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Explosion in St. Petersburg metro: at least 10 dead
Explosion in St. Petersburg metro: at least 10 dead
At least ten people have been killed in twin explosions in St. Petersburg metro.
3 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
HDP: 76 prisoners are on hunger strike
HDP: 76 prisoners are on hunger strike
HDP Prison Committee stated that 76 prisoners in six prisons are on hunger strike indefinitely and without taking turns.
3 April 2017 Haber Merkezi
“We believe that Trump will support Christian autonomous region in Iraq”
“We believe that Trump will support Christian autonomous region in Iraq”
Chair of American Mesopotamia Organisation David William Lazar actively worked in Donald Trump's presidential campaign and was on the advisory committee for the American MidEast Coalition for Trump. Lazar answered our questions concerning the situation of Christian minorities in Iraq and Syria and US policies for Middle East and migration that changed with Trump administration.
29 March 2017 Fatih Gökhan Diler
“Cast your votes like you hit the giaour” debate
“Cast your votes like you hit the giaour” debate
AKP Bursa MP Hayrettin Çakmak deleted his social media entry because of pressure and reactions. Archpriest Tatul Anuşyan also criticized Çakmak
29 March 2017 Rupen Varjabedyan
Amnesty International: civilians are not protected in Mosul
Amnesty International: civilians are not protected in Mosul
Amnesty International stated that Iraqi security forces and US-led military coalition haven't taken adequate precautions for protecting civilians during the offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from ISIS and violated international law.
28 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Towards the end in the struggle of genocide monument in Switzerland
Towards the end in the struggle of genocide monument in Switzerland
Swiss Court dismissed the last objections concerning the Armenian Genocide monument that is planned to be built in Geneva.
22 March 2017 Fatih Gökhan Diler
“Both Nazism accusation and Hitler comparison are wrong”
“Both Nazism accusation and Hitler comparison are wrong”
Israeli scholar Efrat Aviv's work titled “antisemitism and anti-Zionism in Turkey from Ottoman era to AKP”, which she was working on since 2012, is published as a book recently. Teaching at Middle Eastern Studies Department of Bar Ilan University, Aviv also presented the extensive survey that she conducted for the book published by Routledge Publishing to the readers and researchers. We talked to Aviv about antisemitism in Turkey.
20 March 2017 Fatih Gökhan Diler
"If NATO were being established today, Turkey would not be eligible to join"
"If NATO were being established today, Turkey would not be eligible to join"
We talked to David L. Phillips, the Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, about the developments around the triangle of Turkey-US-Middle East by way of his recent book “An Uncertain Ally: Turkey under Erdogan's Dictatorship”.
17 March 2017 Alin Ozinian
“Bread bringer” activist dies
“Bread bringer” activist dies
Artur Sargsyan, who took food to the police station in Yerevan that was raided by the members of “Sasna Tsrer” (Daredevils of Sassoun) on July 17, died. Sarsgyan was kept in prison for months despite his serious medical condition.
17 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Detention break to Dink case
Detention break to Dink case
Suspect Ali Fuat Yılmazer’s two daughters were detained yesterday. Upon the request of Dink family’s lawyer Hakan Bakırcıoğlu, the hearing is postponed to April 10.
16 March 2017
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation offers Western Armenian camp
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation offers Western Armenian camp
The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is launching an educational project titled “Zarmanazan” in La Bourboule, France as part of its Western Armenian revitalization program.
15 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Armenian Genocide memorial to be installed in Cologne
Armenian Genocide memorial to be installed in Cologne
Municipality of Cologne approved the proposal for installing a memorial in the memory of the victims of Armenian Genocide.
15 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Stay of execution for compulsory religion course
Stay of execution for compulsory religion course
In Antalya, an Alevi family filed a lawsuit for the exemption of their child from the compulsory religion course. Antalya 4th Administrative Court ruled for stay of execution.
15 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Human Rights Association Diyarbakir Branch Director Raci Bilici detained
Human Rights Association Diyarbakir Branch Director Raci Bilici detained
Human rights activist, deputy chair and Diyarbakir Branch director of Human Rights Association (İHD) Raci Bilici is detained this morning in a police raid to his house.
15 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Dink case: Yılmazer left his defence incomplete
Dink case: Yılmazer left his defence incomplete
Today, Dink case started with the defence of Ali Fuat Yılmazer, former chief of the Office C of Istanbul Directorate of Security Intelligence Branch. After the lunch break, Yılmazer stated that he won't continue and said, “You are a project court.”
14 March 2017 Uygar Gültekin
Armenia on the way to parliamentary election on April
Armenia on the way to parliamentary election on April
Armenia, like Turkey, is waiting for the ballot boxes. The parliamentary election will be held on April 2. This is the first election after the constitutional amendment that would transfer the authority of the president to the parliament and the prime minister was passed and the most important question is whether the current government will maintain its power.
13 March 2017 Alin Ozinian
Yılmazer: there is a serious ruse
Yılmazer: there is a serious ruse
In Dink case, Ali Fuat Yılmazer, former chief of the Office C of Istanbul Directorate of Security Intelligence Branch, continues to present his defence. Saying that they decided to wiretap Tuncel's phone, but there is no record, Yılmazer stated, "There is a serious ruse."
13 March 2017 Uygar Gültekin
Dink case continues
Dink case continues
New round of trials of public officials starts today. The hearing will continue on March 14, 16 and 17.
13 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Feminist Armenian women commemorated in the parliament
Feminist Armenian women commemorated in the parliament
CHP Istanbul MP Selina Doğan commemorated Armenian writers and thinkers Elbis Gesaratsyan, Sırpuhi Düsap, Zabel Asadur, Zabel Yesayan ve Hayganuş Mark, who are considered as the first feminists of Turkey, in the parliament.
8 March 2017
Women against “one-man” order on March 8
Women against “one-man” order on March 8
This year, March 8 may be one of the strongest reactions of the women's movement against “one-man” policies of governments. 30 countries responded to the general strike call that was initiated by anti-Trump women's movement in the US. In Turkey, a women's demonstration was held in Istanbul and the “Feminist Night March” will be held on March 8.
6 March 2017 Gözde Kazaz
First photos from Xerabê Bava and Talatê villages after curfew
First photos from Xerabê Bava and Talatê villages after curfew
Curfew is lifted in Xerabê Bava (Koruköy) and Talatê (Doğanlı) villages in Mardin. First photos from the villages show the destroyed houses.
3 March 2017 Haber Merkezi
Constitutional Court rejected Garo Paylan’s appeal for reverse
Constitutional Court rejected Garo Paylan’s appeal for reverse
Garo Paylan appealed to the Constitutional Court, demanding the reverse of the punishment that he was subjected because he said “genocide” in the parliament. The Court rejected the demand.
28 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
Azerbaijan issues arrest warrant for observers
Azerbaijan issues arrest warrant for observers
Azerbaijan issued arrest warrant for members of the European Parliament who visited Karabakh to monitor the referendum for constitutional amendment.
27 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
“Hate speech by politicians hasn't risen to this level since '30s”
“Hate speech by politicians hasn't risen to this level since '30s”
Amnesty International released the annual international report covering 150 countries on human rights. It is stated that “the cynical use of ‘us vs them’ narratives of blame, hate and fear" creates a more divided and dangerous world. For Turkey, 2016 was a year in which violations of human rights have increased with the state of emergency.
22 February 2017 Aleksia Kotam
İdris Baluken arrested again
İdris Baluken arrested again
Released on January 30, HDP Diyarbakir MP İdris Baluken was detained in Ankara yesterday. After being referred to the court, he is arrested again.
22 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
A letter to Catholicos Karekin II from Armenians of Turkey
A letter to Catholicos Karekin II from Armenians of Turkey
A group of Armenians from Turkey wrote a letter addressed to Karekin II before the meeting that will be held in Etchmiadzin on February 23 to discuss the patriarchal election.
21 February 2017
Figen Yüksekdağ disqualified from membership of the parliament
Figen Yüksekdağ disqualified from membership of the parliament
In General Assembly of the Turkish parliament, jailed HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ is disqualified from membership of the parliament.
21 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
HDP appeals to ECHR for arrested co-chairs
HDP appeals to ECHR for arrested co-chairs
HDP appealed to European Court of Human Rights for its arrested co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. The ground of the application is the violation of right to free election and the fact that Turkish Constitutional Court doesn't carry out any examination.
20 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
Zarokistan closed down
Zarokistan closed down
Creating an education model with its Kurdish curriculum, day care centers named Zarokistan were closed down, after a trustee was assigned to Kayapınar Municipality. Covenanted employees are dismissed.
15 February 2017 Uygar Gültekin
Muiznieks: Steps must be taken to restore freedoms immediately and state of emergency must be stopped
Muiznieks: Steps must be taken to restore freedoms immediately and state of emergency must be stopped
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks released a memorandum about Turkey after 6 years. Muiznieks stated that the state of emergency must be stopped.
15 February 2017 Haber Merkezi
Lom or Bosha people from past to present
Lom or Bosha people from past to present
Meline Anumyan from Research Center for Studies of Western Armenians' Problems published her study on Lom (Bosha) people in Artvin and Rize. Visitng Artvin and Rize on November 2016, Anumyan's work is based on Lom people's current way of life and perception of their identities. We talked to Anumyan about Lom people who are unknown by many people.
13 February 2017 Varduhi Balyan
Genocide and "déjà vu!"
Genocide and "déjà vu!"
Zoryan Institute issued a response to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu who suggested “a joint comission” after the decisions that have been made in France and Denmark concerning 1915.
13 February 2017 Alin Ozinian