Acquittal of police officers in Tahir Elçi case ‘huge blow to justice’: Amnesty International
There has been widespread criticism both internationally and domestically in Turkey over the acquittal of three police officers in the ...
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Equal political rights for residents of Hakkari and Istanbul: DEM party spokesperson
Ayşegül Doğan, the spokesperson for Turkey's pro-Kurdish People's Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has issued a strong statement condemning the ...
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International law scholar opposes PKK’s terrorist designation in Europe
Professor Norman Paech, an international law scholar based in Germany, has declared that the ongoing incommunicado detention of Kurdistan Workers' ...
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Hayko Bağdat: ‘If you were a Kurdish youth from Hakkari, what would you do now?’
By Hayko Bağdat The Ministry of Interior dismissed Hakkari Municipality Co-Mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış and appointed Governor Ali Çelik as ...
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Over 60 French personalities urge the CPT to visit Abdullah Öcalan
Sixty-one French public personalities have written a letter to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), urging the ...
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Berlin Kurdish Community Centre launches petition to ban the Grey Wolves in Germany
The Kurdish Community Centre in Brandenburg, Germany has launched a petition on Change.org, in light of the 31 May knife ...
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CPT urged to revisit İmralı Prison by 23 Austrian campaigners
In a new letter addressed to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), 23 members of trade unions, ...
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Legendary Kurdish politician Leyla Zana addresses Hakkari: Democracy must be victorious
Legendary Kurdish politician and ex-political prisoner Leyla Zana defiantly condemned the latest wave of state repression against democratically elected representatives ...
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Yazidi woman and two children rescued from al-Hol camp
A Yazidi woman and two children who spent 10 years captured by the Islamic State (ISIS) have been rescued at ...
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Media workers unite: Release veteran Kurdish journalist and recognised refugee Serdar Karakoç now!
As jailed Kurdish journalist Serdar Karakoç awaits extradition proceedings in the Netherlands at Germany’s request, 122 media colleagues have issued ...
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