NEWS

Latest News

• “Time for Freedom” demo in Brussels 

  Dozens of people joined a demonstration organised by PJAK in Brussels, Belgium.
• British company Andair halts supply for Turkish drones 

  British company Andair has stopped selling accessories to Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Makina after components produced by Andair were found in downed killer drones in Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Berlin vigil in solidarity with hunger strikes in prisons on day 3 

  A vigil was initiated on January 11 at Alexanderplatz in Berlin with the call of the European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) for solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike against isolation and rights violations in Imrali and other prisons
• Summary of proceedings against 10 HDP deputies  

  A summary of proceedings was issued for nine HDP deputies, including co-chair Pervin Buldan, on the grounds that they were serving in the party’s central executive board during the time of Kobanê protests.
• 5 detained as police attack students' protest in Ankara 

  Ankara police attacked action for Deniz Baran Erbudak, whose leg was broken during the Boğaziçi University protests. 5 students were detained in the crackdown.
• Ankara seeks to calm tensions with EU 

  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will visit Brussels on 21 January to calm tensions with the EU.
• KCDK-E launches "letters to the UN" campaign 

  The KCDK-E co-presidency Council greeted the South African Kurdish Working Group (KHRAG) and the South African Trade Union Confederation (COSATU) and called on activists to send letter to the UN Secretary General.
• Full page call for Freedom for Öcalan in Junge Welt 

  In today's issue of the daily Junge Welt newspaper published in Germany, a full page call issued by the British trade unions' "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, peace for Kurdistan" campaign was published.
• Israel 18 air strikes against Syria leave 23 dead 

  The Israeli air force launched an attack against eastern Syria leaving 21 Syrian army and its allied forces and 2 civilians dead.
• Organizations join the campaign for Öcalan's freedom 

  The lawyers' association ELDH, the New Word Summit and the human rights organization AIDL have joined the fight for Öcalan's freedom as part of the "Time for Freedom" campaign.
• Deposed co-mayor faces up to 15 years in prison 

  Up to 15 years in prison asked for Yenişehir District Municipality co-mayor İbrahim Çiçek, who was removed from office and replaced by a trustee.
• University students protest in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir 

  Once again, students have taken to the streets in several cities in Turkey to protest the government's appointment of rectors and encroachment on academic autonomy.
• Austria deports Turkish agent hired for assassination 

  Reports say that the agent spoke to the Austrian intelligence services and admitted that he had been assigned to kill three people who criticized the policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
• Life sentence for 7 people who participated in protests for Kobanê 

  7 people were sentenced to life imprisonment on the grounds that they had participated in the protests in Antep during the October 6-8 uprising against the invasion attacks of ISIS gangs against Kobanê in 2014.
• Sit-in in Berlin for solidarity with hunger strike in prisons on day 2 

  The five-day sit-in demonstration initiated by the KCDK-E in Berlin in solidarity with the hunger strike resistance in Turkey's prisons continues on its second day.
• HDP Bingöl organization: Isolation is a crime against humanity 

  HDP Bingöl provincial organization protested the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. HDP opened a banner "Isolation is a crime against humanity, end the isolation".
• Police take two people into custody in Amed 

  Two people have been taken into custody in Amed.
• Claims intensify of Turkey secretly negotiating with marshal Haftar 

  A senior official in Erdogan's security services traveled to Toubrouk in Libya to meet Akila Salah, the head of the parliament who remains the political front of marshal Haftar.
• Police release Osman Şiban 

  Osman Şiban, the villager who was thrown from a military helicopter last September, was released after been detained early this morning.
• Activists urge police to act on Tosun Grey Wolves salute 

  Police urged to act after Cenk Tosun reported for hate crime over Grey Wolves salute.
• Resistance of dismissed Cargill workers leaves 1000 days behind 

  The resistance of the Cargill workers, who were dismissed due to their union activities but justified by the court, has left 1000 days behind.
• Police detain Osman Şiban, the villager thrown from an army helicopter 

  Osman Şiban, a villager who was thrown from a helicopter by Turkish soldiers in Çatak, province of Van, was detained following a raid on his house in Mersin.
• Sit-in launched in Berlin in solidarity with hunger strike in prisons 

  A five-day sit-in has been initiated in German capital Berlin to protest the Imrali isolation and to support the prison resistance.
• HBDH calls for 'active support' for the resistance in Ain Issa and Til Temir 

  The Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement’s (HBDH) Executive Committee called for active support for the resistance against the attacks of the invading Turkish state against Ain Issa and Til Temir.
• Miner dies while working in Zonguldak 

  A worker named Ramazan Toprak lost his life as a result of an accident at work in a mine owned by TTK in Zonguldak.