Turkey prevents information on Öcalan, says former CPT member
Dr. Jean-Pierre Restellini, a former member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), has asserted that Turkey ...
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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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Silence on Öcalan poses risk to credibility of Turkey’s main opposition CHP: journalist Müslüm Yücel
Turkey's main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), is increasingly criticised for its failure to respond to the continued isolation ...
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Kurdish leader’s lawyer warns of critical situation in Turkey’s İmralı prison
İbrahim Bilmez, lawyer for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, warns that the situation at Turkey's İmralı Island Prison has reached a ...
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Bayındır says anti-trustee march ‘opposes Kurdistan’s occupation’
Keskin Bayındır, co-chair of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), declared that the 'Respect for Will March' stands against the ...
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Istanbul prison conditions drive prisoner to hunger strike in protest
Istanbul prisoner Halil Yakut detailed the harsh conditions he faces in solitary confinement in a letter. "I am allowed out ...
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Swiss BastA party: the struggle for Öcalan symbolises oppression and injustice
Franziska Stier, General Secretary of the Swiss BastA Party, spoke to Kurdish women-led Jin News, on the prolonged, unlawful and ...
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Former CPT president’s open letter urges action on Abdullah Öcalan’s isolation
Prof Mauro Palma, former President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), has written an open letter ...
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Silent Epidemic: Isolation
Müslüm Yücel Isolation is defined as seclusion, nullification and abstraction. Accordingly, a person is left to their own devices, removed ...
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Öcalan ‘Dialogue Days’ launch, global events explore Kurdish leader’s influencial philosophy
Literary debate events, dubbed ‘Dialogue Days’, underway globally between 15 and 22 June, promote the work of Abdullah Öcalan, the ...
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