European Human Rights Court requests defence from Turkey for the accused 81 Peace Academics
The Academics for Peace Initiative was originally established in November 2012 to issue a declaration during the hunger strikes ongoing...
Pervin Buldan: The HDP is preparing its legal defense whilst addressing hunger strike, isolation and ‘democracy alliance’ concerns
In an interview with MA, Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Pervin Buldan shared her views regarding the closure case against...
‘Human Rights Organisation – Afrin – Syria’ calls for independent investigation as mass grave discovered in Afrin
On 14 July, the Turkish National Defence Department announced that a mass grave of 35 people had been found...
‘Unjust provocation’ decision on the murder of a woman in Turkey by her ex-husband
Ayşe Tuba Arslan was a 45-year-old woman and the mother of two children living in Eskisehir province of Turkey. She...
Cihan Xidro says AANES working on ‘women’s laws’ as part of struggle against violence against women
Cihan Xidro, Leader of the Women’s Council in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) spoke to ANF...
Crucial changes and contradictions in witness statements in Tahir Elçi murder trial
The witnesses in the Tahir Elçi murder trial changed their statements in the last session of the latest hearings, Yeni...
A cross-cultural perspective on music in North East Syria
A new collective music experience and initiative was launched in Qamishli through the leading efforts of artist Harutyun Madarjian, who...
Released political prisoner Ezgi Bahçeci confirms she was subjected to a strip search
On 14 January 2021, co-chair of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Istanbul Branch and a member of the...
Urban transformation threatens residents of Fiskaya in Diyarbakir
As 'restoration' continues in Diyarbakır's (Amed's) famous fortress, which is in UNESCO's World Heritage List, the slums around the fortress...
Turkey: Stone quarry in Iğdır village creates environmental dust nightmare for local people
Suveren (Horgow) village, 15 km from the Kurdish majority city of Iğdır in eastern Turkey, is being smothered by dust...