Published by ARA News on November 6, 2016 Tel Abyad – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday announced the launch of an operation to liberate Raqqa from Islamic State’s (ISIS) militants. “On this occasion, we assure the democratic forces in the world, our great...
One of the charges against HDP-co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş concerns the speech he gave in Diyarbakir (Amed) on the 27th of October 2016 after the unlawful arrest of the co-Mayors of the Municipality of Diyarbakir (Amed). After this speech the Diyarbakir prosecutor...
Published by ANF News Desk on Friday, November 4, 2016 1:00 PM Full text of the joint statement of detained MPs of the HDP at court The Co-chairs and deputies of the HDP who were detained in a large-scale operation last night, made a joint statement at Court. The...
Belgian council chamber decided not to prosecute Kurdish associations, media and politicians for terrorism The Brussels council chamber decided on 3 November 2016 not to prosecute 36 people, including Kurdish politicians, organizations and journalists of Kurdish...
Published by Ekurd Daily on November 4, 2016 DIYARBAKIR-AMED, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— Turkish police on Friday detained the two co-leaders of the country’s main pro-Kurdish party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), and several other MPs in a major escalation of...
Cumhuriyet Journalists Held; Kurdish Media Closed; Mayors Jailed Published by Human Rights Watch on November 3, 2016 (Istanbul) – The detention of journalists from independent newspaper Cumhuriyet, the closure of the remaining Kurdish media, and the jailing of elected...
