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"Peace Groups" on Trial for "Organizational Propaganda"

"Peace Groups" on Trial for "Organizational Propaganda"

17 members of the "Peace Groups" that came from Iraq to Turkey in 2009 are facing trial for "propaganda for an illegal organization". The defendants dismiss the charges and refer to their freedom of thought. Another 30 trials are filed against each adult of both groups.

22 April 2010 Tolga Korkut

Kurdish "Peace Groups" Face 127.5 Years Imprisonment

KURDISH QUESTION

Kurdish "Peace Groups" Face 127.5 Years Imprisonment

The Diyarbakır Prosecution demands a total of 127.5 years imprisonment for 17 members of the "Peace Groups" that entered Turkey in 2009. They are charged with "spreading organizational propaganda" and "praising crime and criminals" in a press conference at the Human Rights Foundation.

6 April 2010 Tolga Korkut

Turkish Armed Forces Hit PKK Targets In Northern Iraq

Turkish Armed Forces Hit PKK Targets In Northern Iraq

The General Staff announced that yesterday (July 29) a large cave with 30-40 Kurdish Workers Party members was hit in Kandil region in Northern Iraq. A Kurdish village Bokristan is evacuated. The water project in the village is destroyed.