Bereaved families are still awaiting the return of loved ones’ remains after they were buried in plastic boxes under concrete sidewalks in Kilyos Cemetery.Read More
by Ateş Alpar – Adana While many businesses slowed down after the coronavirus pandemic spread worldwide, courier jobs have accelerated. The workload of couriers has doubled or even tripled due to the increase in the number of people working from home and online shopping. Even in the time of lock-down, couriers work hard and have […]Read More
Halise Aksoy, the mother of Agit İpek, whose body was delivered to the family for burial via a parcel delivery service, was detained, with her guests, after her house was raided.Read More
On Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas Day, an internationally celebrated day of ‘peace and joy’, Turkish forces along with their controlled Jihadist militias are steadily increasing their attacks and bombardment on territory and villages of Ayn Issa, (Ayn Issa translates to the Water Spring of Jesus) as Russia and America both guarantors of the […]Read More
The ‘Bill on Preventing the Spread and Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction’ relating to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s) in Turkey was passed by the Justice Commission on 19 December.Read More
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UK Foreign Secretary urged to act to secure Leyla Güven’s
A group of intellectuals, politicians and trade unionists, including writer Noam Chomsky and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, wrote a letter to the United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dominic Raab regarding the imprisonment of the Co-Chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), Leyla Güven, in Turkey. They […]Read More
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Selahattin Demirtaş’s attorneys make application for his release
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has pronounced its judgement on the former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş. The court concluded that Demirtaş who has been in pre trial detention for over four years, has been kept in prison for political reasons.Read More
Democratic Society Congress (DTK) co-chair Leyla Güven was sentenced to 22 years and three months in prison for her statements against the attacks on Afrin and for her activities as part of the Democratic Society Congress. She has been sent to Elazığ (Xerpet) prison on 23 of December.Read More
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European Court call on Turkish Government to release Selahattin Demirtaş,
The European Court of Human Rights made a decisive ruling against the Turkish Government in the case of the imprisoned ex Co Chair of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş and called on the Turkish AKP Government to release him immediately.Read More
As Russia and the Syrian regime continue to keep silent on Turkey’s attacks on North East Syria, Turkmenian residents of the area criticised Russia’s attitude and called for international public support.Read More
