Author: Centre Kurde Genève

Report reviews the dam construction policies in South Kurdistan

June 7, 2020December 30, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

New Report by Save the Tigris on the Dam Construction Policies of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Reports, Turkey

HDK: The AKP destroys nature

June 5, 2020December 30, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

The Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK) Ecology Council issued a written statement to mark World Environment Day. The HDK called on everyone to “act and organise in order to build a new and more ecological life.”

News, Turkey

Solidarity Keeps Us Alive!

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

International Campaign Organised by: Free Women’s Movement (TJA), Kurdish Women’s Movement – Europe (TJK-E), International Women’s Alliance (IWA), Women Democratic Front Pakistan (WDF), Ruba odeh Palestine, Abya Yala Feminists, National Front for Egyptian Women, Moroccan Association for Progressive Women, Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan RAWA, Collective of Support for Women Prisoners in Aragon (C.A.M.P.A.)

The campaign can be supported by additional signatures. Signatures, reports, pictures and information of actions can be sent to solidarityalive@riseup.net . These will be published on www.solidaritykeepsusalive.org of the campaign, with background information and letters from prisoners.

News, Prisons

Turkish parliament strips three MPs of immunity

June 4, 2020December 30, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

The Turkish Parliament on Thursday approved stripping three of its members of immunity from prosecution. Two HDP MPs and one CHP MP had their parliamentary immunity removed on Thursday.

News, Turkey

Water is not a weapon, water is life!

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

A new campaign named “Water for Rojava” has been launched two weeks ago aiming at rising funds to help women’s co-operatives and democratic local municipalities in Rojava and other parts of North-East Syria.

News, Syria

Dilges, 3 years old in a prison

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

Dilgeş is only three years old. He has been in prison with his mother for almost two weeks. He suffers from kidney disease and cannot eat the prison food. Because there is no hot water, he cannot have a bath.

Children, Turkey

International solidarity with lawyers Timtik and Ünsal

June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 Centre Kurde Genève

365 lawyers from many countries signed a petition signed to the Supreme Court for jailed lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaş Ünsal who are on death fast. Family of Timtik appeal on people to speak out for the two lawyers.

Prisons, Turkey