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THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE KURDS IN SYRIAApproximately 1.7 million Kurds live in Syria, a much smaller number than in Turkey, Iran, or Iraq. Furthermore, the Kurds in Syria live in three non-contiguous areas and, therefore, historically have been much less successfully organized and developed than in the other three states. Nevertheless, the Kurds in Syria constitute the largest minority in Syria. [Read more] |
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EUTCC STATEMENT ON THE CONTINUING TRIAL OF LEADING KURDISH ACTIVISTS IN TURKEYThe ongoing trial of 151 high profile and leading Kurdish politicians and activists in Turkey accused of having links to the PKK, continues. They risk jail terms from five years to life in jail on various charges. [Read more] |
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EUTCC Patron Leyla Zana Sentenced to Prison by Diyarbakir CourtLeyla Zana, a former MP who has gained internationally acknowledgment for her tireless political work for the Kurdish People, was Thursday April 8 sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, accused of being supportive to the PKK and its leader Mr. Abdullah Öcalan. [Read more] |
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Leading Kurdish Politicians and Journalists Detained in BelgiumIt is with deep concern that the EUTCC received the news that the Belgian federal police have detained 25 people for suspected links to the PKK along with ROJ-TV journalists. [Read more] |
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Background paper to the 6th International Conference
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Final Resolutions to the 6th International Conference on EU, Turkey and the Kurds, 2010The 6th International Annual conference has once more brought together contributors including leading academics, writers, legal experts, human rights organizations and prominent Turkish and Kurdish intellectuals from all over the world to debate over two days the progress that has been made in Turkey’s bid for accession to the European Union and investigate what further efforts must be made to improve human rights and the rule of law in Turkey. [Read more] |
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Program for the 6th International Conference on EU, Turkey and the KurdsTo see the program, click on the link below. [Read more] |
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EUTCC statement on Muharrem Erbey arrestEUTCC statement on Muharrem Erbey arrest [Read more] |
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Mayor Osman Baydemir forbidden to leave TurkeyThe democratically elected Greater Diyarbakir Mayor, Osman Baydemir, Turkey, has been forbidden by the Turkish authorities from going abroad. [Read more] |
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EUTCC Statement - Mass arrests in TurkeyIt is with the deepest disappointment that we note the recent systematic and antidemocratic arrests of more than 80 persons including 9 democratically elected Mayors in Turkey’s southeastern provinces. [Read more] |