Turkey has the highest number of prisoners under its Terrorism laws in Middle East, which has alarmed many Human Rights activists. The laws have been used against protesters, activists and Kurdish rights campaigners. Human Rights Watch released a 75-page report …
Posted in Turkey | Comments Off on Turkish police kill two Kurdish men – PicturesKurdish students in Istanbul staged a protest earlier this week against Turkey’s response to the killing of 35 civilians. The Turkish government has refused to issue an apology, only going as far as compensating the families for their loss. At …
Posted in Turkey | Comments Off on Student Protest in Istanbul against Turkish brutality – UpdateIn the early hours of Wednesday, around 2PM local time we received information from several sources that the Roboski village was being raided, and that house arrests were being made by Turkish security forces. At the time, we could not …
Posted in Turkey | 1 CommentOn the 3rd of December 1994, the daily Kurdish newspaper’s offices were bombed. One staff member died, and 18 were wounded in Istanbul. The editor in chief, Baki Karadeniz said, “These attacks will not silence us. Our newspapers will be …
Posted in Turkey | Comments Off on Harassment of Kurdish journalists in Turkey – History.The editor of Ozur Halk magazine has been sentenced to 47 years in jail by the Istanbul 11th High criminal court. Sebahattin Surmeli has been held in jail since 2006. He was denied the right to defend himself in Kurdish …
Posted in Turkey | Comments Off on Kurdish journalist sentenced to 47 years in jailKurdish youth staged a protested in Diyarbakir on New Year’s Eve following the Killing of 35 Kurdish civilians, aged between 16 to 20. They were dispersed with tear-gas and 61 people were arrested.
Posted in Turkey | Comments Off on 61 Kurdish protesters arrested on New Year’s Eve in Turkey