Iraqi army continues blockade of Makhmour refugee camp, protests emerge in Europe
The Iraqi army has reinforced its presence around the Makhmour (Mexmûr) refugee camp with a significant deployment of armed soldiers ...
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Lawyer: Turkey’s next government should end Öcalan’s isolation
If Turkey’s opposition wins the elections on 14 May, the newly established government should take steps to end the isolation ...
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Everywhere Newroz, always freedom – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn On Monday, at the Turkish Parliament, the presidential candidate of the main opposition alliance, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of ...
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International Kurdish Conference at EP urges for resolution to conflict
The 17th International Kurdish Conference hosted by the EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) in the European Parliament ended on Thursday ...
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CPT’s uncertain information on İmralı Prison increases anxiety, says Karayılan
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Executive Council Member Murat Karayılan called on the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) ...
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By stripping parliamentary rights, Turkey prevents peaceful resolution of Kurdish issue
Matt Broomfield Parliamentary immunity is one cornerstone of a functioning parliamentary democracy, but Turkish prosecutors have long sought to chip ...
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Lawyers appeal to Turkish Justice Ministry for Abdullah Öcalan
Lawyers registered in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakır (Amed) province have appealed to the Justice Ministry via the bar association, arguing that ...
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Turkey CPT relation is political, says European Lawyer
European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) co-chair Barbara Spinelli said that the isolation against Kurdish leader ...
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Jeremy Corbyn: Kurdish people are not alone
Left-wingers all over in Europe are in solidarity with the Kurdish freedom movement and its struggle for rights and self-determination, ...
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Pro-Kurdish party applies to visit PKK leader held in total isolation for over four years
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) has recently applied officially to visit Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan ...
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