KT News and Comment: Once again Turkish fighter jets have crossed the border and bombarded the Kandil valley. Their latest attack has cut electricity supplies to three villages in the area. This offensive action happens at the same time as the Turkish government is in peace negotiations with the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Bookmark…
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Turkey keeps up pressure for PKK to disarm and withdraw its forces
KT News and Comment: The Turkish state appears to be stepping up its campaign for the PKK to disarm before any comprehensive peace negotiations have begun. There are reports in the Turkish media that jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan “might” call on PKK fighters to withdraw from north Kurdistan/Turkish territory over the next 10 days. Turkish…
Kurdish politicians meet Ocalan
KT News: Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader, held a rare meeting on his island prison yesterday with two leading Kurdish politicians and a lawyer, according to Reuters. Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) deputy Ayla Akat Ata and prominent Kurdish politician Ahmet Turk went with a lawyer to Imrali, where Ocalan has been held…
Hunger strikes end after call by Ocalan
KT News and Comment: Up to 10,000 Kurdish political prisoners today ended their hunger strike. This was in response to the message issued by PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan through his brother Mohammed who visited him yesterday on Imrali island, where Ocalan has been held prisoner for more than a decade. Ocalan called on the prisoners…
Plaid Cymru annual conference calls for release of Abdullah Ocalan
By Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: The Plaid Cymru annual conference, meeting on the weekend of 14th-15th September, has passed an emergency motion calling for the immediate release of Abdullah Ocalan, an end to Turkish military operations and the resumption of peace talks between Turkey and the Kurds. This is the first time that a leading British political…
