Activists, civil society members and medical professionals are calling on the Turkish state to free prisoners in the wake of the Corona virus crisis. The confined and crowded conditions in Turkish prisons have lead doctors like Dr. Kamuran Yıldırım to liken them to morgues. Dr. Yıldırım’s wife, Gülser Yıldırım, is one of the many political … Read more
As part of widespread measures to quash dissent the Turkish state has dismissed over 15,000 health care workers and academics due to their political views. With the severity of Corona virus infections and deaths increasing in Turkey, there has been renewed pressure to reinstate these health care workers. One such worker is HDP MP Dr … Read more
Despite a rising death toll from the Corona virus in Turkey, the state has continued to arrest democratically elected politicians in Kurdish municipalities. The HDP opposition party which supports Kurdish self-determination had won elections in 65 municipalities in local elections last year. Since then, 40 municipalities have been forcibly seized by the AKP-MHP government. In … Read more
By Bristol Kurdistan Solidarity Network We held a demonstration today to remember our friend and comrade Anna Campbell. It’s two year since Anna was killed while resisting against the Turkish invasion of Afrin. She had joined the YPJ’s armed fight against the invasion. We blocked the entrances of BAE Systems/MBDA in Filton. Read more about … Read more
On the 4th of March Fossalto muncipality in the province of Campobasso (Molise region) awarded imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan honorary citizenship. Similar recognition has been given in the past by the municipalities of Tufara, Campobasso, Castelbottaccio, Palermo, Napoli, Palagonia, Reggio Emilia, Riace, Martano and Pinerolo. The award recognised Öcalan’s imprisonment in solitary confinement for … Read more
Dozens of academics, journalists and human rights activists have signed an open letter to the Boris Johnson and the British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. Along with 70,000 other students imprisoned by the Turkish state Ilhan Sami Çomak was imprisoned for political and anti-Kurdish reasons. The nationalist ideology of the regime means that they see Kurdish … Read more
After the HDP (People’s Democratic Party) party conference on Sunday the 23rd, 11 party members were detained by the Turkish government. The move reveals the undemocratic and authoritarian nature of the regime. The party’s congress took place on Sunday and was attended by thousands of members and international guests. The party has been a staunch … Read more
Dockworkers have continued their strike in the Italian city of Genoa. The strike is a refusal to load weapons in the port of Genoa, including arms destined for Turkey’s illegal military actions in Syria and Iraq. Workers took a similar action prior to the 18th of February when a Saudi ship docked at the port … Read more
Activists in the Spanish city of Getafe held a protest outside their local Airbus factory earlier this month. They protested the company’s links to the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria. Airbus manufactures transport planes used by the Turkish military in their illegal war against Kurds and others in Northern Syria.
Activists in Bern, Switzerland took action against the French insurance company AXA for the company’s links to the Turkish state. Activists threw red paint over several AXA company cars to highlight how the corporation is complicit in the atrocities of the Turkish state. They noted how comapnies like AXA, Credit Suisse, Mercedes and Rheinmetall are … Read more