Eye witness detainee: ‘Garibe was alive when the guards arrived’
Kurdish political prisoner Garibe Gezer was subjected to systematic sexual, physical and psychological torture by the guards at Kandıra Prison...
Iraqi Kurdistan: 12 people died in Erbil due to flooding
The death toll from overnight flooding in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil has risen to 12, Roj News reports....
The power of resistance – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn When President Erdoğan attempted to taunt Selahattin Demirtaş for not having held any political rallies, the imprisoned former...
Eren Keskin: More than one thousand sick prisoners are left to the fate of the Forensic Medicine reports
The Human Rights Association (İHD) Ankara Branch held a panel entitled "The struggle for human rights, pressures and new searches''...
Each passing hour is going against Aysel Tuğluk’s health
A report signed by nine medical experts stated that jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk ''cannot stay in prison''. However, Kocaeli...
Turkey: AKP MP defends officials, blames the PKK for the Roboski Massacre
When the spokesperson for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said in the Turkish parliament that the responsibility for...
Former seriously ill prisoner Salih Tuğrul dies: ‘Prison means death,’ Zülehya Gülüm says
Salih Tuğrul, a former seriously ill-prisoner who was released on 13 December 2014, died on Thursday 16 December in a...
Kurdish delegates on their meeting with the CPT: The CPT is ‘following the media coverage closely’ on İmralı
On Tuesday morning, the co-chairs of the European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) along with representatives of various faith-based organisations...
KDP forces close Rojava Sêmalka Border Crossing with metal blocks
The Iraqi side of the Sêmalka Border Crossing between Syria and Iraq was closed by Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) forces...
Turkey: Health workers go on strike
Health workers in Turkey went on strike after the withdrawal of a draft bill in the Turkish parliament that would...
