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Letter from jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven for Mother’s Day

Letter from jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven for Mother’s Day

“You have always said the same… ‘We want peace’.” Leyla Güven wrote from prison to Peace Mothers.

Constitutional Court: Former HDP deputy Güven's arrest violated her rights

Constitutional Court: Former HDP deputy Güven's arrest violated her rights

Leyla Güven was kept in prison despite being elected an MP in 2018. She was later stripped of her MP status in June 2020 because of the sentences she had received.

Clothes not let in prison 'due to their color' worn by HDP MP at the Parliament

Clothes not let in prison 'due to their color' worn by HDP MP at the Parliament

HDP Group Deputy Chair Danış Beştaş wore the clothes not let in Elazığ Prison to be worn by jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven: “Prison administration said, ‘We cannot let the dress in in these colors’. Can a color be banned in a country? No, it cannot”.

Leyla Güven: The translation sent to court is full of mistakes

Leyla Güven: The translation sent to court is full of mistakes

At her hearing yesterday, on February 9, jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven said that the Turkish translation of her speeches in Kurdish, which are cited as “criminal evidence” in her case file, is full of mistakes.

10 February 2022

Judge rejects requests of HDP’s Güven, Alökmen for making defense in Kurdish

Judge rejects requests of HDP’s Güven, Alökmen for making defense in Kurdish

Appealing against the penalties given for singing in Kurdish in Elazığ Closed Women’s Prison, HDP politicians Leyla Güven and Hülya Alökmen wanted to make defense in Kurdish. Their request was rejected because they know Turkish.

16 September 2021

Leyla Güven and 8 prisoners face penalty for singing in Kurdish

Leyla Güven and 8 prisoners face penalty for singing in Kurdish

Held in Elazığ Women’s Prison, nine women prisoners, including Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Leyla Güven, will be deprived of their right to communication and visitation as part of the investigation for singing Kurdish songs.

HDP's Leyla Güven, eight other prisoners investigated for singing Kurdish songs

HDP's Leyla Güven, eight other prisoners investigated for singing Kurdish songs

The women prisoners have been requested to make a defense for "singing songs and anthems in an incomprehensible language."

Appeals court upholds jailed politician Leyla Güven’s prison sentence

Appeals court upholds jailed politician Leyla Güven’s prison sentence

Arrested after being stripped of her MP status, Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Leyla Güven’s prison sentence of 22 years, 3 months has been upheld.

‘What happens when one says “Dear Selahattin Demirtaş”?’

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MP

‘What happens when one says “Dear Selahattin Demirtaş”?’

Facing a summary of proceedings over the Kobane incidents of October 6-8, 2014, HDP MP Garo Paylan also faces charges for addressing arrested former Co-Chair of the HDP Demirtaş as “Dear Selahattin Demirtaş”.

European Free Alliance: Release Leyla Güven

European Free Alliance: Release Leyla Güven

Releasing a written statement, the European Free Alliance (EFA) has demanded the release of jailed politician Leyla Güven and political prisoners and called for an end to the isolation of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı Prison.

26 January 2021

Leyla Güven transferred to Elazığ Prison

Leyla Güven transferred to Elazığ Prison

Detained and arrested in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır, Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair and dismissed HDP MP Güven has been transferred from Diyarbakır Prison to Elazığ Prison in eastern Turkey.

23 December 2020

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven arrested

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven arrested

Co-Chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and dismissed HDP MP Leyla Güven has been arrested in Diyarbakır. Güven was previously sentenced to 22 years, 3 months in prison as part of a “terror investigation” in the province.

22 December 2020

HDP denounces 22-year prison sentence for its dismissed deputy

HDP denounces 22-year prison sentence for its dismissed deputy

Güven, who also co-chairs the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), was sentenced to prison for "terrorism" charges today.

21 December 2020

Arrest warrant against politician Leyla Güven

Arrest warrant against politician Leyla Güven

The 9th Heavy Penal Court in Diyarbakır has ruled that Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Güven shall be sentenced to 22 years, 3 months in prison. The court has also issued an arrest warrant against the politician.

21 December 2020

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven summoned to depose

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven summoned to depose

In an operation against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), 43 people were detained on June 26 and eight of them have so far been arrested.

Constitutional Court rejects dismissed HDP deputies' application

Constitutional Court rejects dismissed HDP deputies' application

The court has stated that it is not authorized to make a decision on the MPs' dismissal.

HDP Appeals to Constitutional Court for Güven, Farisoğulları Stripped of MP Status

HDP Appeals to Constitutional Court for Güven, Farisoğulları Stripped of MP Status

HDP Group Deputy Chair Oluç has argued that stripping HDP’s lawmakers Güven and Farisoğulları of their MP status violates the Constitution, the Parliamentary Bylaw and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Stripped of MP Status, HDP’s Leyla Güven Released

Stripped of MP Status, HDP’s Leyla Güven Released

Stripped of MP status and arrested with CHP’s Berberoğlu and HDP’s Farisoğulları, HDP’s Leyla Güven has been released as her remaining one-month prison term has been deducted from an unfinalized case where she was arrested pending trial.

'AKP-MHP will be Accountable for the Tiniest Problem We will Have’

MARCH FOR DEMOCRACY AGAINST COUP

'AKP-MHP will be Accountable for the Tiniest Problem We will Have’

HDP Spokesperson and Mardin MP Ebru Günay has spoken to bianet about her party’s “March for Democracy Against the Coup” in response to the arrest of its two lawmakers shortly after they were stripped of MP duty.

9 June 2020 Evrim Kepenek

HDP to ‘March for Democracy Against Coup’

HDP to ‘March for Democracy Against Coup’

In response to the arrest of its dismissed MPs Güven and Farisoğulları, HDP has decided to hold a march from the southeastern province of Hakkari and northwestern province of Edirne to the capital city of Ankara from June 15 to June 20.

The Process That Led to the Arrest of Three MPs: Lift of Legislative Immunity and After

The Process That Led to the Arrest of Three MPs: Lift of Legislative Immunity and After

Thirteen lawmakers from the HDP and one from the CHP have been stripped of MP status since a law amendment paving the way for lifting legislative immunity came into force in June 2016.

8 June 2020 Tansu Pişkin

From Leila Khaled to HDP: We Shall Win Together

From Leila Khaled to HDP: We Shall Win Together

Leila Khaled, a symbolic figure of Palestinian resistance, has sent a message of solidarity to HDP following the arrest of Leyla Güven and Musa Farisoğulları, who have been sent behind bars shortly after they were stripped of MP status.

HDP: It is a Coup, With No Ifs, Ands, or Buts

HDP: It is a Coup, With No Ifs, Ands, or Buts

The HDP has released a written statement after its two MPs Güven and Farisoğulları and main opposition CHP’s Enis Berberoğlu have been stripped of MP status.

Stripped of MP Status, HDP's Güven and Farisoğulları, CHP's Berberoğlu Arrested

Stripped of MP Status, HDP's Güven and Farisoğulları, CHP's Berberoğlu Arrested

Stripped of their MP status yesterday, HDP’s Leyla Güven and Musa Farisoğulları and main opposition CHP’s Enis Berberoğlu have been arrested.

Three Lawmakers from CHP, HDP Stripped of MP Status

Three Lawmakers from CHP, HDP Stripped of MP Status

Opposition MPs protested while the deputy parliamentary speaker was reading out the court rulings against the three deputies, saying that it was against both the internal regulation and the Constitution.

MP Güven Released From Hospital After Ending Hunger Strike

MP Güven Released From Hospital After Ending Hunger Strike

Leyla Güven ended a 200-day hunger strike due to a request by PKK leader Öcalan.

Leyla Güven: I End My Hunger Strike

Leyla Güven: I End My Hunger Strike

Making a statement after imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s call for an end to hunger strikes and death fasts, HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven has announced that she has ended her hunger strike, which she was continuing for 200 days.

Öcalan Makes a Call for an End to Hunger Strikes: They Have Achieved Their Purpose

Öcalan Makes a Call for an End to Hunger Strikes: They Have Achieved Their Purpose

Sharing the details of their meeting with PKK leader Öcalan in a statement for the press, Asrın Law Bureau has announced that “Öcalan insistently emphasized his call for an end to hunger strikes and death fasts as they have achieved their purpose.”

Hunger Striking MPs Expect 'Isolation Declaration' From Government

Hunger Striking MPs Expect 'Isolation Declaration' From Government

HDP MP Leyla Güven, who is on the 181st day of her hunger strike, and three other hunger striking HDP MPs have said that they expect the government "to declare that the isolation on Öcalan is lifted" to end their strikes.

Request for Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger Strikes

Request for Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger Strikes

HDP Siirt MP Meral Danış Beştaş has submitted a parliamentary inquiry, requesting that a parliamentary investigation commission be established so that steps could be taken towards the resolution of hunger strikes and provision of right to life.

Parliamentary Speaker Şentop: It Wouldn’t Be Right for me to Visit Leyla Güven

Parliamentary Speaker Şentop: It Wouldn’t Be Right for me to Visit Leyla Güven

Parliamentary Speaker Mustafa Şentop has stated that HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 173 days, is not on hunger strike due to her own situation and it would not be right for him to pay a visit to Güven.

Call by 150 Organizations: Let the Law Operate, Let No One Lose Their Lives

Call by 150 Organizations: Let the Law Operate, Let No One Lose Their Lives

Releasing a declaration on hunger strikes, 150 professional and rights organizations and associations have underlined that they defend life and added: “It is not at all difficult for the government to resolve hunger strikes which started with a legal demand.”

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