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Kurdish party in Turkey faces risk of closure: Political trial moves into key chapter

Thomas Seibert reports on the pending trial against the main Kurdish political party in Turkey, the Democratic Society Party (DTP).  The DTP is the just the latest Kurdish party of several that have had to face the threat of closure by the Turkish Constitutional Court.  Since 1993, the courts have banned 3 Kurdish parties that [...]

September 23rd, 2008NoneRead More
Censorship, Democratic Society Party, Discrimination, European Union, Free speech, Leyla Zana, Reports, Suppression, Trials, Turkey

Pro-Kurdish Party in Turkey threatened

From The National by Thomas Seibert, (Foreign Correspondent):

Turkish Kurdish party threatened
ISTANBUL // As Turkey awaits the outcome of a court case aimed at banning the country’s ruling party, the main pro-Kurdish party has also been fighting for survival before the same court in a case that highlights Turkey’s continued problems to deal with the Kurdish [...]

June 18th, 2008NoneRead More
Censorship, Democratic Society Party, European Union, Free speech, Reports, Trials, Turkey