Monthly Archives: April 2008

HRW to Syria: Investigate Killing of Kurds

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Hold Accountable Those Responsible for Unlawful Killings Human Rights Watch (New York, March 24, 2008) said Syrian authorities should seek an independent investigation into the March 20 shootings by security forces that left three Kurds dead and at least five …

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Turkey: Health concern/ill-treatment: Cuneyt Ertus aged 15

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL LONDON AI Index: EUR 44/007/2008 Fifteen-year-old Cuneyt Ertus was arrested by police after Newroz (New Year) demonstrations on the 22nd of March in the south-eastern city of Hakkari. He was apparently ill-treated during and after his arrest and …

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Syrian and Turkish forces attack Kurds celebrating Newroz holiday

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In the largest Kurdish city, Diyarbakir (or Amed, in Kurdish), reports say that over 1 million people gathered to listen to the music, dance, and hear speeches from the local Kurdish politicians. Pictures from the event showed Turkish jets and …

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