Category: BDP

Turkish police beat and arrest Kurdish activists – Footage

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

BDP offices were raided last week in Cizre, dozens were beaten and injured. This footage highlights Turkish police’s brutality towards Kurdish people. Executives and activists from BDP office in Cizre were dragged on the floor, repeatedly punched and kicked by …

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Riot police prevent Kurdish women’s celebration in Mersin

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Kurdish women were restricted from a social celebratory gathering in Akdeniz district of Mersin Saturday. The Square where the celebration was supposed to take place was sealed off by riot police despite pleas from Aynur Asan, BDP’s co-chair in Mersin, …

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BDP Chairman Selahattin Demirtaş ‘Kurds will not be silenced’.

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BDP Chairman Selahattin Demirtaş delivered a passionate speech in London. He addressed the Kurdish community, and highlighted Kurdish grievances. His speech was live-streamed, and tweeted. We were unable to receive a transcript of his speech, but the highlights of it …

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Another Mass grave found in former Turkish Military police headquarters

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Turkish authorities have reported finding another mass-grave with the remains of 23 people [...]

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