By Tony Simpson & Patrick Deboosere: First published by the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation A political purge is under way in Turkey. Since 2009, thousands of activists from the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) have been arrested in police raids and interned in extended pre-trial detention. Following elections in June 2011, the BDP currently has 36…
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By bianet: The Istanbul 15th Court for Serious Crimes ruled to release 16 suspects, including eminent academic Prof. Büşra Ersanlı, during the eighth hearing of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial. The court consequently released arrested student Büşra Beste Önder, Özgür Gündem editor Kazım Şeker, Zekiye Ayık, Kemal Karagöz, Can Şahçelik, Erdoğan Baysan, Medeni Demirkapu, Cüneyt Özil, Birgül Arvaz, Suna…
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