Police beating' of 14-year-old Kurd highlights claims of impunity in Turkey 

Kurdish teenager allegedly assaulted and humiliated by officers in Diyarbakir.
A reveller flashes the V-sign in front of a bonfire during a gathering of Turkish Kurds for Newroz (or Nowruz) celebrations marking the Persian New Year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 21, 2023.
A reveller flashes the V-sign in front of a bonfire during a gathering of Turkish Kurds for Newroz (or Nowruz) celebrations marking the Persian New Year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 21, 2023. - ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP via Getty Images
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ISTANBUL — Five police officers are being investigated following the kidnapping and beating of a 14-year-old Kurdish boy in Diyarbakir, in Turkey's southeast, during Nowruz celebrations last week, local officials said. 

The incident again raises the issue of police brutality and impunity in Turkey, particularly in the Kurdish-majority southeast. 

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