When members of the special Turkish police unit Jitem arrived at night, Kurdish inhabitants of southeast Turkey knew there would be another disappearance. Investigators are now looking into the activities of this allegedly disbanded secretive organization from the...
The leader of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party, or DTP, said late Tuesday that dialogue was a must for peace in the country and for an end to the bloodshed, but stated the prime minister would decide whether or not he wanted to meet."We want to contribute...
But the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) reserves the right to defend itself if it comes under attack during the ceasefire, said the Firat News Agency, which serves as a mouthpiece for the group.The ceasefire, first declared on April 14, had been due to expire on...
Amnesty International (AI) has published its 2009 Report on "The State of the World’s Human Rights". Organised by region and also by country, its comments on Turkey show that human rights have not seen improvements in the country in the last year....
Iran and Pakistan signed several agreements with the unannounced consent of American. The most important one was about launching the peace pipeline which transfers Iranian gas to Pakistan and then India. This agreement was signed after 15 years of delaying...
Brussels, 20th may 2009 Dear, On Friday the 8th May, the Spanish governement decided to approve the extradition of two Kurdish political activists, Remzi Kartal and Eyyup Doru, to Turkey. They are both members of the Kurdistan National Congress. From the...
