Sweden dropped case against Julian Assange
A Swedish prosecutor dropped an investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Request of life in prison for the defendants in Şule Çet case
The prosecutor announced his decision on the 22 year old university student Şule Çet. The prosecutor requested life sentence for the defendants Çağatay Aksu and Berk Akad.
HDP’s Parliamentary Inquiry into Male Violence Rejected by AKP, MHP
HDP has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry, requesting that male violence against women be investigated by the Parliament. The inquiry has been rejected by the ruling AKP and MHP. İYİ Party has abstained from the vote.
HDP and DBP Antep Provincial Co-Chairs arrested
8 more people, including HDP Provincial Co-Chair Müslüm Kılıç and DBP Provincial Co-Chair Abdullah İnce were arrested on charges of 'being a member of an illegal organization'.
Ida Mountain news deemed to be evidence of crime for journalists
All journalistic activities of our reporter Ruken Demir and JİN NEWS reporter Melike Aydın who got arrested on November 16 in İzmir deemed to be activities of a crime. In fact, the interviews the journalists conducted, the articles about femicides and Mountain Ida were shown as 'Fiction and instruction for rebellion'.
PEN Germany Declares Jailed Journalist and Novelist Ahmet Altan Honorary Member
PEN Germany Center has declared imprisoned journalist and writer Ahmet Altan an honorary member. Jailed for 1,138 days, Altan was released on November 4, to be arrested again a week later on November 13.
Pentagon Report: Turkey’s Operation Helps ISIS to Rebuild Itself
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency has indicated in a report that “ISIS has exploited the Turkish incursion and subsequent withdrawal of US troops from northeastern Syria to reconstitute its capabilities and resources.”
HDP members detained in Ağrı
In the afternoon several home raids were carried out by police in the city center of Ağrı. It has been confirmed that Democratic People's Party (HDP) former Provincial Co-Chair Naile Baris, municipal councilor Ceren Bariş and HDP member Hamit Taşdemir were taken into custody.
Iraqi Military Intelligence: ISIS Executives are in Turkey
Senior members of ISIS are plotting mass prison breaks and a resurgence of terror after taking refuge in Turkey, according to the head of Iraqi Military Intelligence.
Attack against the students in Ankara University
Private security guards have bludgeoned the students who attempted to attend the “Symposium on Turkey’s Modernization Process and Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences”.
Russia takes back 32 children of ISIS members in Iraq
Many ISIS members with Russian citizenship are imprisoned in Iraqi prisons. The Kremlin has announced the return of 32 children of the prisoners.
'47 thousand 835 people committed suicide during AKP administration'
ATO President Prof. Vedat Bulut who spoke at a press conference regarding the suicide cases, said 47 thousand 835 people committed suicide during the AKP administration and said: "The problem is the economy policies of the government that condemn you to unemployement and poverty."
Trustee appointed to replace the municipal councilors in Bağlar
Government officials working at the different institutions in the city were appointed as trustees to replace the 6 HDP municipal councilors.
KCDK-E calls for a boycott of Turkish tourism and goods
KCDK-E invites the Kurds in Europe and around the world, the world’s democrat, peace activists, ecologists, feminists, leftists, intellectuals, artists, all their friends, to actively participate in the boycott campaign.
Toğrul's request of appeal rejected
Antep Court of Jurisdiction 18th Penal Chamber rejected Toğrul's request of appeal regarding the 2 years 6 months prison sentence given by the local court with the accusation 'propagandizing an illegal organization'.
CHP and HDP protest in budget negotiations
HDP and CHP MPs carried banners about EYT, subcontractors and unemployement in the meeting of the Parliamentary Plan and Budget Commission in order to draw attention to these issues.
USA adds 3 companies providing support to ISIS into the sanctions list
USA added 3 Turkish companies to its sanctions list that provides support to ISIS.
Law suit against the Co-Mayors with the accusation of 'killing with nuclear weapon'
A file was suited against dismissed Kulp Municipality Co- Mayors Mehmet Fatih Taş and Fatma Ay with the accusation of 'killing with nuclear, biologic and chemical weapons'. Prosecution requests 8 times aggravated life imprisonment.
Hatimoğulları: Who is financing the Syrian National Army?
HDP MP Tülay Hatimoğulları, stating that North and EAst Syria is sought to be handed over to militarist groups, said: "Who is financing the Syrian National Army (SMO) and how? Who is financing a whole army?"
Syrian regime soldier wounded by Turkish state
A Syrian regime soldier was wounded in the attack against the village of Til Werd in Til Temir.
Two aid organisation workers murdered in Afrin
Turkish state-linked mercenaries murdered two members of Difa El-Medeni in Afrin.
Hasankeyf approaching doomsday
The Initiative to keep Hasankeyf Alive has issued a statement saying that Hasankeyf and Tigris Valley are "approaching doomsday".
ISIS members wearing Syrian National Army uniform
New names were reached regarding the ISIS members taking place at the attacks against North and East Syria wearing Syrian National Army (SMO) uniforms.
A women was injured in the joint patrol of Turkey and Russia
Turkey and Russian joint patrols drove their Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) armored vehicles to run over the civilians and injured a woman.
Prisoners in Osmaniye Prison on hunger strike since 12 November
Going on a hunger strike in Osmaniye No. 2 Type T Closed Prison, inmates have indicated that they are deprived of their legal rights, they are forced to be counted on foot and when they do not accept it, they are battered and face disciplinary investigations.
Verdict of Non-Prosecution for Dismissed Cizre Co-Mayor Zırığ
The investigation launched against dismissed Cizre Co-Mayor Mehmet Zırığ due to his Newroz speech has ended in non-prosecution. This investigation was one of the two investigations cited as the reason for his dismissal.
Autonomous Administration: We documented Turkey's cooperation with ISIS
North and East Syria Autonomous Administration Executive Council Vice Co-Chair Hemdan El-Ebid stated that Turkey attacks the region with SMO groups he defines as 'ISIS leftovers'. El- Ebid states that the world remains unresponsive even though they documented the facts.
Message from the medical workers in Til Tamer hospital
A message from the medical workers in Til Tamer hospital, only a short distance from the front line of the invasion.
25 people killed in Nusaybin: No testimony from a single official taken
During the curfews declared in Nusaybin not even a single official's statement has been taken to this date within the scope of the investigation initiated regarding the killing of 25 civillians including Samet Yeşilmen.
Alağaş awarded with Maria Grazia Cutuli award: This is the success of the Kurdish women journalists
Jin News Agency Managing Editor Safiye Alağaş who was deemed worthy of the Maria Grazia Cutuli Award, a journalist who was murdered in an Al Qaeda attack in Afghanistan, stated that the award is a result of the success of the Kurdish women journalists.
Buldan: Political violence against women's gains
HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan, spoke at the roundtable titled 'Women in Local Government' organised by the HDP Women's Assembly in Istanbul.
Temelli: This is a government of tyranny, violence and war
HDP co-chair Sezai Temelli, spoke at the 3rd Ordinary Congress of the Mersin Provincial Party about the latest developments.
Detention period of 57 HDP members extended
The custody period of 57 HDP members detained in the province of Antep was extended for a further 4 days.
Police intervention to trustee protest in Suruç
Police, intervening to the trustee protest in Suruç, detained scores of people including HDP Provincial Co- Chairs.
HDP Youth: We were tortured and threatened
HDP Youth members who were taken into custody and released yesterday told about what they have been through under custody. The youth members stated that they were tortured and threatened.
MKGP: Ruken Demir and Melike Aydın have fulfilled the requirements of their profession
Mesopotamia Women Journalists Platform demanded the release of Mesopotamia Agency (MA) reporter Ruken Demir and JİN NEWS reporter Melike Aydın stating that they have fulfilled the requirements of their profession.
Trustee comment from Kerem Altıparmak
Human Rights Lawyer and Academician Kerem Altıparmak reacted with the tweet to the unlawful trustee assignments for HDP municipalities.
Del Ponte: UN failed, West betrayed the Kurds
Del Ponte said that the role of the UN in the war in Syria had actually to do only with humanitarian aid. The UN has done nothing to bring peace to Syria, she said.
Trustees were appointed to 4 municipalities of HDP
Trustees were appointed to Mardin's Savur, Derik and Mazıdağı municipalities and Urfa's Suruç Municipality following the detentions of their Co- Mayors. With this decision, trustees were appointed to 24 of the 69 municipalities won by HDP in the March 31 elections.
Journalists Ruken Demir and Melike Aydın arrested
Our reporter Ruken Demir and JİN NEWS reporter Melike Aydın who were taken under custody on November 12 in İzmir, were arrested by the court with the accusation of 'conducting activities on behalf of the organization'.
10 detentions in Dargeçit
According to information, several house raids were carried out in rural neighborhoods of Dargeçit district in Mardin and detained 10 people.
Request of arrest for Journalists Demir and Aydın
Our reporters Ruken Demir and Jinnews reporter Melike Aydın are referred to the court with a request of arrest.
Our reporter Ömer Akın detained
Our reporter Ömer Akın was taken into custody while following up on news in Derik.
Son of HDP MP Tosun taken into custody
HDP Diyarbakır MP Remziye Tosun's son Muhammet Şiyar Tosun was detained.
Sit in, in front of blockaded Suruç Municipality
Party members and HDP MP Ayşe Sürücü who wanted to enter the municipal building was removed from the area by the police. Party members started a sit in, in front of the municipal building.
Graham to Erdogan: Do you want me to show you what your soldiers are doing to the Kurds?
Republican Senator Graham who commented on the video Erdoğan showed at the oval office about SDF General Commander Mazloum Abdî, said: "Do you want me to show another video that reveals what your soldiers have been doing to the Kurds?"
Families applied to visit İmralı
The families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners in Imrali, applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office asking permission to visit their relatives.
Suruç Co-Mayor lost her daughter on Ankara bombing detained
Police, taking HDP Suruç Co-Mayor Hatice Çevik into custody, blockaded the building and hung an enormous Turkish flag on the building.
Roussopoulos: Social revolution in Rojava sought to be destroyed
International Social Ecology Institute Co- Founder Dimitri Roussopoulos, stating that It is Öcalan's thoughts that are being targeted with these attacks against North and East Syria, said: "Their aim is to put an end to the social revolution in Rojava. This poses a great threat to them."
Families in front of HDP building does what they are told
Families who have been sitting in front of HDP for their children whom they claim were abducted, are doing what they are told.