CONFERENCE: POLITICAL PRISONERS WORLDWIDE AND IN TURKEY
PANEL: 09:00-11:00 “Why prisons were built and what they mean for political political prisoners” “Building prisons for dissidents” “Political prisoners around the world” Speakers: Dr. Jean-Pierre Restellini – Former member of the CPT Denis O’Hearn – Director of the PhD in Sociology – University of W. USA Moderator: Elisabeth Decrey Warner -Former President of the…
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Who is Abdullah Öcalan?
Abdullah Öcalan is a Kurdish political leader seen by millions of Kurds globally as their poli tical representative. In February 1999, he was abducted in an international intelligence operation and sent to Turkey. He has been in prison ever since, barred from all contact with the outside world for years at a time. He has…
Regarding Turkish State’s and Iraq’s attacks to Maxmur Refugee Camp
Maxmur camp has been targeted by the Iraqi state after the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), as a result of the impositions of the Turkish state. The Iraqi state wants to surround the camp with hundreds of soldiers, police and gendarmes, military and bulldozers, and to surround the Ertus refugee camp with wire fences. The Turkish…
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Istanbul murder of street musician racially motivated, says Kurdish politician
A young Kurdish street musician was killed in Istanbul over refusing to play an ultra-nationalist Turkish anthem. Cihan Aymaz was a volunteer for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and was facing trial for singing a protest song. Street musician Cihan Aymaz was stabbed to death in Istanbul for refusing to play a song, local…
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The Republic of Cyprus arrested Kenan Ayaz, a Kurdish political refugee, on March 15, 2023, following an arrest warrant issued by the German government. Kenan Ayaz, 49, spent 12 years in various prisons in Turkey for his political ideas and as an activist of the Kurdish movement. Since 2013 he has been living in Cyprus…
International groups demand release of Kurdish journalists, lawyers, party officials
International groups demand the release of Kurdish journalists, lawyers, and political party officials arrested in Turkey in a pre-election crackdown. Media freedom, freedom of expression, and human rights organisations called on Turkish authorities to stop the systematic harassment and intimidation of Kurdish journalists, media workers, media outlets, the lawyers that defend them, and Kurdish political…
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HRW calls on Turkey to free, end harassment of journalists, party officials, lawyers
International groups demand the release of Kurdish journalists, lawyers, and political party officials arrested in a pre-election crackdown in Turkey. Absent any credible evidence of wrongdoing, Turkey should release dozens of Kurdish journalists, political party officials, and lawyers arrested in raids on April 25, 2023, in advance of the May 14 national elections, 18 organizations…
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