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Manifestation au R-P Schuman – Lundi 28 à 12H30
Bonjour, Plus de 25 prisonniers politiques et opinions Iraniens sont en grève de faim, depuis 30 jours. Leurs vies sont en réelles dangers. Le régime Islamique Iranien ne s’arrête jamais de torturer les prisonniers et il ne respecte non plus la convention mondiale des...
Call to Observe the Hearing of Ms. Figen Yüksekdağ
Dear Friends, HDP Co-Chair Ms Figen Yüksekdağ was arrested on 4 November 2016 along with Co-Chair Mr. Demirtaş and 8 other HDP deputies. The second hearing of Ms. Yuksekdag’s case, for which she is under pre-trial detention in Kandira F Type Prison, will be held on 18...
KRG doubles down on independence vote after Baghdad meeting
This article was published on Al-Monitor on 23 August 2017. Written by Omar Sattar. The Kurdish delegation's visit to the Iraqi capital Aug. 14 failed to change the declared stances on the Kurdistan region independence referendum scheduled for Sept. 25, but did set...
Call for an International Day of Action against Feminicide
Call for an International Day of Action against Feminicide: Let's make August 3rd the International Day of Struggle against Feminicide through our joint organization! [gview...
Turkey’s parliament could be finalizing its own demise – Pinar Tremblay
Published by Al-Monitor on July 20, 2017 It's not possible to regulate people's thoughts, but Turkey's president has come up with the next-best thing: controlling their words. Since the April 16 referendum that expanded the authority of the presidency, President Recep...
Jailed Kurdish leader Demirtas says fair trial impossible in Erdogan’s Turkey
Published by Ekurd Daily on July 19, 2017 ANKARA,— Turkey’s jailed pro-Kurdish opposition leader said no judge could stand up to Tayyip Erdogan, expressing doubts he could ever have a fair trial after the president publicly labelled him a terrorist. In a rare...
Swedish lawmakers file ‘genocide’ complaint against Turkey’s Erdogan
Published by Ekurd Daily on 11/7/17 STOCKHOLM,— A group of Swedish lawmakers said Monday they have filed a legal complaint accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Kurdish southeast of his country. The...
De Mistura says Syrian Kurds need to participate in constitution drafting
Published by Ekurd Daily on 11/7/17 GENEVA,— UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura reiterated in an interview with Sputnik the vital need for Syrian Kurds to participate in the process of drafting the nation’s constitution, adding that he believed their voices...
Turkey’s Kurdish lawmaker Leyla Zana acquitted in ‘terror’ propaganda case
Published by Ekurd Daily on 11/7/17 DIYARBAKIR-AMED, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— A court in Turkish Kurdistan on Tuesday has acquitted a prominent a prominent Kurdish rights activist and lawmaker from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) of three charges, state-run...
