Statement 26.11.2012 – There have been important developments since November 8th in Serekani (Ras al-Ayn), the Kurdish area of Syria, which is also on the border of Turkey. Neighboring a town by the same name (Ceylanpinar) on the Turkey border, Serekani is a multicultural and multi-ethnic city with Arab, Assyrian and Circassian inhabitants. Both Serekani’s…
Statement 19.11.2012 – Since 8th November 2012, armed groups infiltrated by Turkey entered Serekani (Ras al-Ain), the city of Syria. These armed groups affiliated with and are being supported by Turkey. The Kurds, Arabs and Assyrians have been living in Serekani, which is the border city with Turkey. Armed groups first entered into Arab districts.…
Index * KNK Press release urgent call * Last statement from the prisoners * Mayor Baydemir joins hunger strike * Time chronology and numbers of hunger strikers * Worldwide reactions and calls from international organizations; CPT, IHD and Amnesty international (urgent action) * International social scientists and academics petition campaign, Artists “Call From Istanbul”, Letter…
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.…
Statement 11.09.2012 – The political situation inside Turkey is rapidly deteriorating with an alarming increase in repression of opposition activists, including trade unionists, and the increasing militarisation of the State’s conflict with the Kurds. Turkish leaders feel that they have the green light from their NATO allies to use increasingly savage repression against their own…
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…
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…
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…