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Istanbul man arrested for hanging posters of jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş

Istanbul man arrested for hanging posters of jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 13, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

A 57-year-old man in İstanbul was arrested on terrorism charges for hanging a poster of former Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) leader Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been behind bars since November 2016, the Mezopotamya news agency reported. The man, Selahattin...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party says at least 2,000 members detained in 2018

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party says at least 2,000 members detained in 2018

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized

A report prepared by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on the occasion of the Dec.10, Human Rights Day, has revealed that at least 2,000 members of the HDP have been detained in the first 11 months of 2018, 500 of whomhave been sent to jail, the...
Turkish appeals court upholds jail sentence for Kurdish politicians Demirtaş

Turkish appeals court upholds jail sentence for Kurdish politicians Demirtaş

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A regional appeals court in Turkey has upheld Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş’s four year, eight month prison sentence for disseminating terrorist propaganda, the Gazete Duvar news website reported. He was indicted by a prosecutor along with former deputy Sırrı...
Kurdish leader to remain in prison despite ECtHR ruling: Turkish court

Kurdish leader to remain in prison despite ECtHR ruling: Turkish court

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 2, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request for release filed by Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş which was based on a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that his pre-trial detention had gone on longer than could be justified. The...
[VIDEO] Erdogan says ECHR decision not binding for Turkey

[VIDEO] Erdogan says ECHR decision not binding for Turkey

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said that Turkey is not bound by verdicts of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) following the court’s decision calling for the release of  Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş from a lengthy pre-trial detention. “ECtHR...
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