Policeman Engin Y., the father of Zainal Abarakov, the prime suspect in the case of Gülistan Doku’s disappearance, has been suspended from duty.Read More
Zeycan Yedigöl, a Saturday Mother who searched for her missing son Nurettin Yedigöl for 39 years, has died at the age of 98. She was laid to rest in Erzincan where she was born.Read More
In another example of human rights violations in Afrin (Efrîn), northern Syria, Turkish-backed mercenaries kidnapped two civilians in the village of Anqelê in the Şiyê district, reports Hawar News.Read More
The Saturday Mothers, relatives of the ‘disappeared’ and human rights defenders on 28 November asked about their relatives who were ‘disappeared’ under the custody of the Turkish state.Read More
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Civilians killed during curfews under investigation for ‘organisational ties’
While the killers of 24 civilians in Nisêbîn in 2015 remain unknown, a Mesopotamia News Agency report has revealed that for the last five years the prosecutor has been investigating the supposed “ties” of the victims with the “organisation” based on their historical social media posts.Read More
Savan Abdulrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan Child abuse is a worldwide phenomenon, but it poses particular problems in eastern countries such as Iraq. When we speak of child abuse it could mean anything between direct abuse and violence to mental abuse.Read More
Police raided houses of numerous activists and People’s Democratic Party (HDP) members in 15 districts of Istanbul, Turkey.Read More
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VIDEOS
Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan campaign launched in Italy
Within the scope of the“Stop Isolation, Fascism, Occupation; Time to Achieve Freedom” initiative that was announced by the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) and the Kurdistan Communities of Women (KJK), a new campaign was launched in Italy as part of the international campaign to demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.Read More
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Mehmet Ali Koçak protests against his son’s burial in ‘cemetery
Mehmet Ali Koçak, who lives in Siirt (Sêrt) in Turkey, reacted against the unlawful decision to bury his son Abdullah Koçak in the cemetery of the nameless before his DNA test results could be used to enable him to bury his son in the family’s cemetery.Read More
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SPECIAL REPORTS
Necro-Politics in Turkey: Attacks on the Kurdish dead and Kurdish
by Uğur Deniz – İstanbul The question of a mother whose child’s grave was attacked several times resonates with us: ‘What does the state want from dead Kurds?’ What is the problem of the political power of Turkey with the dead? Medyanews interviewed anthropologist Derya Aydın, who studies cemeteries and mourning processes and its reflections […]Read More
