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Turkish security forces kill two people and police reportedly attack elected...
Ms. Ayla Akat Ata, Kurdish MP A large public rally took place in the town of Amara in Turkey on Sunday. People in the town were holding a rally commemorating the imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader,...
View Article“Punishment for Peace Call Violates ECHR Case Lawâ€
From Bianet, Erol Önderoglu reports from Diyarbakir: Two Kurdish politicians have been convicted for a call for peace in which they used the word “guerilla†for PKK members. The Diyarbakır 4th...
View ArticleKurdish boy is severely beaten by Turkish officer
Kurds demonstrated last week in the predominantly Kurdish southeastern region of Turkey to protest the recent wave of arrests against members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP). During...
View Article5,000 People on 2-Day Hunger Strike in Protest of DTP Arrests
Bianet’s Emine Özcan reports on the recent hunger strike led by members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey. The hunger strike is being led in protest of the recent mass...
View ArticleKH: DTP announces number of imprisoned members in Turkey reaches 222
Report from Kurdish Herald details escalation of violence and arrests in Turkey. Siyar Ozsoy reports: Local Elections in Diyarbakir, Kurdish Conference in Erbil: Is There Any Space for Hope? Kurdish...
View ArticleDTP MPs Face Prosecution in Turkey Despite Immunity
Six members of the pro-Kurdish DTP face trials because of speeches they made, despite having parliamentarian immunity. From Bianet, Tolga Korkut reports: Ahmet Türk, Emine Ayna, Fatma Kurtulan,...
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Bianet: 1 Year 3 Months Imprisonment for Leyla Zana
Source: Bianet.org A Diyarbakır court has sentenced politician Zana for “organisational propaganda”. A court in Diyabakır has sentenced Kurdish politician Leyla Zana to 1 year and 3 months...
View ArticleTurkey’s Constitutional Court Bans the DTP, the Country’s Major Kurdish Party
Turkey’s highest court banned today the country’s main Kurdish party, the Democratic Society Party (DTP). The case has been pending in the Constitutional Court for over two years, since the Supreme...
View ArticleRights organizations criticise closure of pro-Kurdish DTP in Turkey
Pro-Kurdish DTP Closed down by Constitutional Court Ankara, Istanbul – BÄ°A News Center – The Constitutional Court ruled for the closure of pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party and imposed a political...
View ArticleKurdish Politicians Arrested in Simultaneous Raids Across Turkey: Updated
On Thursday morning Turkey’s police arrested 31 (see update below) Kurdish mayors, politicians and human rights activists in a raid ordered by the chief prosecutor’s office in Diyarbakir. According to...
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