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Dozens in Police Custody - 7 Arrests

KCK OPERATIONS

Dozens in Police Custody - 7 Arrests

A total of 24 people including journalist Pamuk, NGO members, politicians and children, were taken into custody in the scope of KCK operations in the pre-dominantly Kurdish cities of Van, Şırnak, Mardin, Muş, Bingöl, Ağrı and Diyarbakır, five people were arrested.

12 People Arrested after KCK Operations

12 People Arrested after KCK Operations

17 people were taken into custody in the course of operations against the KCK in several provinces last week. Twelve of them were arrested. Lawyer Aktar said that he has only limited access to the file because the investigation was classified.

5 May 2011 Ekin Karaca

End of PKK Ceasefire

End of PKK Ceasefire

The Union of Kurdistan Communities announced the end of the ceasefire declared in August last year as a response to the government's failing to take concrete steps to the solution of the Kurdish question.

KCK Declines Responsibility for Bomb Attack - Ceasefire Extended

KCK Declines Responsibility for Bomb Attack - Ceasefire Extended

The Democratic Confederation of Kurdistan, the umbrella organization for the militant PKK, distanced itself from the bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday that left 32 people injured. The organization declared to extend the ceasefire until the general elections in 2011.

2 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Öcalan Calls for Democratic Peace to Extend Ceasefire

Öcalan Calls for Democratic Peace to Extend Ceasefire

In the end of September, Karayılan from the Democratic Confederation of Kurdistan had announced to extend the ceasefire for another month. Imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan now criticized the "elimination policies" of the government and said he might take a different decision on 31 October.

14 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Öcalan Announces Suggestions for Peace

Öcalan Announces Suggestions for Peace

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish PKK has repeated his demand for a democratic constitution. He argued that a range of legal reforms could prepare the ground for this.

98 NGOs Call for End of Violence - PKK Refuse Unilateral Ceasefire

KURDISH QUESTION

98 NGOs Call for End of Violence - PKK Refuse Unilateral Ceasefire

98 NGOs from Diyabakır call for an end of the military operations. They urge the PKK to stop their actions and demand the Parliament to prepare the legal grounds for a solution of the Kurdish question. The PKK waits for concrete steps before they will act accordingly.

29 June 2010 Tolga Korkut,Erhan Üstündağ

End of PKK Ceasefire?

End of PKK Ceasefire?

The KCK Executive Council Presidency announced that the near future will either see "a democratic solution or resistance". PKK leader Karayılan said at Reuters: "We can end the ceasefire and resume the armed struggle".

23 March 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

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