A symbol of resistance for women: Asya Yüksel
Asya Yüksel, regarded as the “spirit of women” in Cizîr (Cizre) and remembered for the legacy of resistance she left to the women of Botan, became a symbol through both her life and her struggle.
Peace Mothers meet Future Party
Continuing their visits to political parties, the Peace Mothers met with the Future Party.
Health of prisoner on hunger strike against ID imposition deteriorates
Lawyer Arman Atılgan said that prisoner Tuğçenur Özbay, who launched a hunger strike against an ID imposition at Şakran Women’s Closed Prison, has dropped to 45 kilograms on the 100th day of her protest, calling on the prison administration to abandon the practice.
Peace Mothers gift white headscarves to CHP members
The Peace Mothers, who visited the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Headquarters, presented white headscarves to the participants in the meeting.
DEM Party to organise ‘Take a step for peace’ rallies
As part of the Peace and Democratic Society Process, the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party will hold rallies in several cities on 16 May under the slogan “Gavek ji bo Aştiyê/Take a step for peace”.
Executions in Iran to be protested in Brussels tomorrow
The Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) has announced that a commemoration and protest will be held in Brussels tomorrow to denounce executions in Iran.
Searching for his father’s remains for 34 years: Our pain is a reality of collective memory
Servet Ertak, the son of Mehmet Ertak, who was detained in Şirnex in 1992 and has not been heard from since, said: “Our pain is a reality of collective memory. If we are to speak of social peace in this country, the fate of the disappeared must first be revealed.”
Iranian regime bombs PAK camps
The Iranian regime has bombed camps belong to the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK).
Lawyer Kaya: Prisoners are calling for a freedom law
ÖHD member Halil Kaya, noting that there is an expectation for legal reform following their meetings with families and prisoners, said, “It is not a repentance law that is needed, but a freedom law.”
At least 10 METU students detained
Police have raided the homes of socialist students who were attacked at a concert held as part of the METU Spring Festival; at least 10 students have been detained.
900th week of struggle: Our action will continue until we find our last missing loved one
As the “Let the disappeared be found, perpetrators be prosecuted” action enters its 900th week, İHD member Berfin Elçi stated that they will continue their struggle until the last missing person is found, calling for participation in this week’s demonstration.
Footage of five years of plunder in Botan: Ecosystem sounds the alarm
Accelerating over the past five years under the guise of “security,” mining and oil activities, tree cutting and environmental destruction in Botan are threatening forests, wildlife and livelihoods, while footage documenting five years of deforestation lays bare the scale of the devastation.
Peace Mothers to apply to ministry to meet Abdullah Öcalan
The Peace Mothers will apply to the Ministry of Justice to meet Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
Peace Mother visit the MHP
The Peace Mothers met with Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) delegation.
DEM Party Youth Assembly: We want to meet Abdullah Öcalan
DEM Party Youth Assembly members Nesrin Özdemir and Tuğba Çelik said they want to meet Abdullah Öcalan, stressing that the government must approach the process seriously.
EMEP Deputy Chair: Obstacles before Abdullah Öcalan must be removed
Labour Party (EMEP) Deputy Chair Sedat Başkavak said: “For the process to move forward, Öcalan must be granted a status and obstacles preventing him from meeting with different segments of society must be removed.”
Campaign launched for Hossein Salmanpour Zahir, who faces deportation
A campaign has been launched for activist Hossein Salmanpour Zahir, who faces deportation to Iran despite the risk of execution.
Relatives of Disappeared call for a reckoning
Speaking about the “Department for the Investigation of Unsolved Crimes”, Relatives of Disappeared emphasised the importance of a reckoning and stated that the Ministers of the Interior from the 1990s must be held to account.
Newroz Uysal Aslan: Political prisoners are part of the Kurdish issue
Newroz Uysal Aslan of the DEM Party, drawing attention to the fact that isolation has become institutionalised in prisons, emphasised the urgent need to implement legal regulations.
IHRNGO Director: Sooner or later regime will go
IHRNGO Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, noting an unprecedented rise in executions in Iran over the past 20 years, stated: “Iranian authorities are taking advantage of the war situation to intensify repression against the people because their main threat comes from Iran and not from American or Israeli bombs.”
DEM Party’s Eren: The status itself is a state of being free
Emphasising that Devlet Bahçeli’s statements regarding Abdullah Öcalan’s status should not remain merely rhetorical, DEM Party member Serhat Eren said: “Mr Öcalan’s approach of offering solutions to problems must be crowned with a status. The status itself is a state of being free.”
Politician Pencwênî: I do not believe the process is progressing unless Abdullah Öcalan is free
Politician Mihemed Emin Pencwênî, who has met Abdullah Öcalan many times and at certain stages assumed a mediating role, said: “I do not believe the process is progressing until conditions are created to see and speak with Leader Öcalan. The struggle must continue until Öcalan is free.”
Journalist Muradyaliabady: Mechanisms of the third way must be established
Journalist Diako Muradyaliabady said that all segments of society must unite to halt executions and repression in Iran, adding: “A lasting organisation must be established through unity, and mechanisms of the third way must be created.”
KCDP April report: 26 women murdered, 23 suspicious deaths
According to the We Will Stop Femicide Platform’s (KCDP) April report, 26 women were murdered in the space of a month, whilst 23 women died in suspicious circumstances.
