Seven years after the arrest of two Peoples’ Democratic Party co-chairs, HEDEP MP Ayşegül Doğan claims their “lengthy imprisonment” has “gone beyond an operation against any one political party and spread throughout Turkey”.
🔸7 years since opposition politicians arrested in Turkey
🔸Turkey urged to release political prisoners
🔸Murat Karayılan advocates for peace,
🔸Paris hosts inaugural World Youth Conference.#MedyaNews🌍https://t.co/HQF8DMdWbf pic.twitter.com/PuJ6AGNStd
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On the seventh anniversary of their imprisonment, international rights groups and the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers are calling for the immediate release of former HDP co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ.
PKK Executive Committee member Murat Karayılan has reiterated the importance of peaceful conflict resolution in both the Kurdish question and the Israel-Palestine issue in an exclusive interview with Sterk TV on Friday.
In other news, Paris welcomes global activists, feminists, environmentalists, and more for the World Youth Conference. The event is organised by the Youth Writing History network to promote youth autonomy and women’s liberation.
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