Kahraman Kaya, a 17-year-old Kurdish boy who was attacked by a fascist group in Istanbul and was taken into intensive care since the incident, lost his life today. Last Thursday, 10 Kurdish students went outside the school to come together …
Posted in Discrimination, Displacements, Turkey, Violence, Women | 4 CommentsLast night on the streets of Kadıköy we ran into an old friend that we haven’t seen in years. She asked how my wife’s father was doing. Oh, as fine as can be expected, we answered. And ‘How long has …
Posted in Political Prisoners, Prisoners of Conscience, Reports, Turkey | Comments Off on Silivri Prison Punishes the Kurdish Hunger Strikers as Turkey embarks on a ‘Peace Process’On World Press Freedom Day the International Federation of Journalists put forward a statement calling out the worst jailers of journalists – China, Iran, Eritrea, and Turkey. “The only thing they (the journalists) are guilty of is fulfilling their professional duty as …
Posted in Campaigns, Censorship, Free speech, Journalists, Turkey | Comments Off on Turkey named one of the “Worst Jailers of Journalists” on Press Freedom DayDilan Alp, a 17-year old Kurdish high school student, was rushed to the hospital after she was struck to the head by a police tear gas canister during May Day celebrations yesterday. According to AFP, at least 28 people, including riot police, …
Posted in Protests, Uncategorized, Women, Youth | Comments Off on Istanbul police injure 17-year old Dilan Alp on May DayBurhan Kartal, a Kurdish political prisoner suffering from heart and kidney diseases in Erzurum prison, was tortured and beaten after he underwent angioplasty at hospital, Dicle News Agency (DIHA) reported. His wife, Filiz Kartal, said that Burhan Kartal who was …
Posted in Call to Actions, Health, Political Prisoners, Torture, Turkey | 2 Comments