Reporters Without Borders has this year, for the first time, compiled a list of the world’s 10 most dangerous places for the media – the 10 cities, districts, squares, provinces or regions where journalists and netizens were particularly exposed to violence and where freedom of information was flouted.
The boat which takes visitors to Imralı prison island where PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has been since 1999, was again reported broken by the authorities. This time it was the family of the Kurdish leader to be prevented from going and seeing their kin.
In a statement released this morning the BDP called on all those who belief in freedom of the press to protest against the raids, arrests and blows dealt to freedom of information. The BDP issued the statement after searches and arrests were made at many Kurdish press offices, including Dicle News Agency (DİHA), Etik News Agency and Özgür Gündem daily.
HRW: Cross border attacks caused death and displacement
Iran and Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan killed more than a dozen civilians and displaced thousands between mid-July and November 2011, including in areas that did not appear to have military targets, Human Rights Watch said today.
Karayılan rules out unilateral steps at this stage
In an interview with ANF, KCK Presidency Council member Murat Karayılan remarked that “the current attitude by the Turkish establishment” forced Kurds to look towards other ideas and proposals. Stating that the PKK is discussing and evaluating the situation arising, Karayılan underlined that “The Kurdish people are not tied to Turkey.”
The KCK operations today have targeted Kurdish media and press members. Simultaneous raids were carried out in the central and branch offices of daily Özgür Gündem and Dicle News Agency,as well as in the Istanbul offices of Etik News Agency, Gün Printing Office and Democratic Modernity magazine. The raids were carried out in the context of the so called Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) operation.
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Reporters Without Borders has this year, for the first time, compiled a list of the world’s 10 most dangerous places for the media – the 10 cities, districts, squares, provinces or regions where journalists and netizens were particularly exposed to violence and where freedom of information was flouted.
Schools in Van had been closed since October 23 when the first of two major earthquakes hit the region.
The boat which takes visitors to Imralı prison island where PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has been since 1999, was again reported broken by the authorities. This time it was the family of the Kurdish leader to be prevented from going and seeing their kin.
Turkish war planes bomb Kurdish village and massacre 40 children and youth in Sirnak, South East Turkey.
In a statement released this morning the BDP called on all those who belief in freedom of the press to protest against the raids, arrests and blows dealt to freedom of information. The BDP issued the statement after searches and arrests were made at many Kurdish press offices, including Dicle News Agency (DİHA), Etik News Agency and Özgür Gündem daily.
Iran and Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan killed more than a dozen civilians and displaced thousands between mid-July and November 2011, including in areas that did not appear to have military targets, Human Rights Watch said today.
In an interview with ANF, KCK Presidency Council member Murat Karayılan remarked that “the current attitude by the Turkish establishment” forced Kurds to look towards other ideas and proposals. Stating that the PKK is discussing and evaluating the situation arising, Karayılan underlined that “The Kurdish people are not tied to Turkey.” 
The KCK operations today have targeted Kurdish media and press members. Simultaneous raids were carried out in the central and branch offices of daily Özgür Gündem and Dicle News Agency,as well as in the Istanbul offices of Etik News Agency, Gün Printing Office and Democratic Modernity magazine. The raids were carried out in the context of the so called Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) operation.