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As the 2023 elections approach in Turkey, the AKP-MHP government’s crackdown on dissent, especially against the Kurds, is increasing. As a result of the economic, social and political crisis in…
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Öztürk Türkdoğan, co-chair of the Human Rights Organization, was arrested in the early hours of the morning in Ankara. Various HDP executives also taken into custody. The co-chairman of the…
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Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a member of parliament since 2018 for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) representing Kocaeli province, was found guilty in February 2018 of “spreading terrorism propaganda” on the…
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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…
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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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 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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