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From Turkish Jail, Kurdish Leader Urges PKK to Lay Down Arms Abdullah Ocalan, founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, has from prison called on the organisation to lay down its weapons and start peace talks with the Turkish government.

Abdullah Ocalan, founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, has from prison called on the organisation to lay down its weapons and start peace talks with the Turkish government.

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Erdogan Crackdown Aims to Halt Kurdish Peace Process in Turkey, Experts Say Sackings of mayors and multiple arrests threaten to torpedo a tentative peace deal with the Kurds – and Turkey’s president is doing this on purpose, experts claim.

Sackings of mayors and multiple arrests threaten to torpedo a tentative peace deal with the Kurds – and Turkey’s president is doing this on purpose, experts claim.

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Webinar: Rights In the Digital Space 2024 - BIRN Join us for an insightful webinar on February 20, 2025, organised jointly by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.

Are digital rights under threat in Europe? On 20 Feb, join us for a discussion on media freedom, digital rights, & the role of tech companies in shaping the online world. We will highlight the monitoring reports by the MFRR & the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.
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Turkish Court Blocks Journalist’s Social Media Accounts, Citing ‘National Security’ A Turkish court has blocked access to the YouTube, X and Instagram accounts of a journalist whose focus on Kurdish rights has repeatedly drawn the hostile attention of the authorities.

A Turkish court has blocked access to the YouTube, X and Instagram accounts of a journalist whose focus on Kurdish rights has repeatedly drawn the hostile attention of the authorities.

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Turkish Prosecutors Seek to Jail Journalists for ‘Influencing’ Court Witness Prosecutors are seeking long jail sentences for several Halk TV journalists after they broadcast a recorded phone conversation with a key witness in the trial of a popular opposition leader and others...

Prosecutors are seeking long jail sentences for several Halk TV journalists after they broadcast a recorded phone conversation with a key witness in the trial of a popular opposition leader and others.

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