In a grave move against the interests of the peoples of Turkey and of democratic politics and peace, DBP Co-Chair Mr. Kamuran Yüksek has been arrested. Mr. Kamuran Yüksek, co-Chair of Democratic Regions Party (DBP) has been arrested after an unlawful process of...
Foreign ministry refutes claim after UN expressed concern at lack of response to requests to conduct research in area This article was published on the website of The Guardian on 11 May 2016. The Turkish foreign ministry has dismissed a UN statement raising alarm over...
Published by Open Democracy 9 May 2016 Rojava’s battle with ISIS stronghold Raqqa is not simply a military one, but an ideological one in which the position of women could not be more polarised. Part 4. While I am in Rojava in northern Syria, the very first...
Published by The Washington Post 10 May 2016 By Suzan Fraser and Dominique Soguel ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey came under scrutiny on Tuesday for alleged human rights violations committed by security forces against Kurds in the southeast and Syrian refugees trying to...
Published by OHCHR 10 May 2016 GENEVA (10 May 2016) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Tuesday that he had received a succession of alarming reports about violations allegedly committed by Turkish military and security forces in...
From Oslo to Ankara: two Kurdish women walk 5000 km for peace and justice Saadet Che Demir and Gulbahar Adanc are two young Kurdish women from Norway, who have a remarkable story to tell. Saadet and Gulbahar had been Kurdish activists for a long time, but the massacre...