In the beginning of the 1990s, when intense battles were taking place between PKK and the Turkish Security Forces, the Law on the Fight Against Terrorism (Terörle Mücadele Kanunu, TMK) was …
Posted in Call to Actions, Political Prisoners, Trials, Turkey, Youth | Comments Off on Juvenile prisons in Turkey should be closedImagine a government that serves its people and not itself; a government that strives to implement laws and regulations that provide grounds for the empowerment of freedom, equality and individuality. A government that is always aware that it consists of …
Posted in Free speech, Political Prisoners, Protests, Turkey | Comments Off on The government that sought revenge on its peopleErgani – 6 members of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party’s (BDP) youth assembly were Friday night detained by undercover police, reports Dicle News Agency. They were arrested after leaving a football match and brought to Ergani District Police Headquarters. …
Posted in BDP, Political Prisoners, Turkey, Youth | Comments Off on 3 youth members of BDP arrested for propagandaTwo Kurdish political prisoners, Zanyar Moradi and Loghman Moradi, are facing execution as the Iranian government moves forward on charges of murder, reports the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Zanyar and Loghman Moradi were arrested in August 2009 …
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