Open the Gates of Imralı Prison now!
Rumors are spreading on social media that Abdullah Öcalan has died in prison. The Asrin Law Office, which represents the PKK founder and other prisoners on Imralı, demands immediate communication…
Author: Centre Kurde Genève
14 Bar Associations: Hunger strikers’ demands should be fulfilled
After a meeting promoted by Bingöl Bar Association, presidents of 14 bar associations in the Kurdish region released a joint statement. 14 bar associations in Turkey’s Kurdish region warned that…
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80 journalists and media employees behind bars in Turkey
At least 80 journalists and media employees are currently in prison in Turkey, according to the media rights organization MLSA. The IFJ describes the country ruled by Erdoğan as the…
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Amnesty İnternational: JOURNALISTS MUST BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY
Amnesty International calls for the release of five journalists in Kurdistan Region. Reactions are growing to the latest arrest of 5 journalists and activists from Behdinan by the KDP which…
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Written Statement: Violations of the Turkish-backed armed factions in northeastern Syrian Arab Republic
Human Rights Council Forty-sixth session 22 February–19 March 2021 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention A/HRC/46/NGO/74 Written statement* submitted by Partners For Transparency, a non-governmental…
SHOR: Turkey’s gangs digging near the Roman Amphitheater in Nabi Huri, Afrin
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that military groups of the Turkish-backed factions returned excavation work in the surrounding areas of the “Roman amphitheater” near the Nabi Huri fortress…
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Amnesty International calls for the release of five journalists in Kurdistan Region
On 16 February, the 2nd Erbil (Hewler) Criminal Court, in the Kurdish Region of Iraq’s capital, sentenced activists and journalists Sherwan Sherwani, Ghudar Zebari, Hussein Issa, Ayaz Karan and Shvan…
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Bachelet updates Human Rights Council on recent human rights issues in more than 50 countries
46th session of the Human Rights Council – Item 2 – High Commissioner’s Oral Update Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Distinguished President, I welcome you…