Europe rights chief slams Germany’s crackdown on Gaza protests
Germany’s response to pro-Gaza demonstrations has drawn formal criticism from Europe’s top human rights official, who warned that police violence ...
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European Left leader renews call to visit Öcalan, urges peace talks
The President of the European Left Party, Dr Walter Baier, has renewed his call to visit Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned ...
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Lawyers prepare Council of Europe submission over Turkey’s refusal to honour ‘right to hope’
European human rights lawyers are preparing a formal notification to the Council of Europe, urging it to take stronger action ...
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Kurdish peace bid calls for global support for reform in Turkey
In the second episode of Medya News’s three-part podcast, Kurdish National Congress (KNK) spokesperson Nilüfer Koç and political analyst Kamal ...
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“Now the ball is in Ankara’s court”: Experts urge Turkey to act for peace
Medya News’s latest podcast episode features a detailed discussion on the Kurdish peace process in Turkey following the historic ...
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Civil society in Turkey advocates right to hope amid Kurdish peace talks
Over 30 civil society organisations and bar associations in Turkey have called for urgent legal reforms to recognise the “right ...
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Council of Europe members call on Turkey to release İmamoğlu
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has called for the immediate release of Istanbul ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemns trustee rule, demands gender justice at Council of Europe
A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) delivered urgent messages regarding democratic backsliding and women’s ...
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Council of Europe criticises Turkey over mayor dismissals, arrests
The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities has placed the Turkish government’s practice of dismissing and arresting ...
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Members of the European Parliament call on Turkey to respond to Öcalan’s call for peace
At a press conference in the European Parliament on Wednesday, members of the Kurdish Friendship Group discussed the implications ...
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