Speaking at Mazlumder’s Roboski stall in Ankara, sociologist Ismail Besikçi underlined that “The murder of 34 people, despite all available information about their activities and working hours, is an intimidation just like the execution of 33...
NEWS1. Turkey puts 205 on trial over alleged links to Kurdish rebels2. Turkey tries activists over Kurd militant links3. BDP and DTK to hold rally on 14 July4. Lawyers Storm out of the Courtroom in Landmark KCK Case5. Trial against Zarakolu and Ersanli opens today6....
Kürkçü MP stated that "13 prisoners in Turkey’s southeast Kurdish province of Sanliurfa Penitentiary were burnt to death on Jun. 16". Only 5 survived. All 18 were incarcerated in the same two-storey ward which was originally designed...
Dear friends, We am writing to let you know that an Early Day Motion (EDM) titled EDM 261: Arrest and Prosecution of Kurdish Politicians (see below) has been tabled in Parliament by Hywel Williams MP expressing concern over the arrest and detention of thousands...
Bjorn Smith-Simonsen (Chair of IPA’s Freedom to Publish Committee) Eugene Schoulgin (Deputy-Chair of International PEN)Sara Whyatt (Director of the Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN)In its annual report seven years ago, the Writers Union of Turkey...
The start of the trial follows the indictment on 19 March by the Istanbul Public Prosecutor charging Professor Ersanli with “leading an illegal organisation” and publisher Zarakolu with “aiding and abetting an illegal organisation”. The...
