Podcast: Lindsey German of UK’s Stop the War Coalition on campaign to free Abdullah Öcalan
In this latest edition of the Medya News podcast, Erem Kansoy speak to Lindsey German about the importance of the ...
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Campaign for Abdullah Öcalan calls for renewed efforts as anniversary approaches
A statement issued by campaigners from 'Vigil for Öcalan' highlights the progress made over the past year, including the creation ...
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Request to meet with Öcalan denied: Lawyers call for end to isolation of the PKK
Öcalan, who has been held in the high security İmralı F-type prison since his capture in 1999, has been held ...
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Öcalan’s release would be major step towards peace, says BastA!’s Franziska Stier
In an exclusive interview with MedyaNews, Franziska Stier talks about the influence of Abdullah Öcalan's ideas and highlights the importance ...
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French NGO highlights deep concern over Turkey’s treatment of Kurds, political prisoners
Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples (MRAP), a French non-governmental organisation (NGO), has written to the ...
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Legal expert discusses if Council of Europe could change stance on Öcalan’s imprisonment
Abdullah Öcalan, a deeply symbolic name in contemporary Kurdish political history, has been in solitary confinement on the Turkish prison ...
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Norwegians back Free Öcalan Campaign, press European anti-torture body to visit Kurdish leader
The Freedom for Öcalan campaign teamed with signatories from Norway, including members of parliament, academics and public figures, to demand ...
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Council of Europe must urge Turkey to halt Kurdish leader Öcalan’s solitary confinement: Italian voices demand action
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (CPT), a Council of Europe (CoE) body, ...
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