2 arrest in connection with attack on journalist Tosun
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- 08:12 13/10
Lawyer Hakan Bozyurt made a statement regarding the attack on journalist Hakan Tosun and announced that 2 people were arrested.
Lawyer Hakan Bozyurt made a statement regarding the attack on journalist Hakan Tosun and announced that 2 people were arrested.
A giant poster of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was unveiled at the "Democratic Society and Freedom" rally in Êlih (Batman).
The final declaration of the “Conference of Peoples, Faiths, and Democratic Coexsitence in Mesopotamia” criticized “delaying tactics and pressures for disarmament in Rojava”, describing them as attempts to undermine and obstruct the peace process.
Journalist and documentary director Hakan Tosun, who had not been heard from since the night of 10 October, was found beaten on the roadside. Tosun, who was stated to have had a brain haemorrhage, was taken under treatment in the intensive care unit.
Syriac Protestant Church Pastor Enver Peker emphasized that discussions at the peace table must focus on the future rather than past grievances and stated, “Without legal reforms, the process will remain only in words.”
Following the release of a one-page, two-line forensic report, attorney Cansel Talay, representing the family of Rojin Kabaiş, stated that the findings clearly justify the opening of a sexual assault case. “All the evidence is there, the prosecutor must treat it as such,” she said.
Journalist Pakrat Estukyan emphasized that peace and a democratic society are not only necessities for Kurds but for all humanity. He said taht Abdullah Ocalan has reshaped the norms of political science and offers “a formula fort he coexistence of humanity.”
The Wan (Van) Bar Association, the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD), and the Legal Research and Education Association (DADSAZ) have jointly called for official recognition of the Kurdish language, urging the removal of all barriers to its use in public life and demanding that Kurdish be made a language of education.
Mehmet Şirin Taşdemir was released from Karabuk T-Tyep and was welcomed with enthusiasm in Amed (Diyarbakır), where he went after 32 years of imprisonment.
Writers and artists evaluating the Peace and Democratic Society Process emphasized that the initiative carries a shared responsibility for all sectors of society and stressed that the state must take concrete legislative steps to support it.
The police attacked the "Justice March" to mark the 10th anniversary of the 10 October Train Station Massacre.
On the 10th anniversary of the October 10 Ankara Train Station Massacre, where 104 people were killed, the victims were commemorated at the site of the attack. Speaking there, 10 October Peace Association Co-chair Mehtap Sakinci said: “From the conscience of the 104 people who took to the streets for peace and came to Ankara ten years ago, we understand that the slogan for peace remains as powerful and relevant as ever.”
Stating that the execution rate in Iran has increased, IHRNGO made a statement on 10 October World Day Against the Death Penalty.
DEM Party MP Ali Bozan said that some prisoners have been unable to go to hospitals for three years due to forced oral searches. After visiting prisons in Antalya and Burdur, Bozan stated, “The problems are the same in most prisons, but the level of arbitrariness and unlawfulness depends on the management.”
Serhat Çakmak, co-chair of the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD), emphasized that hearing Abdullah Öcalan’s views in parliament would be “a historic responsibility” for the commission.