Turkish state forces continue attacking the graves of fallen freedom fighters.

This time, graves of HPG guerrillas in Karşıyaka Cemetery in Tatvan district of Bitlis have been attacked. Gravestones were broken and torn down.

Recently, in various cemeteries in Amed’s Bismil district, all gravestones of HPG, YPG, YPJ, YPS, YPS-JIN and YJA-STAR members have been swapped out by the Turkish police.

Police had previously swapped out the gravestones in the Yeniköy Cemetery in Diyarbakır on orders from the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the families had installed new gravestones they engraved with the names of their children in protest.

In a statement about the continued attacks on graves, PKK Executive Committee had said the following; “Attacking cemeteries and dead bodies is where humanity ends. It is not possible to stay human or to gain a free and democratic life without fighting such an aggressive power. In this sense, this tyranny and inhumanity should be objected to. Our Kurdish Freedom Movement will make these forces that attack the graves of our martyrs, who are the highest value of our people, answer for what they did. Those who did this will pay the price. Our people should not remain silent in the face of this attack and insult. This animosity against Kurds and this vile behavior must be responded to. Our people in all parts of Kurdistan, not just the people of Bakurê (Northern) Kurdistan, should speak up against this inhuman force.”