“If Turkey achieves their goal in this military operation, an essential portion of Kurdistan’s land would be in the hands of the Turkish Armed Forces, and it would be almost impossible to take it back under the KRG and Iraqi government’s power.” The Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) released a statement about the invasion attempts of the occupying Turkish army against [...]

DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Sezai Temelli said, "The isolation imposed on Mr Öcalan in İmralı Prison for 25 years is the biggest torture unprecedented in the world." DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Sezai Temelli made evaluations on the agenda at a press conference held in the Parliament. Highlights from Temelli's speech are as follows: “As you know, 26 June [...]

The Kurdish guerrillas continue to resist the invasion of Medya Defense Zones by the Turkish army. Guerrillas destroyed Turkish military equipment in Metîna, including a radar system. Two explosive drones were shot down over Zap. Kurdish guerrillas have destroyed Turkish military equipment in the region of Metîna. The Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) said in a statement [...]

On 25 June 2012, Kurds began a vigil outside the Council of Europe in Strasbourg calling for freedom for the imprisoned Kurdish leader, Abdullah Öcalan.   On 25 June 2012, Kurds began a vigil outside the Council of Europe in Strasbourg calling for freedom for the imprisoned Kurdish leader, Abdullah Öcalan. Through summer and winter, the vigil has been held [...]