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Lawyers staged Vigil for Justice
Lawyers gathered at the opening of the judicial year to continue Vigil for their detained colleagues in front of Caglayan Istanbul Courthouse -
Rojhilat refugees in Hewler called on UN for help
Rojhilat refugees in Hewler are living in very difficult conditions. The refugees called on the United Nations (UN) to help them finding a settlement place. -
IHD delegation prevented to reach fires area in Dersim
The Human Rights Association delegation was stopped by the gendarmes and prevented to reach Kutudere -
Women in Armenia call on international circles to act for Öcalan
Women in Armenia sent a letter to international circles for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan. -
Woman Prisoner detained treatment
Dicle Bozan was abandoned to death in Elazığ T Type Prison. She needed to be operated but once the “machine was broken”, another there was “no doctor”. -
“The isolation of Öcalan means insisting on war”
Academics from the Halabja University stated that the isolation imposed upon Öcalan goes against all faiths and humane values, and that insisting on the isolation means insisting on war. -
Young people take over Vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg
The Vigil demanding the freedom of Kurdish People's Leadership Abdullah Öcalan, was this week carried out by young people from Paris. -
Long March for Öcalan’s freedom kicks off in Germany
The ‘Long March’ initiated by Kurdish youth for Öcalan’s freedom has kicked off in Germany. -
World Peace Day rally in Istanbul
World Peace Day rally in Istanbul will be held today at Bakırköy Freedom Square. -
Peace rally against isolation in Amed
We will step up our actions for peace, said HDP co-chair Sezai Temelli -
Istanbul Court ruled to confiscate material for Peace rally
Istanbul 3. Criminal Court of Appeals, has ruled to confiscate publicity materials prepared by the HDP World Peace Day rally on 1 September. -
Governor banned sit-in by relatives of disappeared people in Amed
The IHD has said the Governor in Amed has banned the weekly sit-in by the relatives of the disappeared people -
Saturday Mothers rejected police ban on disappeared action
Police wanted to block the action of the Saturday Mothers, but the Mothers and a large crowd of people rejected the ‘ban’ and staged their action. -
People in Germany protest against fires in Dersim
People in Stuttgart, Germany, protested against the deliberate fires started by the Turkish state in the forests of Dersim. -
Saturday Mothers protesting against banning of their action
The Saturday Mothers tried to go to Galatasaray square for the 701st week of action for the disappeared people, but found all roads closed with barriers by police. -
HDP: Ending isolation to bring peace
HDP co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli, published a written statement to mark World Peace Day. -
DBP: Ending isolation is a key to peace
DBP Amed Provincial co-chair, Naside Toprak, said that removing the regime isolation imposed on Kurdish people’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan is crucial to reach peace. -
Today Amed, Tomorrow Istanbul
World Peace Day will be celebrated in Amed and Istanbul. Freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan will be the main demand. -
People from Serhat hit the road to Amed Peace Meeting
Thousands of people gathered at the bus station in Van early in the morning and hit the road to Amed to attend the Peace rally. -
Saturday Mothers will be in Galatasaray this Saturday
Saturday Mothers held a press conference at the Human Rights Association (IHD) Istanbul Branch to confirm that they will be in Galatasaray Square, tomorrow. -
Ill prisoners in Rize jail denied medical treatment
Ruken Varol, sister of Metin Varol, a prisoner in Rize L Type Prison said she is concerned about her brother’s health condition -
Political prisoner Yildirim's health worsening
Political prisoner Mehmet Said Yildirim’s health is worsening. Yildirim had stayed in Imralı for 9 days -
Amnesty International sends observers at Saturday Mothers' sit-in
Amnesty International has said it would send observers on 1 September to the sit-in organised by the Saturday Mothers. -
Euphrates HRC documents crimes against humanity by Turkey, ISIS
The Euphrates Human Rights Center is working to document Turkey's attacks against civilians in villages along the border between Western and Northern Kurdistan to be submitted to European Court of Human Rights and other international legal authorities. -
Lawyers not allowed to meet with Öcalan for 7 years
Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is held in aggravated isolation by the Turkish state as part of its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people and their freedom struggle.