EUTCC 1411.2008-Recent violence in Turkey regarding the Kurdish issue demonstrates the need for renewed commitment on the part of all involved parties to seek a peaceful solution. On November 4, Joost Lagendijk, the co-chair of the Turkish-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission, suggested that Turkey should consider regional autonomy to help solve its Kurdish problem.
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Discriminatory Words Of The Ministry Of Defense Arouse Reactions
BIA 14.11. 2008-The Organization of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed People (MAZLUMDER) takes Minister of Defense Vecdi Gönül to court for his words that justify ethnic discrimination. The Organization of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed People (MAZLUMDER), filed a criminal complaint against Ministry of Defense Vecdi Gönül, accusing him of discrimination.
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PJAK 11.11.2008-Clarification:The Iranian media reports and the news from the Iranian Press TV on Monday, 10 November, 2008, stating that the Free Life Party of Kurdistan-PJAK had issued a statement to Kurdish media outlets saying it halted its campaign in the Kurdish regions of Iran and turned its guns on the Turkish military are not true and a total fabrication by the Iranian regime to cover up its inability to combat the PJAK forces.
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Turkey: Governor threatens to deprive demonstrators and their families of health
Amnesty International 11.11.2008-Amnesty International, October, 29 2008: Reported plans by the governor of the southern Turkish province of Adana to cut health care from demonstrators and their families violate international standards, Amnesty International said today.
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