Human Rights Watch warns of escalating crackdown on Kurdish cultural practices in Turkey
Human Rights Watch has raised concerns about the increasing criminalisation and repression of Kurdish cultural practices in Turkey. In an ...
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DEM’s ‘Bread and Justice’ campaign fights inequality in Turkey
The Bread and Justice Campaign, launched by the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party in July, is gaining momentum as ...
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Police target Kurdish weddings and cultural events across Turkey
Turkish police raided three weddings in Kurdish-majority Hakkari (Colemêrg) on Monday, detaining musicians and some attendees for allegedly making "terrorist ...
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Animal rights activists protest new law allowing stray animal killings in Turkey
Thousands of animal rights activists gathered in Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey, on Saturday to protest against a new law permitting ...
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Istanbul-Hakkari march to protest against Turkey’s state-appointed trustees
On 30 June, a major protest march from Istanbul to Hakkari (Colemêrg) will start, to demonstrate opposition to the appointment ...
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‘Trusteeship is a coup’: Protests in solidarity with Hakkari held in Ankara and Istanbul
People have taken to the streets in Turkey's Hakkari (Colemêrg), Ankara and Istanbul over the arrest and imprisonment of the ...
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Over 100 taken into custody during forced evictions in Istanbul
The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) has revealed that 104 people have been detained and taken into custody during ...
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Daily News : 24 May 2024
24/05/2024 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews 📍 Honouring 25 years of resilience, the KNK celebrates its journey since 1999, highlighting ...
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Detained DEM Party member subjected to strip search, dragged in Istanbul prison
Senem Eriş, a member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, was subjected to repeated strip searches and ...
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