DEM Party, lawyers condemn re-arrest of Selçuk Kozağaçlı as ‘legalised unlawfulness’
The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party has sharply condemned the re-arrest of prominent rights lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı, calling it ...
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“Injustice is like damp—it spreads if ignored”: Ahmet Altan speaks out on censorship, injustice in Turkey
Prominent Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan has described fear and repression in Turkey as pervasive, warning that remaining silent ...
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Amnesty International: 1,518 executions in 2024, highest number since 2015
Amnesty International's Death Sentences and Executions 2024 report reveals that the number of executions worldwide reached its highest level since ...
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Papandreou joins European socialists in meeting Turkish opposition leader
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou joined a delegation of the Party of European Socialists (PES) to meet with Turkey’s ...
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Breaking the silence: KCK’s Besê Hozat denounces Turkey’s ban on Öcalan’s expected video message
Besê Hozat, co-chair of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), has fiercely condemned the Turkish Ministry of Justice’s stance on imprisoned ...
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Daily News : 13 February 2025
13/02/2025 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews 📍The European Parliament has condemned Turkey’s removal of elected mayors, calling for ...
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‘Van’s resistance inspires hope and pride,’ Zeydan declares amid protests over sentence
Protests in Van (Wan) have intensified following the sentencing of co-mayor Abdullah Zeydan to three years and nine months in ...
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Kurdish politicians call for investigation into Cizre deaths
Kurdish politicians and community leaders in Kurdish-majority city of Cizre (Cizîr), southeast Turkey, gathered on Friday to mark the anniversary ...
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Turkish authorities remove joint mayors in Van’s Bahçesaray municipality raid
On 29 November, Ayvaz Hazır, the joint mayor of Bahçesaray (Miks) in Van (Wan), Turkey, was sentenced to three years ...
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Paris City Council demands release of detained Kurdish mayors in Turkey
Paris City Council demands release of detained Kurdish mayors in Turkey 🔷Paris Councillor Geneviève Garrigos on Turkey's policy of replacing ...
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