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November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

HDP: North and East Syria are not a security threat, they are hope for humanity

HDP: North and East Syria are not a security threat, they are hope for humanity

Turkey is in the midst of a great period of crisis, and the ruling AKP-MHP coalition is in danger of losing power, the life of which “they are trying to extend by the strategy of external war”

November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

HDP calls for the release of jailed politicians after the ECtHR ruling

HDP calls for the release of jailed politicians after the ECtHR ruling

The Peoples’ Democratic Party said that the ECtHR has once again condemned Turkey for violating the rights of their fellow party members, reiterating their call for the release of jailed politicians.

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Updates and progress for the Kobanî Trial

Updates and progress for the Kobanî Trial

Selahattin Demirtaş said the trial is a political endeavor that tries to isolate and criminalize the HDP, and one of the aims of the case is for the government to win the upcoming 2023 elections.

November 4, 2022November 8, 2022

6th Anniversary of the regime’s crackdown on the HDP

6th Anniversary of the regime’s crackdown on the HDP

Today it is six years since the political crackdown of 4 November 2016, which was directed against the People’s Democratic Party (HDP). Since then, Erdogan’s regime has been systematically and arbitrarily fighting the HDP with all state resources.

October 26, 2022November 8, 2022

Armed raids against journalists are an attempt at criminalization by the AKP-MHP Alliance

Armed raids against journalists are an attempt at criminalization by the AKP-MHP Alliance

Yesterday, police carried out simultaneous raids on the homes of 11 journalists in Ankara, Diyarbakir, Mardin, Urfa, Van and Istanbul.

October 23, 2022November 8, 2022

Özsoy: Chemical weapons allegations must be investigated

Özsoy: Chemical weapons allegations must be investigated

The Turkish government denies the use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan despite clear evidence. If it is so sure, it must allow an independent investigation, says HDP Foreign Affairs Co-Spokesperson Hişyar Özsoy

October 18, 2022November 8, 2022

HDP calls on international agencies to respond to Turkey’s alleged chemical attacks

HDP calls on international agencies to respond to Turkey’s alleged chemical attacks

HDP: “We invite the relevant international institutions and the public, especially the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations, to work more effectively,”

October 17, 2022October 18, 2022

Systematic police attacks by Erdogan regime on HDP deputies

Systematic police attacks by Erdogan regime on HDP deputies

Information note by HDP Foreign Affairs Spokespersons Feleknas Uca & Hişyar Özsoy: “HDP deputies also face brutal physical attacks by the security forces during their political activities.”

October 7, 2022October 26, 2022

Özsoy: We cannot leave Turkey at the mercy of two nationalistic and populist alliances

Özsoy: We cannot leave Turkey at the mercy of two nationalistic and populist alliances

HDP Foreign Affairs Co-Spokesperson Hişyar Özsoy gave an interview to Green Left: There are all kinds of things that could happen. Erdoğan may seek to create more chaos and instability and generate “security concerns”.

October 5, 2022October 18, 2022

Yüksekdag: The Labour and Freedom Alliance is a historical coalition

Yüksekdag: The Labour and Freedom Alliance is a historical coalition

Artı Gerçek’s interview with former HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ:
Responding to our questions from prison, Figen Yuksekdag said that it was a mistake to choose nationalism to challenge the government.

September 26, 2022September 28, 2022

Labour and Freedom Alliance held its first public meeting in Istanbul

Labour and Freedom Alliance held its first public meeting in Istanbul

The Labour and Freedom Alliance shared a joint declaration featuring the principles of their political framework, the road map covering the period pre- and after Turkey’s upcoming elections, and the principles of their struggle for justice, equality and democracy.

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

Bakırhan: As the Labour and Freedom Alliance, we will succeed together

Bakırhan: As the Labour and Freedom Alliance, we will succeed together

The declaration of the “Labour and Freedom Alliance” will contain messages on many issues, especially the economy, poverty, the Kurdish problem and the restriction of fundamental rights and freedoms.

September 20, 2022September 23, 2022

Turkey’s prisons continue to be centres of torture and death

Turkey’s prisons continue to be centres of torture and death

The Human Rights Association (IHD) reported that 13 prisoners died by suicide, 5 prisoners died suspiciously, and the cause of death of a further prisoner was not disclosed in 2021. It has been also reported that 6 prisoners committed suicide in 2022, and 12 prisoners died suspiciously.

September 20, 2022September 23, 2022

Turkish government is destroying and plundering nature in Mount Cudi

Turkish government is destroying and plundering nature in Mount Cudi

The Turkish government, which employs aggressive policies to redesign the country in its own image and in line with its political interests, has been destroying and plundering the eco-system especially in the Kurdish countryside for years.

September 10, 2022September 15, 2022

Court bans former HDP co-leader Figen Yüksekdag’s poetry book

Court bans former HDP co-leader Figen Yüksekdag’s poetry book

A judgeship has banned a poetry book written by Figen Yüksekdağ, a former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who has been in prison since 2016.

August 25, 2022August 27, 2022

Günay: Turkey’s only goal in Syria is to fight the Kurds

Günay: Turkey’s only goal in Syria is to fight the Kurds

“If Turkey is interested in a solution and peace in Syria, all it must do is withdraw from Syrian territory and abandon its support for the factions associated with it,” said Ebru Günay, spokesperson for the HDP

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

Toxic aircraft ship Nae São Paulo arrives in Turkey soon

Toxic aircraft ship Nae São Paulo arrives in Turkey soon

We hereby call upon all institutions, organizations, parties, politicians and individuals for a healthy and safe environment to take immediate action by mobilizing their capacities, networks and resources towards stopping Nae São Paulo, thus preventing another disaster from happening.

August 23, 2022September 29, 2022

Kurds, legitimate security concerns, universal values and the mountains

Kurds, legitimate security concerns, universal values and the mountains

Under the title “Cooperating with Erdogan means selling humanity” the Swedish newspaper Dagens ETC an article written by Devriş Çimen, the European representative of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).

August 15, 2022August 22, 2022

Imprisoned Kurdish politician denied release for ‘saying hello to other prisoners’ families’

Imprisoned Kurdish politician denied release for ‘saying hello to other prisoners’ families’

Mukaddes Kubilay, the former co-mayr of Ağrı, has been found not to be in good conduct and her release has been delayed.

August 11, 2022August 22, 2022

Dilan Taşdemir: Law is suspended in Turkish prison

Dilan Taşdemir: Law is suspended in Turkish prison

HDP Ağrı Deputy Dirayet Dilan Taşdemir said that every prison has become an autonomous structure and added that “the law has been completely abolished and torture has become systematic.”

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