Prisoners held in Şırnak T-Type Closed Prison are reportedly being denied hospital transfers for rejecting an arbitrary “slipper requirement” imposed by prison authorities and gendarmerie officers.
The DEM Party delegation has traveled to İmralı Island to meet with Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
12 of 13 people tried between 2013 and 2015 were sentenced to a total of 159 years in prison on charges of “terrorist organization membership” and “financing terrorist organization.” Lawyer Sinan Zincir described the verdict as proof that “the Istanbul Courthouse is showing resistance to the peace process.”
Mehmet Edip Taşar (68), a seriously ill prisoner who has undergone 18 angiographies and had 8 stents implanted, collapsed in prison after being declared “recovered” and sent back from the hospital to Marmara (Silivri) No. 5 L-Type Closed Prison. He was taken to the prison infirmary after his condition worsened.
Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Organization Commission Co-Spokesperson Hüseyin Birlik emphasized that the conditions of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan must be improved to advance the peace process, asking, “How can there be a solution if the main interlocutor is not consulted?”
Syria Democratic Union Party (PYD) Co-chair Xerîb Hiso stated that the discussion on the disarmament of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was imposed by external powers, emphasizing that “problems are solved through dialogue” and that “stability will come when people return to their homes.”
Former political prisoner who spent 32 years in prison Cevat Yerdegul has called for “trust-building and concrete steps” to advance the ongoing peace process concerning the Kurdish issue in Turkey.
The Saturday Mothers, recalling the words of the families of the Kerboran (Dargeçit) disappearances, “The bones recovered from the wells and our testimonies were not considered sufficient evidence,” demanded justice.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have launched a security operation in the city of Raqqa, in North and East Syria, targeting DAESH sleeper cells.
Co-chair of the European Kurdish Democratic Society Congress (KCDK-E), Zübeyde Zümrüt, called on Kurds and their friends in Europe to join the upcoming march and rally in Cologne demanding the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
In statements marking November 1, World Kobanê Day, organizations emphasized that the Kobanê resistance, described as the “resistance of the century”, has created a new model of life for peoples worldwide.
The DEM Party’s İmralı Delegation will meet with Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan on November 3.
Lawmakers serving on the parliamentary National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission have traveled to Ireland to examine the experiences of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the United Kingdom as part of the ongoing Peace and Democratic Society Process.
DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları stated that the Peace and Democratic Society Initiative represents “the liberation of all 86 million citizens,” while Co-Spokesperson of the HDK and member of the National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission Meral Danış Beştaş said that they foresee a possible visit to İmralı in the near future.
The Asrin Law Office announced that Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan met with his relatives on İmralı Island as part of a family visitation.