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Families of Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali apply for a visit
The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting. -
Intellectuals and diplomats urge Swedish government to end deportations
Intellectuals and diplomats in Sweden, including former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, called on the government to immediately end the deportations and secure the human rights of the Kurds. -
Visits continue at Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center
Visitors continue to pour into Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center, where a massacre took place on 23 December. Underlining that the incident was a political massacre, not a racist attack, the visitors called on the French state to "uncover the massacre". -
Social media hastag campaign for Öcalan today: Isolation is a crime against humanity!
Hashtag campaign for Abdullah Öcalan today at 6pm CET. -
International legal organizations call for Turkey to comply with CPT's recommendations
International legal organizations called for Turkey to comply with the CPT's recommendations and to end the illegal isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and other detainees in Imrali. -
Kurdish artists protest in front of the Ministry of Culture in Paris
Kurdish artists protested in front of the French Ministry of Culture with a photo of singer Mîr Perwer, who was shot dead in Paris, demanding a complete investigation of the attack on the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Centre. -
Trial against TTB President Şebnem Korur Fincancı adjourned
The imprisoned President of the Medical Association Şebnem Korur Fincancı reiterated her demand for an independent investigation into Turkey's chemical weapons use in Kurdistan on the second day of the trial in Istanbul. -
Three activists murdered by the regime commemorated in Eastern Kurdistan
Despite all the repression by the Iranian regime, protests again took place in Bokan and Mahabad in Eastern Kurdistan at memorial services for three activists murdered by the regime. -
Kurdish man attacked by Turkish fascist in France: He wanted to kill me because he hates Kurds
Kurdish hairdresser Avşin Zikrî has been seriously injured by a Turkish fascist in Roubaix in northern France. "He wanted to kill me because he hates Kurds," said Zikrî in hospital in Lille. -
HDP deputies’ vigil demanding immediate meeting with Öcalan continues
The vigil of MPs of the HDP parliamentary group in Ankara continues. The MPs demand an immediate visit to Imrali and call the total isolation an "execution in instalments". -
Visitors flock to Justice Vigil in Paris
The Justice Vigil launched in protest at the Paris killings continues. Numerous people and institution representatives visited the vigil today. -
Kurdish politicians receive up to 12 years in prison
Kurdish politicians who were detained during the political genocide operation against the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul branch on December 12, 2016, were sentenced to between 6 and 12 years in prison during the final hearing today. -
Paris killer placed in solitary confinement
The man who murdered three Kurdish activists in Paris on Friday was placed in solitary confinement. -
Court of appeals upholds Gezi Park protests verdict
The Court of appeals has upheld the verdict in the case concerning the 2013 Gezi Park protests. -
Young activists take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg
Activists from Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. -
At least 476 people have been killed by security forces in protests in Iran and Rohjilat
At least 476 people, including 64 children and 34 women, have been killed by security forces in protests in Iran and Rojhilat. -
French union CGT expresses "solidarity with the grieving Kurdish people"
The French union CGT expressed its "solidarity with the grieving Kurdish people" and demanded that the 23 December massacre be considered as a "terrorist attack" and that the confidential order imposed on the 9 January 2013 massacre be lifted. -
Peace in Kurdistan: Justice for the victims of Paris attack and all Kurds
Peace in Kurdistan demanded justice for the victims of the Paris attack and all Kurds. -
Yiğitalp: CPT should address concerns over Imrali prison
Sibel Yiğitalp, a former MP of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, said that the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture should make a statement about the İmralı prison as millions of people are worried about Abdullah Öcalan. -
Protest in front of the French Ministry of Justice
In front of the French Ministry of Justice, activists demanded that the deadly attack on the Kurdish community in Paris be classified as a terrorist attack. -
Political prisoners in Elazığ on hunger strike
In the T-type prison of Elazığ, five political prisoners have gone on hunger strike in protest against their conditions of detention, which violate human rights. -
Women meet with Argentinean government official to discuss Turkey’s chemical attacks in Kurdistan
A meeting was held with the Argentinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the chemical attacks of the Turkish state against guerrilla troops and the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. -
'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' uprising continues in Iran and East Kurdistan
Despite killings, arrests, violence and executions, the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' uprising continues unremittingly in Iran and East Kurdistan. -
Kurdish Women’s Office for Peace calls for action: “We demand justice and truth!”
“Let us appeal together to the French state and the international community. We will fight until we know the truth about the attacks! We want the Kurdish community and Kurdish women to finally be protected instead of criminalised, deported and murdered." -
Turkish man who attacked Kurdish hairdresser in France arrested for 'racism'
A Turkish man who attacked a Kurdish hairdresser in Roubaix, France for playing Kurdish music, has been arrested for racism.