The EUTCC deems the CPT's failure to visit İmralı Prison Island a neglect of responsibilities and labels the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan as a form of torture.   The response of Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee, the CPT, to the situation in Turkey’s İmralı High-Security Prison is “totally unacceptable” and not in line with the committee’s mandate, the European Union [...]

A short video of the large-scale revolutionary operation carried out by the guerrillas in the Zap region on 17 February has been released.   Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas carried out the Şehîd (Martyr) Doğa Viyan Revolutionary Operation in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on February 17. The operation, named after the YJA-Star guerrilla Doğa Viyan who [...]

At the end of a well-attended DEM Party campaign event in Şırnak, Turkish police intervened in the crowd and detained six people, including the deposed co-mayor of the İdil district. At least six people were taken into custody on the sidelines of a rally in Şırnak as part of the DEM Party's election campaign tour. The meeting, which was also [...]

The Turkish state continues its attacks in various parts of the Kurdistan territory as part of its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people.   Citing local sources, Rojnews reported that Turkish warplanes bombarded Mount Garê Mountain in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). According to the report, the bombardment is still ongoing, while there is no information about possible casualties. The Turkish [...]

CPT came to Turkey and returned without visiting Imrali Island Prison where Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is held in solitary confinement. A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to Turkey from 13 to 22 February 2024. However, the delegation returned [...]