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‘Oppression continues in prisons despite process’

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11:10 22/10

Relatives of prisoners stated that despite the Peace and Democratic Society Process pressure continue in prisons and called on the state and the government to take concrete steps.

Release of 8 prisoners prevented: No release in Kırşehir S-Type

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10:32 22/10

Human Rights Association (IHD) Ankara Branch co-chair Omer Faruk Yazmaci met with prioners in Kırşehir S-Type Closed Prison and he stated that relese of 8 prisoners prevented between July and October. "Kırşehir S-Type does not release anyone," he said.

Villages in Agirî punished for not voting ruling party

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10:23 22/10

2 thousand 179 kilometres of Agirî's (Ağrı) 2 thousand 636 kilomtres of village roads are still stabilised. Melik Ozmus, co-chiar of the People's Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Provincial General Assembly said: "The appointed ones act according to the policies of the government and divide the people according to their preferences."

Journalist Aykol's sleep medication reduced again

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15:48 21/10

The sleeping pills given to journalist Huseyin Aykol, who was intubated after a brain haemorrhage in Ankara, have been reduced again.

Transitional government closes Tebqa-Salemiya road

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15:25 21/10

The Syrian Transitional Government forces closed the Tebqa-Salemiya road, which connects North and East Syria to other parts of the country.

Turkey building new roads and bases, preparing for war says CPT Iraq representative

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13:55 21/10

Kamaran Osman, CPT’s Iraq representative, warned that Turkey is preparing for a new war in the Zap and Avaşîn regions of the Kurdistan Region, building new military bases while continuing large-scale deforestation, even during on-going peace talks.

He said, ‘a person can’t regret what they didn’t do’, his release delayed by 6 months

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10:18 21/10

The release of political prisoner Hakki Ay, held at Elazığ Type-1 High Security Closed Prison, was postponed for six months after he told the Prison Administration and Observation Board, “A person can’t regret something they didn’t do.”

Delegation from Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in Tehran

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16:47 20/10

The security delegation of Iraq and the Federated Kurdistan Region, led by the Iraqi National Security Advisor, travelled to Tehran for a series of meetings.

Journalist Aykol to be put back into induced coma

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15:34 20/10

It has been reported that journalist Huseyin Aykol, who was intubated following a brain hemorrhage in Ankara, will be put back into an induced coma.

Syrian forces attacked Sheikhmaqsud

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14:43 20/10

Aleppo Internal Security Forces announced that an armed attack and assassination attempt was carried out by the paramilitary forces of the Syrian Interim Government against one of their points in the vicinity of Sheikhmaqsud (Şêxmeqsûd) neighbourhood of Aleppo last night.

Only demand of the Peace Mothers is the physical freedom of Ocalan

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11:10 20/10

The Peace Mothers, who held their conference, gave the message that the freedom of the peoples passes through the physical freedom of Abdullah Ocalan.

Judiciary must make rulings that strengthen social peace says IHD member

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10:08 20/10

Reacting to recent prison and detention rulings issued in Ağrı, Azad Akbulut, Co-Chair of the Human Rights Association (İHD) Ağrı Branch, stated that “the judiciary must issue decisions that strengthen social peace and fulfill the requirements of a democratic society.”

‘The real solution is to remove the barriers before the Kurdish language’

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09:34 20/10

Responding to the Turkish Parliament’s recent Kurdish-language post on its official X account following Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş’s speech in Amed (Diyarbakır), Birhat Duman, an executive of the Kurdish Language and Culture Development Association (KURDÎGEH), said: “Kurds will not accept this double approach. The real solution is to remove the barriers before the Kurdish language.”

Intubated journalist Aykol in stable condition

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16:38 19/10

Journalist Huseyin Aykol, who was intubated after suffering two brain haemorrhages, is still in a stable condition.

DEM Party Co-Chairs: Implementing ECHR rulings is a key step toward peace

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15:16 19/10

Speaking in front of the prison after the visiting former HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, DEM Party Co-chairs emphasized that implementing the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings and releasing Demirtaş, Figen Yüksekdağ, and all Kobanê case prisoners would be “one of the most important steps” in the ongoing process toward peace and democratization.