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Kurdish journalist Ahmed Azad Çağan risks deportation in Switzerland

Kurdish journalist Ahmed Azad Çağan risks deportation in Switzerland

Ahmed Azad Çağan has been detained in Basel since November 6.

13 November 2023

Contemporary artist Gülsün Karamustafa receives Roswitha Haftmann Prize

Contemporary artist Gülsün Karamustafa receives Roswitha Haftmann Prize

The Board of Switzerland-based Roswitha Haftmann Foundation has decided to award the Roswitha Haftmann Prize 2021 to artist Gülsün Karamustafa, “whose work spans multiple genres including painting, installation, video and performance.”

Woman who exercised self-defense against husband granted asylum by Switzerland

Woman who exercised self-defense against husband granted asylum by Switzerland

In a groundbreaking decision, a woman who killed her husband who had been violent with her has been granted a residence permit by Switzerland.

4 political parties from Switzerland: Release HDP politicians

4 political parties from Switzerland: Release HDP politicians

In a statement released by 67 politicians, it has been stated, “The peoples of Turkey demand respect for their fundamental freedoms and democratic rights. HDP is a legal party that received more than 11 percent of votes in the last national election.”

“Perinçek’s Discriminative Discourse Affects Turkey’s Armenians”

“Perinçek’s Discriminative Discourse Affects Turkey’s Armenians”

Murat Çelikkan from Truth Justice Memory Center claimed bianet that the real reason behind Perinçek’s conviction by Swiss Courts was not denying the “genocide” but his discriminative discourse.

5 February 2015 Elif Akgül