Statement October 2012- As it is known on 12th September 2012, led by nine Kurdish women prisoners in Diyarbakir E type prison an indefinite and non-alternate hunger strike started. This strike has increased to almost all prisons in Turkey. Right now, there are 63 Kurdish prisoners who have been on hunger fast for 42 days.…
Press Release
Northern (Turkey), Press Release
The vicinity of the Kurdish city of Semdinli in Turkey is under the control of Kurdish Guerillas!
Statement 01.08.2012 – The Turkish Army has been under military siege by the Kurdish Guerrilas for 9 days! The Turkish Army bombs Kurdish civilians and villages due to its defeat against the Guerilla! The HPG Guerillas who are part of the PKK, have been in control of a large vicinity of the Semdinli Town of…
Eastern (Iran), Press Release
Iran provokes war
Statement 10.05.2012 – On May 9 the death penalty through hanging was carried out against the Kurdish political prisoners Ferzad Kemanger, Eli Heyderiyan, Ferhad Wekili and Sirin Elem Hulu in the torture prison of Evin, not far from the Iranian capital Teheran. We condemn the inhuman and beastly method of murder carried out by the…
Analysis, Press Release
Proposal for the convening of Kurdish people’s national congress
Statement 11.03.2012 – The convening of the Kurdish National Unity Congress is a historical task for our people, and one that must be successfully accomplished. Our movement wishes to share its approach and proposals in relation to the National Unity Congress itself as well as with its agenda. The democratic resistance of the people of…
Northern (Turkey), Press Release
Massacre by Turkish state continues!
Statements 29.12.2011- Turkish war planes bomb Kurdish village and massacre 40 children and youth in Sirnak, South East Turkey. Turkish war planes bombed Roboski village, a Kurdish village in the South East province of Sirnak, Turkey, killing at least 40 civilians, many of them children and youth, late last night. 24 of those killed belonged…
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Ismet Chérif Vanly – Obituary
Statement 22.11.2011 – The Gesellschaft for bedrohte Völker (GfbV) mourns the loss of a democrat, scientist and member of our advisory board, Ismet Chérif Vanly (Wanly). He died on the 9th of November 2011 at 4:00, some days before his 87th birthday, in his home in Lausanne. Vanly worked closely with the GfbV at the…
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National Solidarity Meeting in Brussels
Statement 22/23.10.2011- The Kurdish National Congress (KNK) organised a two-day meeting named “National Solidarity” between 22-23 October 2011. The meeting has also coincided with a period in which the colonial powers’ attacks on Kurdistan have reached the highest levels. The Turkish government has increased attacks and operations from all fronts to the highest level and…
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A Dangerous Concept: The “Tamil Solution“ for the Kurdish Question
Statement 18.08.2011 – Since yesterday (17 August 2011) Turkish warplanes have been shelling the border area in southern Kurdistan (North-Iraq). According to initial reports settlement areas were hit. On the pretext of destroying PKK forces Turkey has bombed the area countless times. For a long time the Turkish AKP government has been preparing itself for…