Eyyüp Doru has been arrested in Germany because of an arrest warrant issued on Interpol in 2007. BDP representative in Europe has said to ANF, “Mr. Doru was arrested on 15 December after his car was stopped by police in …
Posted in BDP, Leyla Zana, Turkey | 1 CommentTurkey’s June 12 elections brought a third victory for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), with an unprecedented 50% of the votes. Alongside Erdogan’s victory, however, Turkish Kurdistan is also celebrating the victory of …
Posted in BDP, Leyla Zana, Turkey | Leave a commentTurkey’s High Election Board on Monday the 18th banned 12 Kurdish politicians from running for the national election set in June. The 12 politicians are among the dozens of independent candidates running which the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) …
Posted in Discrimination, European Union, Free speech, Kurdistan, Leyla Zana, Reports, Sources, Suppression, Trials, Turkey | Leave a commentPro-Kurdish DTP Closed down by Constitutional Court Ankara, Istanbul – BÄ°A News Center – The Constitutional Court ruled for the closure of pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party and imposed a political ban on 37 of its members. Co-chairs Türk and TuÄŸluk …
Posted in Censorship, Democratic Society Party, Discrimination, European Union, Free speech, Human Rights Watch, Leyla Zana, Turkey | Leave a comment