A Kurdish teenager with a severe kidney condition has been jailed four times in 2011, on grounds of suspicious activities in association with Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK). She is identified by her initials as S.T, and is the …
Posted in Turkey | Leave a commentA military source has told Today’s Zaman the purpose behind the deadly airstrike in Uludere district of Sirnak was done purposely to put the Chief of General Staff Gen. Ozel in a “difficult position”. The airstrike which resulted in the killing …
Posted in Turkey | Leave a commentBDP 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 …
Posted in BDP, Turkey | Leave a commentThirty Kurdish students have been arrested in association with being a member of an illegal organisation and organising activities on behalf of an illegal organisation. The students are not part of any organisation, but in the past year hundreds of …
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