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PEN International
Dear PEN WiPCs,
Attached are the resolutions that were passed by the Assembly of Delegates at the PEN Congress held earlier this month in Belgrade. All have been sent to the respective governments, where appropriate and Centres may use the texts for publicity or advocacy. French and Spanish translations to follow.
De Kerchove : “No Kurdish terror risk in EU”
By Roni Alasor / Ararat News – Publishing (ANP), Brussels September 12, 2011.
International delegation for investigating war crimes and bringing those responsible to justice
Over 120 mass graves, where there are presumed to be the bodies of over 1,500 people, illustrates the brutality and the war crimes against the Kurdish population.
Iran bombed Kurdistan with the help of Turkey, By Mohammed Salehzadeh
In Iran, more than 50% of the population belong to ethnic minority groups, such as Turks, Kurds, Balochs, Turkmen, Arabs, Armenians and so on.
Annull the travelling prohibition towards Abdullah Demirbas!
Mr. Abdullah Gul, President, Republic of Turkey
Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey
Mr. Sadullah Ergin, Minister of Justice, Republic of Turkey
Campaign: Annull the travelling prohibition towards Abdullah Demirbaş!
Madam, Sir,
Abdullah DEMIRBAS, mayor of Sur Municipality (Diyarbakir, Turkey) and defender of Kurdish linguistic and cultural rights, has been hit with a travelling prohibition following his release from prison on medical grounds.
Kurdish News 5-7 September
BDP 2nd Regular Convention: A Road Map to Democratic Autonomy
Iran criticises NATO’s Turkey radar plan
A senior Iranian diplomat criticised neighbouring Turkey on Monday for agreeing to host an early warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system for Europe.
Human Rights Watch: Iraqi Kurdistan: Cross-Border Attacks Should Spare Iraqi Civilians [1]
At Least 10 Dead; Hundreds of Families Displaced
September 2, 2011
