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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:50
Daily News : 29 April 2024
29/04/2024 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews 📍 Kurdish football team Amedspor has won promotion to Turkey’s First League, winning plaudits for perseverance in the face of systemic racism. 📍 Protesters gathered in Brussels and Paris on Saturday, voicing their outrage against recent raids on Kurdish television channels Medya Haber TV and Stêrk TV. […]
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:02
Fear of impunity grows as prosecutor requests acquittal for police officers in Tahir Elçi case
The prosecutor in the case of Tahir Elçi, a prominent Kurdish lawyer and expert in human rights assassinated in 2015, requested the acquittal of three police officers. Diyarbakır (Amed) Bar Association firmly reacted, declaring that “the Tahir Elçi assassination will not go unpunished.” The prosecution’s assessment, represented by Prosecutor Mustafa Alper Buğra Horozoğlu, asserts the […]
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:26
Gas leak follows geothermal drilling explosion in Turkey
A drilling operation for a geothermal plant in Sarayköy, located in Turkey’s Denizli province, was disrupted by an explosion on Monday that released hydrogen sulfide gas into the environment. The incident, which took place 850 metres below the surface, propelled geothermal water several metres into the air. Remarkably, there were no reported casualties or injuries. […]
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:57
Iraqi Kurdistan election delay likely, PM notes progress in Khor Mor attack probe
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has maintained its stance of boycotting parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, raising concerns over electoral procedures and mechanisms. The KDP’s political bureau made a statement to the effect that “continuing in the political process under the current conditions would be untenable for the KDP.” This could mean […]
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:32
Turkish government maintains ban on May Day celebrations at Taksim despite court ruling
Despite a recent Constitutional Court ruling that overturned bans on public gatherings, the Turkish government announced that May Day celebrations will not be permitted in Istanbul’s Taksim Square this year. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the decision on Monday, citing the potential for mass protests and public safety concerns. “Taksim Square is not among the […]
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:24
Düsseldorf Kurdish film festival presents human rights awards, promises annual event
The Kurdish Film Festival (DKFF) in Germany’s Düsseldorf featured a host of Kurdish films with a spotlight on the Yazidi community during a four-day event, ending in an awards ceremony over the weekend. Directors and filmmakers were honoured as special guests, acknowledged for their contributions to a raised awareness of regional human rights issues and […]
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:32
‘Let Toomaj breathe’: Jina Amini’s mother reacts as Iran hands death sentence to rapper
Mojgan Eftekhari, the mother of the late Jîna (Mahsa) Amini, urged Iranian authorities to lift the death sentence imposed on dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi and prevent further suffering. “Do not allow Toomaj’s mother’s heart to mirror mine; let Toomaj breathe so that his mother does not suffocate,” she said as quoted by VoA. Rap artist […]
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:47
Champion Kurdish team Amedspor reaches First League after decade-long racism battle
Kurdish football team Amedspor was crowned champion of the Turkish Football Federation’s Second League on Sunday after a competitive season, securing a place in the TFF’s First League. Ekrem İmamoğlu, mayor of Istanbul from main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), took to X (formerly Twitter) to congratulate the team “wholeheartedly”. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the CHP’s former […]
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Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:59
Turkey’s top human rights lawyer exposes systematic torture in Turkey’s prisons as state policy
Torture is a state policy in Turkey, systematically applied and deeply ingrained in detention and interrogation practices, particularly against political prisoners and minority groups, according to Turkey’s top human rights lawyer, Eren Keskin. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday where the 2022-2023 Prison Rights Violations Report was released, Keskin, co-chair of the Human Rights […]
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Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:20
Turkish prisons under scrutiny: 2022-2023 report reveals systematic human rights violations
The “2022-2023 Prison Rights Violations Report” highlights the severe and systematic human rights abuses in Turkish prisons, reflecting a disturbing normalisation of political repression and isolation practices. The report, presented by the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) and the Federation of Associations for Legal and Solidarity with Families of Detainees and Convicts (MED TUHAD-FED), […]
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