A leaked document officially confirms Turkey's '90s strategy of ‘special measures’ brought against Kurdish businessmen suspected of supporting the PKK, including extrajudicial killings.   A historic document, recently discovered and disclosed, confirms that during the 1990s, the Turkish government officially sanctioned ‘special measures’ against Kurdish businessmen believed to support the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). These measures are suspected to include extrajudicial [...]

Gerîla TV released a documentary film about a spectacular revolutionary operation by the HPG and YJA Star against a base camp of the Turkish occupying forces in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). Gerîla TV has published a film entitled "Agir Kete Dilê Enqere" (Fire fell in the heart of Ankara). The one-hour video shows real [...]

On the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, pro-Kurdish political parties and organisations in Turkey reiterate a call for past atrocities to be acknowledged and all citizens to be treated with equality going forward.   On 24 April, marking 109 years since the 1915 Armenian Genocide, statements from various pro-Kurdish parties and organisations in Turkey called for an honest confrontation with history. [...]

Nine journalists arrested in Turkey on Tuesday were charged under anti-terror legislation, a detainee's family member said, though charges have not been confirmed. Reporters Without Borders are closely monitoring the situation. Meanwhile, MEPs speak out against both the arrests in Turkey and simultaneous overnight raids on Kurdish TV stations in Belgium. On 23 April Turkish police arrested nine Kurdish journalists in Istanbul, Urfa and [...]

The European Left Party, a 40-party association, has condemned the 23 April raids on the premises of Stêrk TV and Medya Haber in Brussels. The party calls upon “European political institutions and press organisations devoted to the preservation of democratic principles” to join them in opposing the attacks. The association also demanded an explanation from the Belgian authorities.   The [...]