Gazaflottille: Generalstaatsanwaltschaft in Karlsruhe ermittelt gegen Politiker der Linkspartei
von EIP • am September 3, 2010 – Presseerklärung
Von Thomas Schalski-Seehann – Benjamin-Arendt Institut für Demokratie- und Totalitarismusforschung
Calm Diyarbakır waits for Erdoğan ahead of referendum / Zaman
Zaman – By Ayse Karabat – September 3, 2010 - Prior to the meeting of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the people of Diyarbakır on Friday, civil society organizations in the city emphasized during a press conference on Thursday that while the results of the referendum are important for Turkey, all political parties and actors should keep in mind that the Kurdish question is the primary problem in Turkey. Full Text
Mehr Report: ‘All Israel Is Within Range Of Our Firepower; We Hope That We Will Not Be Obliged to Strike Dimona’
Mehr Report: ‘All Israel Is Within Range Of Our Firepower; We Hope That We Will Not Be Obliged to Strike Dimona’
The Iranian news agency Mehr reported today, in an article headlined “All Israel is Within Range Of Our Firepower; We Hope That We Will Not Be Obliged to Strike Dimona,” that a Mehr reporter asked Iranian Armed Forces Joint Chief of Staff Hassan Firouzabadi, on the sidelines of the Qods Day rallies in Tehran today, “If the Zionists do something stupid, how will Iran react?”
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Aufruf zur Prozessbeobachtung nach Diyarbakir
Strafverfahren gegen kurdischen Bürgermeister, Politiker und Menschenrechtler in der Türkei:
After a year of its rise, what the Change Movement has changed in political landscape
KurdishMedia.com – By Aso Ali – 02/09/2010 – One year ago and as an outcome the elections of July 2009 of Kurdistan region a new political movement came to existence as the first publicly announced political movement to play the role of opposition.
Key EU politicians urge participation in referendum / Zaman
Rapporteur Ria Oomen-Ruijten – 3-10.2010 – Approval of the constitutional reform package to be voted on at a referendum on Sept. 12 will be a significant step forward for Turkey’s further democratization and modernization, a leading member of the European Parliament (EP) has said, while calling on every Turkish citizen to cast their vote on Sept. 12.
Ex-Swedish Prime Minister Supports Kurdish Candidate for Parliament
Ex-Swedish Prime Minister Supports Kurdish Candidate for Parliament
02/09/2010 09:53:00 By FATMA SAVCHI – Stockholm, Sweden: Gösta Ingvar Carlsson (76) is a Swedish politician formerly Prime Minister of Sweden for two consecutive terms in the 1980s and 1990s. He was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party in 1986 – 1996.
Thousands resign from Turkey’s DSP to say ‘yes’ in charter poll
Thursday, September 2, 2010 – MUŞ – Anatolia News Agency – Some 7,300 members of the Democratic Left Party, or DSP, in the eastern province of Muş have resigned from the party because they intend to vote “yes” on the upcoming constitutional referendum, contrary to the DSP leadership’s wishes.”
Trial on “Qandil” Interview Reaches Final Stage / BIANET
The case against Günlük newspaper officials Koçali, Pekgöz and Çiçekçi has reached its final stage. They are tried for an interview with the leader of the Democratic Confederation of Kurdistan. Their lawyer requested their acquittal. The case continues on 23 November.
PROTESTAKTION: Rosen im Rhein Zum 22ten mal / Politische Gefangene in Iran
Verein zur Verteidigung der politischen Gefangenen im Iran – Köln
Society for the Defense of Political Prisoners in Iran – Cologne