Kerim Boran releases
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Ill prisoner Kerim Boran was released from prison after his sentence was cancelled.
Ill prisoner Kerim Boran was released from prison after his sentence was cancelled.
Mothers who lost their relatives during the conflict emphasised the need for unity among Kurds.
A group of 39 people, who want to meet Abdullah Öcalan, will come to Turkey from Europe and hold process-orientated contacts.
The sentence of Kerim Boran, an 81-year-old seriously ill prisoner in Edirne F-Type Closed Prison, has been cancelled by AKP Leader and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Stating that the descendants of Şêx Seîd (Sheikh Said) did not give up their struggle and today the whole world is talking about Kurds and their struggle, DBP Co-chair Keskin Bayındır said. “We will build a ‘Peace and Democratic Society’ by protecting Mr Öcalan’s will for a solution.”
Speaking at the “Labour in Democratic Society Workshop” held in Amed (Diyarbakır), People’s Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Co-deputy Chair Sevtap Aktag said: “We need to be builders of an equal and free life, not watchers.”
Disabled individuals shared their views on the new process toward resolving the Kurdish issue, emphasizing that war increases the number of disabled people and highlighting the importance of peace.
The Constitutional Court (AYM) ruled that the right to life was not violated in the case of 17 year old Rozerin Cukur, who was shot during a curfew in the Sur district of Amed (Diyarbakır). While the legal process continues with allegations that Cukur was a “terrorist organization member”, lawyers have taken the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Representatives of professional journalist organisations reacted to the threats against our reporter Zeynep Durgut over her news report and stressed that those who threatened her should be put on trial.
Refugees excluded by their countries and segments of society face problems awaiting solutions. IHD member Gulseren Yoleri said: "For the resolution of problems, the right to asylum must be accepted without hesitation."
Stating that an important area for the democratisation of Turkey has been opened, Prof. Dr. Sevtap Yokuş said that legal guarantees and an inclusive constitution are important for the success of the process: "Raising hope depends on the efforts of all of us."
In the final declaration of the conference "Şêx Seîd (Sheikh Said) and Azadî Community: History, Memory, and Collective Dissent Conference" called for the disclosure of the burial places of those who have great historical, political, cultural and symbolic value for the Kurdish people and an end to denialist approaches.
Riha (Urfa) Bar Association, Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) and Human Rights Association (IHD) Riha Branches have declared that they have started field work, panel discussions, meetings and reporting processes in order to contribute to the process of confrontation, recognition of rights and development of reform proposals.
Şırnak Working Journalists' Association made a press statement on the threatened journalist Zeynep Durgut and said "We will not remain silent against this mentality".
Legal and civil society organizations reported after inspections in 9 prisons that “Even the most basic human rights of prisoners have been suspended and isolation has been intensified to the highest level.”