Legal action has been taken against 76 Kurdish politicians, including 30 detainees who were taken into custody for taking part in political classes. The detainees are charged with “spreading propaganda for an illegal organisation”. The classes were organised by BDP, …
Posted in Free speech, Political Prisoners, Turkey | Leave a commentEuropean lawyers federation AED and ELDH have urged the Turkish government to release Kurdish lawyers imprisoned in the KCK investigation. In a joint statement, they concluded the following; We are deeply concerned about the arrests of lawyers and raids on …
Posted in Call to Actions, Campaigns, Political Prisoners, Trials, Turkey | Leave a commentOn July 14, eight children in the city of Urfa, Turkey decided to engage in one of the most common forms of protest in order to carry their demands to the Turkish prison administration. Having gone through a hunger strike …
Posted in Campaigns, Discrimination, Political Prisoners, Turkey, Youth | 1 CommentThe Kurds of Turkey have started a “sit-in” protest against the Turkish government’s lack of interest and seriousness in solving the Kurdish issue. The Kurds, who make up 20-25 percent of Turkey’s population, demand to have public education in their …
Posted in Activism, Campaigns, Discrimination, Free speech, Kurdistan, Political Prisoners, Suppression, Turkey, Violence | Leave a comment