Police in Turkey on 6 November intercepted Mesopotamia Agency reporter Emrullah Acar and asked him to become an informer, threatening him in the process. Four days later, Yeni Yaşam Newspaper employee Hamdullah Bayram was similarly approached and threatened. The police threatened to burn Bayram and his workplace. According to Mesopotamia Agency, on 6 November, Emrullah […]Read More
by Ertuğrul Kürkçü American people have stopped the march of fascism to power in the United States. This is a great gain not only for the American people but also for all progressive movements across the globe.Read More
After the resignation of Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) issued a statement today calling for an early election.Read More
Selahattin Erdem Translated from Yeni Özgür Politika In discussing the topic regarding “relations between national unity and democracy” – an issue which I examined in my previous article – I arrived at the conclusion that national unity requires peace, which means a ceasefire, and that peace can only be possible under conditions of democracy. This […]Read More
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Executive Committee issued a statement regarding the situation in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) ruling alliance in Turkey, Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP’s) relationship with the Turkish state.Read More
The Dicle Amed Women’s Platform was held in front of the Koşuyolu Human Rights Monument with the participation of dozens of women on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Solidarity.Read More
Uğur Deniz – İstanbul The first article in the Co-Chair system series was entitled “A mechanism that dismantles the power: Co-chair system”. It examined the system that has been implemented by Kurdish political parties for the first time in Turkey, from past to present, to ensure full equality of women and men in politics and […]Read More
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) declared a new Continuous Action Programme on 6 November.Read More
The Executive Council Co-Presidency of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) responded to the statement of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Chairman Massoud Barzani regarding the rising tensions between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and KDP forces in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.Read More
Eylül Deniz Yaşar – Diyarbakır(Amed) The Co-Chair of DTK, one of the most targeted non-governmental organizations in Turkey, which has been the address of constant police raids especially after the breakdown of the Kurdish peace process, shared the significant voice of the millions of Kurds they stand for amid the ongoing prosecutions against DTK:Read More
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