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Collecting Signatures Demanding Freedom for Öcalan Falls Within Freedom of Expression

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING

Collecting Signatures Demanding Freedom for Öcalan Falls Within Freedom of Expression

Two members of the BDP had been sentenced to 10 months in prison for "terrorist propaganda" over a campaign for the PKK leader.

3 February 2020

No Release For BDP Deputies

No Release For BDP Deputies

Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court rejected the release of jailed Kurdish deputies Faysal Sarıyıldız, Selma Irmak and Kemal Aktaş despite the prosecutor’s opinion.

20 December 2013

Mayor Stops Hunger Strike As Construction Halts

Mayor Stops Hunger Strike As Construction Halts

Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan stopped her 9-day hunger strike as authorities announced that they have halted the construction of a security wall on Turkey’s border to Syria.

7 November 2013

Facebook Censors BDP Again

Facebook Censors BDP Again

Facebook closed down the page of Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) General Headquarters, an intervention that was preceded by the closure of BDP Istanbul Administration last week.

29 October 2013

"Facebook Hypocritical, We Must Form Our Social Network”

"Facebook Hypocritical, We Must Form Our Social Network”

“We must use alternative means of communication. Political groups must form their own channels,” said Alternatif Bilişim Association Chair Keleş, reacting upon Facebook’s decision to close down the page of BDP Istanbul organization.

24 October 2013 Elif Akgül

BDP Women Assemblies Warn Killers of Women

BDP Women Assemblies Warn Killers of Women

A local administrator of Peace and Democracy Party reportedly massacred his daughter Emine Fırat. “We will pursue this cause until it is turned to the favor of women,” BDP Women Assemblies said.

25 September 2013

Öcalan: Process Must Evolve From Dialogue to Negotiations

Öcalan: Process Must Evolve From Dialogue to Negotiations

Peace and Democracy Party deputies Buldan and Demirtaş set off to Imrali Island yesterday to meet PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. Öcalan "It is essential for the [Turkish] state to create the necessary means and abilities for a deeply negotiation in order to continue the process,” said Öcalan.

16 September 2013

“Resolution Process on Its Second Stage”

ABDULLAH ÖCALAN’S MESSAGE

“Resolution Process on Its Second Stage”

PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan released a mesage through a Peace and Democracy Party, saying that he was supporting the transparancy in peace process - which he named it to be on its second stage.

4th Delegation Visits Imrali Island

4th Delegation Visits Imrali Island

Peace and Democracy Party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and deputies Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan set off to Imrali island this morning to meet PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.

Kışanak: PKK Will Release State Officers

Kışanak: PKK Will Release State Officers

"We have met KCK Executive Secretary Murat Karayılan in Qandil Mountain who pledged the release of Turkish state officers captured in 2011," Peace and Democracy Party Co-Chairperson Kışanak said.

Justice Ministry Rejects Ocalan Appointment

Justice Ministry Rejects Ocalan Appointment

Justice Ministry rejected the appointment request made by Turkey's four prominent Kurdish party leaders to visit PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan this morning in Imrali island.

23 January 2013

PM Gives Fatwa, Kurdish Opposition Says

PM Gives Fatwa, Kurdish Opposition Says

Gültan Kışanak, Peace and Democracy Party Co-Chair, criticized PM Erdogan's authoritarian tone--resembling it to Islam's fatwa statements--on the parliamentarian immunity issue, saying that Kurdish people might consider boycotting the national parliament entirely.

4 December 2012

30 Detentions in KCK; 7 Arrests in Van

30 Detentions in KCK; 7 Arrests in Van

Detention warrants are issued for 30 people including BDP Urfa Provincial Head. 7 women working at the municipality got arrested in Van.

Attack On The Peace And Democracy Party

Some people tried to burn down the building of the Peace and Democracy Party in Dikili in the province of Balıkesir. There was another attack ten days ago.