Kurdish Centre for Human Rights
Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
On 19 August 2019, the Ministry of Interior has released a statement early in the morning saying that Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van municipality mayors from HDP [Peoples’ Democratic Party] were removed from office and they were replaced by the governors of the same cities.
Firat Akdeniz nell’ambito delle proteste contro l’amministrazione forzata a Amed è stato arrestato e malmenato da circa trenta poliziotti. Nonostante le gravi ferite è stato portato via dall’ospedale messo sotto custodia.
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Cinq correspondants de différents médias sont maintenus en garde à vue depuis leur arrestation à Mardin le 20 août lors d’une manifestation contre la destitution la veille de trois Co-maires kurdes.
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Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform issued a written statement on the invasion of trustees and the detained journalists.
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« La révocation par le ministère turc de l’Intérieur de trois maires élus démocratiquement dans les principales municipalités des régions du sud-est et de l’est du Kurdistan viole de manière flagrante les droits des électeurs et suspend la démocratie locale », a déclaré aujourd’hui Human Rights Watch (HRW) dans un communiqué publié sur son site internet.
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After 40 years of war, in spite of the intense efforts by Kurdish popular leader Mr. Öcalan to achieve a lasting peace through democratic negotiation methods, AKP government declared war on 30 October 2014, with the scope of their plan called “forced collapse.” Against this war, the local people went on to struggle to protect their existence. In this period, many cities and villages –including Şırnak, Cizre, Silopi, Sur, Nusaybin, Yüksekova and İdil– were destroyed by heavy artillery and an estimation of 2360 people, including 368 unarmed residents lost their lives. Over 400,000 people have been displaced during the process.
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Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center – 20 August Report
Le proteste contro la destituzione del sindaco HDP di Amed continuano nonostante divieti e violenze. La gente si rifiuta di lasciare le strade e piazze.Ieri il regime AKP/MHP ha messo sotto amministrazione forzata i municipi di Amed, Mêrdîn eVan e destituito i sindaci eletti, In parallelo sono state arrestate quasi 500 persone.
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