Journalist and publisher Ragip Zarakolu has been subject to a lifetime of harassment from the Turkish authorities. After graduating college in 1968, Zarakolu began writing for magazines such as Ant and Yeni Ufuklar, both of which focused on issues of social justice in...
Onvoorwaardelijk steunen wij de leden van de Koerdische gemeenschap die vandaag buiten voor het Franse parlement protesteren. Ze protesteren tegen de onrechtvaardige en provocerende arrestatie van Koerdisch politiek activist en strategist mr. Adem Uzun op 6 oktober en...
The hunger strikers demand the right to use the Kurdish language in judicial proceedings, the right to use the Kurdish language in education, and an end to the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan. The hunger strike of Kurdish prisoners started since September 12th, 2012, is...
While the indefinite and non-alternate hunger strikes of the imprisoned Kurdish political prisoners, which were launched on 12 September to force the government to “instantly and without condition”provide the circumstances of Kurdistan Workers’ Party...
When we asked what kind of medical supplies, we got “everything” as an answer. Analgesics, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, sterile bandages, antiseptics, burn ointment, … but also contraceptives, milk powder, sanitary napkins or diapers …...
A petition has been initiated by a group of social scientists at Change.org which calls for more supporters for the hunger strikers. The petition can be reached online...
