European Parliament resolution of 8 February 2018 on the current human rights situation in Turkey (2018/2527(RSP))
On Thursday the 8th of February 2018 the European Parliament adopted yet another resolution condemning the current human rights situation in Turkey (2018/2527(RSP)). You can read and... Read more
Het Turkse parlement heeft de populaire Koerdische politicus Osman Baydemir gisteren de toegang ontzegd tot de volgende twee parlementaire zittingen omdat hij in zijn toespraak het woord “Ko... Read more
The Trial of Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtas – Blog by International Observer and Barrister, Margaret Owen
Published by Peace in Kurdistan 8 Deecmber 2017 Blog post from International Trial Observer and Barrister, Margaret Owen (pictured) Wednesday, December 6 Ms Figen Yüksekdağ is charged, under... Read more
Published by Jin News on 12 December 2017 The people living in 12.000-year-old town Hasankeyf speak about the heritage of their region and what the planned destruction would mean for culture... Read more
Turkey’s Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas goes on trial over ‘terror’ links, facing 142 years in jail
Published by Ekurd Daily on the 7th of December 2017 Selahattin Demirtas, absent from ‘terror’ trial, to stay in jail SINCAN, Turkey,— A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the co-leader of th... Read more
Gepubliceerd door Turksnieuws.nl op 12/9/17 Istanbul/Peter Edel (COLUMN) – Op 31 augustus jl. werden in provincie Hakkari vier personen beschoten door een drone van de Turkse strijdkrachten.... Read more
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT Conflict Period and following Demolition of the Old city (SURİÇİ) of DIYARBAKIR August 1, 2017 Nevin Soyukaya Archaeologist Former head of the UNESCO World Heritage... Read more
Schond Turkije mensenrechten in het stadje Cizre? – Tatiana Scheltema Gepubliceerd door Vrij Nederland op 13 juli 2017 Volgens de Turkse overheid werden in Cizre in Oost-Turkije alleen... Read more
Swedish lawmakers file ‘genocide’ complaint against Turkey’s Erdogan
Published by Ekurd Daily on 11/7/17 STOCKHOLM,— A group of Swedish lawmakers said Monday they have filed a legal complaint accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of genocide, crimes... Read more
Published by Ekurd Daily on 11/7/17 DIYARBAKIR-AMED, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— A court in Turkish Kurdistan on Tuesday has acquitted a prominent a prominent Kurdish rights activist and lawma... Read more
Assyriërs woedend over confiscatie kerken in Mardin – Abraham beth Arsan
Gepubliceerd door Mo* Mondiaal Nieuws op 4 juli 2017 De Assyriërs leefden al duizenden jaren in Mesopotamië. De regio tussen de twee rivieren Eufraat en de Tigris wordt door historici de bak... Read more
Gedicht van Demirtaş verbannen De repressie van Erdoğan’s AKP-regering tegen de pro-Koerdische Democratische Partij der Volkeren (HDP) heeft een nieuw toppunt van krankzinnigheid bereikt. Op... Read more
Published by Ekurd Daily on 9/6/2017 ADANA,— A court in southern Turkey on Thursday sentenced a former lawmaker and co-chair of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to one year in pri... Read more
Call to Observe the Main Case of Ms. Figen Yüksekdağ whose HDP membership and deputy status have been rescinded through political intervention in outright violation of all laws, norms and pr... Read more
Several Kurdish media reports on new curfews being declared on many Kurdish villages in the province of Diyarbakir. Villagers are fleeing as their homes are being bombed. Exact amount of vil... Read more