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Thomas Barrack and his team prioritize Turkey’s interests while ignoring the realities faced by local communities in the region.
The DEM Party has submitted its draft for a commission for the peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question to parliament. The aim is to create a pluralistic body with broad social participation.
On July 2, 1993, 33 people, mostly of Alevi faith, were killed in an Islamist-nationalist pogrom at the Madımak Hotel in Sivas. Victims and survivors are still fighting for justice.
A 39-member international delegation that came to Istanbul as part of the “I want to visit Abdullah Öcalan” campaign made a statement. The delegation called for the unconditional release of the Kurdish leader and other political prisoners.
+ Öcalan’s message to the international delegation visiting Turkey
+ European delegation submits request for a meeting with Öcalan to Asrın Law Office
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Rojava panel in Erzincan
The Erzincan branch of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) organised a panel on the ‘Rojava Revolution’ yesterday. Arzu Demir, a reporter and editor with ANF, said: “The revolution has first of all changed the lives of women.”
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Önder: Government set the stage for the attack
HDP MP and İmralı Delegation Spokesman Sırrı Süreyya Önder commented the attack on HDP headquarters in Ankara as a follow-up of the Ağrı provocation, saying it was the government that set the stage for the attack.
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HDP: They will not be able to halt us
HDP warned the government, saying that; “Those who suppose they will halt and intimidate us by means of such provocations will see that they are are wrong.”
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YDG-H clash with police in Yüksekova
Activists of the Movement of Patriotic and Revolutionary Youth (YDG-H) in Yüksekova district of Hakkari clashed with police who attempted to blockade neighborhoods as of evening yesterday.
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Paris murders; intelligence reports censored
Families of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, who were murdered in Paris on 9 January 2013, complained that French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has not kept his promise to shed light on the killings
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FARC: Not an attack, legitimate defence
Farc has issued a statement after an attack in Cauca left 11 Colombian soldiers dead and shook the peace process, saying the incident was not an attack, but guerrilla units defending themselves.
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People clash with police over house raids
Special operation teams of police attempted to carry out house raids after blockading Kışla and Orman neighborhoods with armored vehicles in Yüksekova district of Hakkari late yesterday evening.
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People prevent police raids in Gever
Clashes broke out early this morning between special anti-terror teams that encircled the Kısla and Orman neighbourhoods of Yüksekova with armoured vehicles and the local people.
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İmralı Delegation: State violated the ceasefire in Ağrı
İmralı Delegation has released a report following observations at Tendürek in Ağrı where Turkish army carried out a provocative operation on 11 April. The delegation will submit the report to both state officials and Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
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33 youths join YPG ranks in Efrîn
33 young fighters have joined the ranks of YPG (People's Defense Units) after completing their military training at Martyr Xebat Military Academy in Efrîn Canton.
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Sinjar people in Batman pin their hopes on HDP
The candidates named by the HDP for Batman province of North Kurdistan have paid a visit to the tent city sheltering the Yazidi Kurds who fled their hometown in the face of savage attacks by inhumane ISIS gangs early August.