Monthly Archives: July 2013
Posted on July 30, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Suat Bahadır’s age has been increased in a report from the Istanbul Institute of Forensic Medicine (ATK) from 15 to 22 years and he has been given aggravated life imprisonment twice on charges of “killing someone deliberately due to the …
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Political Prisoners,
Trials,
Turkey,
Youth |
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Posted on July 29, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
According to HRANA, a 22-year-old follower of the religion Yârsân set himself on fire in front of the Islamic Parliament on Saturday to protest the lack of action following the self-immolation and the treatment of other members of the religion …
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Discrimination,
Iran |
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Posted on July 26, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Lawyer Reyhan Yalçındağ called for standing in solidarity with C.A. who has been sexually assaulted by his teacher at a dormitory in the Kurdish district of Mîdyad. The family members of C.A. have also been threatened to withdraw the lawsuit …
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Displacements,
Turkey,
Youth |
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Posted on July 21, 2013 by Naila Bozo
I live in Denmark. When I see a drone, it does not scare me because it is on TV. It reminds me of Star Wars. The drone is nothing more but a toy, a movie prop. My people live in …
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Discrimination,
Terror,
Turkey |
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Posted on July 19, 2013 by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar
An independent presidential candidate was attacked in Downtown Erbil on Friday in Southern Kurdistan. Dr. Kamal Said Qadir tweeted, @kamalsaidqadir “A peaceful gathering will be held today at 5 pm in [the] center of Erbil-Kurdistan region to discuss the imposed …
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Activism,
Censorship,
Free speech,
Iraq,
Kurdistan |
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Posted on July 15, 2013 by Tasbeeh Herwees
In August 2011, Samir Nashar, the President of the Secretariat General of the Damascus Declaration Alliance, told KurdWatch, “We accuse the Kurdish parties of not effectively participating in the Syrian revolution… It seems that these parties continue to bet on …
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Syria,
Turkey |
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Posted on July 14, 2013 by Naila Bozo
On January 12th, 2005 the Turkish Embassy in Denmark filed a complaint against the Kurdish TV-channel Roj TV to the Danish Radio and Television Board for being a mouthpiece for the Kurdish rebel group, PKK. The board rejected the embassy’s …
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Censorship,
Free speech,
Media,
Trials,
Turkey |
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Posted on July 13, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Kurdish Journalist Hamdiye Çiftçi has been in trouble ever since she covered the police violence that 14-year-old Cüneyt Ertuş was exposed to in 2008. Having been detained for 2 years within the scope of KCK operations, Çiftçi has been sentenced …
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Free speech,
Media,
Prisoners of Conscience,
Turkey |
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