Kurdish newspaper editor sentenced to 21 years in prison

“Freedom of expression must be extended once and for all to the Kurdish press,” Reporters Without Borders said today, reacting to the 21-year jail sentence which a court in Diyarbakir, the largest city in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, has passed...

Dozens of Kurdish BDP Members Arrested – Again

The police carried out operations on 12 and 13 February in the cities of Adana, Diyarbakır, Van, Siirt, Batman, Mardin, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Muş and Istanbul on 12 an13 February. According to Fırat News Agency, more than 200 people were arrested, Anatolian Agency and...

Turkey’s Homework on Minority Rights

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (ACPE) passed a document on 27 January regarding measures to be taken by Turkey in the context of minority rights. The ACPE expects a progress report related to the measures from Turkey until February...
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