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		<title>The AKP&#8217;s &#8216;New Kurdish Strategy&#8217; Is Nothing of the Sort</title>
		<link>http://supportkurds.org/reports/the-akps-new-kurdish-strategy-is-nothing-of-the-sort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Interview with Selahattin Demirtas by Jake Hess &#124; published May 2, 2012 Selahattin Demirtas is co-president of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party of Turkey (BDP), the fourth largest political party in the country. The BDP is not formally tied to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been in armed conflict with the Turkish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunger Strike in Strasbourg ends after 52 days</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 15 Kurdish activists in Strasbourg have ended their hunger strike action today on the 52nd day. At a press conference they declared, that the action has broken a wall of silence. The hunger strikers are also convinced that their demands have been taken seriously by the relevant institutions, and that practical measures will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BDP Executive board member for Istanbul/Arnavutkoy has been killed by the Turkish Police.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20/03/2012: The Newroz Celebrations which were to be held on March 18th had been banned in Istanbul and Diyarbakir by the Turkish internal affairs ministry. The cause of the ban on the Celebration was the wish to celebrate Newroz on 18th March instead of 21st March which is actually Newroz day. But in previous years, Newroz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish police fight Kurdish protesters, one dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One million people ask for peace: Despite the violence and the intimidation by the police, one million people managed to reach the area where Newroz celebrations are taking place in Diyarbakir. Since early this morning people started to pour into the streets, walking and by buses and cars. Police tried to block the way by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU concerned about use of chemical weapons by Turkish military &#124; News &#124; AKNEWS.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS, March 17 (AKnews) &#8211; The European Commission has expressed its concern over the alleged use of illegal chemical weapons by Turkish military against Kurds in Turkey. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle confirmed that discussion between EU and Turkey has taken place, adding that the &#8220;commission will continue to monitor the issue&#8221;. According to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOZENS ARRESTED AND NEWROZ CELEBRATIONS CANCELLED IN TURKEY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newroz celebrations in Istanbul and Diyarbakir have been cancelled for March 18 after the provincial governorships banned its celebration prior to 21, March. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirta? has said in a brief statement that the current ruling party in Turkey (AKP) is responsible for this and “No army, no police, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newroz 2012 a Festival of Freedom</title>
		<link>http://supportkurds.org/reports/newroz-2012-a-festival-of-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The festival of Newroz on 21 March, which the Kurds will soon be celebrating in their millions, is a key date in the Kurdish cultural calendar and, over recent decades, it has taken on extra political significance as a rare occasion when Kurds can freely come together to express their identity as a people and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TURKEY’S JAILED JOURNALISTS</title>
		<link>http://supportkurds.org/reports/turkeys-jailed-journalists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quick: What country jails the most journalists? If you guessed China, you were close, but no cigar. Twenty-seven reporters are in prison there, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists in New York. If you guessed Iran, you’re getting warmer—forty-two in prison there—but you’re still off. How many of you guessed Turkey? Measuring strictly in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TURKISH GENERAL STAFF KNEW ULUDERE VICTIMS WERE NOT PKK REBELS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A military source has told Today’s Zaman the purpose behind the deadly airstrike in Uludere district of Sirnak was done purposely to put the Chief of General Staff Gen. Ozel in a “difficult position”. The airstrike which resulted in the killing of 34 civilian food-smugglers was done with knowledge that they were not rebels or even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey:  Save heritage site Hasankeyf</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release by the Turkish Nature Association Doga Dernegi: Villagers&#8217; protest at Istanbul&#8217;s Topkapi Palace draws attention to impending loss of World Heritage in their home town.  Planned Ilisu dam will inundate 12,000-year history including the ancient town of Hasankeyf. 26th January 2012, Istanbul, Turkey &#8211; Tourists today experienced the deprivation of enjoying one of [...]]]></description>
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