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Mehmet Dizin taken into extradition custody in Italy
On trumped-up charges by the Turkish authorities, Mehmet Dizin, who has lived in Germany since 1980, was detained while on holiday in Italy and is now in extradition custody to Turkey. The Turkish state [...]
Karasu: The history of humanity is the struggle of women
Mustafa Karasu spoke about the first year anniversary of the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' uprisings in East Kurdistan and Iran and said that the most valuable struggle in the world and in the history of humanity [...]
Human rights violations rampant in Turkish prisons: rights watchdog
Human Rights Association (İHD), a prominent rights watchdog in Turkey, has released a damning report highlighting widespread rights violations in Turkish prisons in 2022. The report, based on applications received by the İHD, prison reports, [...]
Press conference to demand action to ensure security and well-being of Abdullah Ocalan
More than 40 trade unions, political parties, legal, political and civil society experts, and others will demand action to ensure the security and well-being of jailed Kurdish political leader Mr. Abdullah Ocalan. More than 40 [...]
New “disciplinary penalty” given to Abdullah Öcalan
Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was given a new “disciplinary penalty”. An application was made to the Bursa Execution Judge on 10 July with a request to allow a family visit for Kurdish People's Leader [...]
100 Years of Occupation – 100 years of Silence
By signing the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 Turkey destroyed all hope for the Kurds of the right to self-determination and the establishment of the independent state they dreamed of. Foreign powers, not least Turkey [...]
Reporters Without Borders raises alarm as trial starts for pro-Kurdish journalists in Turkey
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the Kurdish journalists’ immediate release and an end to “the manipulation of anti-terrorist legislation by the Turkish judicial authorities”. 18 journalists from pro-Kurdish media in Turkey are appearing [...]
Turkey systematically violates anti-torture convention, says pro-Kurdish HDP
On 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) accused Turkey of systematically violating the UN Convention against Torture. Citing statistics from the Ministry of Justice [...]
Imprisoned Kurdish women’s rights activist denied healthcare in Iran, Amnesty launches petition
The Iranian authorities are denying imprisoned Kurdish women's rights activist Zeynab Jalalian access to health care, Amnesty International reported, launching a petition calling for her release. Imprisoned Kurdish women’s rights activist Zeynab Jalalian is being [...]
Inmates on hunger strike stand against abuse in Turkish prison
Six prisoners in a prison in Turkey’s central province of Kırıkkale have been on hunger strike for 13 days protesting against human rights violations and psychological pressures inflicted by the prison administration. Baran Gül, one of the [...]
Kurdish political prisoner executed in Iran
A Kurdish political prisoner was executed at dawn on Wednesday at Sanandaj Central Prison in Kurdistan Province, Iran. The accelerated pace of executions for death row prisoners in recent months has sparked widespread concern. Many [...]
Hun: Isolation of ill prisoners is a crime against humanity
Green Left Party MP Yılmaz Hun said that the aggravated isolation implemented against ill prisoners is a crime against humanity. Green Left Party Îdir (Iğdır) MP Yılmaz Hun spoke to ANF about the severe isolation [...]
Hundred more Yazidi families return to ancestral home in Iraq, thousands remain in exile
Hundred more Yazidi families return to ancestral home in Iraq, thousands [...]
Sweden to tighten anti-terror laws
Sweden to tighten anti-terror laws The Swedish government is [...]
European countries close consulates in Turkey against possible attack
European countries close consulates in Turkey against possible attack [...]
Turkey-backed factions torture Kurds in Syrian prisons: Human Rights report
Turkey-backed factions torture Kurds in Syrian prisons: Human Rights report [...]
European politicians join three million people in PKK delisting campaign
European politicians join three million people in PKK delisting campaign [...]
US Senator calls for sanctions on Turkey over its likely operations in northeast Syria
US Senator calls for sanctions on Turkey over its likely operations [...]
Why is İmralı prison exempt from Turkish law? – HDP MP
Why is İmralı prison exempt from Turkish law? – HDP MP [...]
Nation Alliance manifesto deficient on Kurdish Issue, says HDP MP
Nation Alliance manifesto deficient on Kurdish Issue, says HDP MP [...]
Amnesty calls on Iran to quash death sentences of young protesters
Amnesty calls on Iran to quash death sentences of young protesters [...]
Turkish President: We may respond ‘differently’ to Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids
Turkish President: We may respond ‘differently’ to Sweden and Finland’s NATO [...]
Catalan musicians perform in Barcelona in support of Kurdish people
Catalan musicians perform in Barcelona in support of Kurdish people [...]
Turkish-backed militias provided weapons for ISIS uprising, new evidence suggests
Turkish-backed militias provided weapons for ISIS uprising, new evidence suggests [...]
Demirtaş challenges opposition to say no to possible war before elections
Demirtaş challenges opposition to say no to possible war before elections [...]