Erol Onderoglu: State's Security Hijacks The Freedom Of Expression
BIANET 3.11.2008-11 individuals, 77 of them journalists, were tried in 73 different cases for their opinions and reporting rights violations by the state. 36 of them were tried under article 301. Crimes against journalists go unpunished and military based censorship is increasing.
Submitted by Tsiatsan on Tuesday, November 04 2008
AlJazeere 02.11.2008-A second day of protests have erupted across southeastern Turkey over a visit by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, to the mainly Kurdish region.Demonstrators clashed with police on Sunday in the city of Yuksekova as protestors loyal to the Democratic Society Party (DTP), Turkey's main Kurdish party.
Murat Karayilan: 400 PKK guerillas participated to Aktütün
Murat Karayilan, one of the PKK leaders (Kurdish Democratic Society Confederation -KCK), told the Firat News Agency that he did not think the commander of the Aktütün military post had made a terrible mistake, that he believed he had acted in accordance with military tactical principles.Karayilan also added that the assault was a success from their perspective and an unsuccessful resistance for the Turkish army.
Erdogan's visit to Van carried out among major protests
Kurdish Info 01.11.2008-Van shop owners and buisness's lead the mass protests against Turkish Prime Minister Tayip Erdogan by shutting down their shops.Mass protests broke out despite the security forces taking extreme measures in the city centre. Security forces attacked the protestors and as a result there are many injuries.
Submitted by Tsiatsan on Saturday, November 01 2008
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BIANET 3.11.2008-
AlJazeere 02.11.2008-
Murat Karayilan, one of the PKK leaders (Kurdish Democratic Society Confederation -KCK), told the Firat News Agency that he did not think the commander of the Aktütün military post had made a terrible mistake, that he believed he had acted in accordance with military tactical principles.Karayilan also added that the assault was a success from their perspective and an unsuccessful resistance for the Turkish army.
Kurdish Info 01.11.2008-