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11-01-2010, 23:28
Er is een petitie campagne opgericht op het internet met als eis om de 100 gevangen Koerdische politici in het noorden van Koerdistan (Turkije) vrij te laten.

De Turkse autoriteiten hadden op 24 en 26 december meer dan 100 Koerdische politici gearresteerd van de nieuwe Koerdische Vrede en Democratiepartij (BDP), de opvolger van de onlangs opgeheven pro-Koerdisch DTP.

De oprichter van de petitie schrijft: "Tot op heden zijn ongeveer 500 Koerdische politici, waaronder DTP-functionarissen en leden zijn gearresteerd of aangehouden sinds april 2009. De gearresteerde politici behoren tot diegenen die het hardst hebben gewerkt voor lokale democratie in hun gemeenschappen. Ondanks de constante kwellingen van de Turkse staat, zij hebben geprobeerd een functionerende infrastructuur op te bouwen in hun gemeentes."

De petitie is op 31 december 2009 gestart en heeft nu al een kleine 1000 digitale handtekeningen verzameld. De petitie is opgesteld via gopetition.com en is via deze link te bereiken

11-01-2010, 23:32


A list of some of the detained and some details follows:

Muharrem Erbey: Lawyer, Vice President and Diyarbakýr Branch President of Human Rights Association (IHD).

Following the detention of Muharrem Erbey, the police raided the Diyarbakir Branch of Human Rights Association in the hope of finding “more evidence”. Besides the unlawful raid, the search and confiscation in this office , which had no relation with the related investigation, was a scandal in terms of law. The Diyarbakir Branch of IHD has not ever been raided even during the years of state of emergency. Muharrem Erbey’s activities are the work of a human rights defender.

Hatip Dicle: DTP co-chairman, he was previously arrested while member of parliament and imprisoned for ten years.

Firat Anli: DTP Amed city leader. He was the mayor of Yenisehir in the last term and stood for Mayor of Cewlik in the last election.

Abdullah Demirbas: Mayor of Sur. He was removed from power by the state for supporting multi-lingual administration, but was put back into power by the people in the March Elections. In addition he has health problems that make his detainment without attention of a doctor a threat to his well being

Aydin Budak: Mayor of Cizre-- just like Demirbas was removed from power by the state and re-elected by the people.

Zulkuf Karatekin: Mayor of Kayapinar Serving his second term in office.

Nejdet Atalay: Mayor of Batman. He won his office with a high majority in Batman.

Ferhan Turk: Mayor of Kiziltepe He spent years in the notorious Amed prison and felt the full force of the coup. He is now imprisoned for the second time.

Leyla Guven: Mayor of Viransehir She has previously been a local administrator and has actively taken part in the women’s freedom movement.

Ethem Sahin: Mayor of Suruc won the local election with a landslide victory and has since changed the appearance of the town.

Huseyin Kalkan: Former mayor of Batman

Emrullah CIn: Former mayor of Viransehir

Abdullah Akengin: Former mayor of Dicle

Kazim Kurt: Former mayor of Hakkari

Nadir Bingol: Former mayor of Ergani

Ali Simsek: Assistant mayor of Amed

Yasar Sari: General Secretary of DISKI

Ferzende Abi: MEYADER (Mesopotamia Association of Those Having Lost their Relatives) Van Branch President ,
Tefik Say: Hacıbekir Suburb Free Citizen Association Chairman
Sıddık Gül: DTP Van Provincial Treasurer,
Yıldız Tekin: BDP Women's Council Member
Eylem Açıkalın: BDP Women's Council Member
Kerem Çağlı: BDP Women's Council Member
Ramazan Özlü:BDP Women's Council Member
Selim Çay: BDP Women's Council Member
Cafer Koçak: BDP Women's Council Member
Zihni Karakaya: BDP Women's Council Member
Mustafa Ayaz
Kamuran Parlak
Ahmet Sormaz: Former DTP Batman Provincial President , Göç-Der (Migration Association)
Selamet Akyüz: Batman Manager
Veysi Gülseren
İlyas Sağlam
Aydın Kılıç: former DTP city and county administrators ,
Gülizar Kal: Urban Women's Council employee
Cahit Kanbay: politician
Rıdvan Asaln: politician
Şeymus Yaşar: politician
Şirin Bağlı,: Batman Municipality Council Member
Rıfat Başalak: Batman Municipality Council Member
Nesri Kılıç: Batman Municipality Council Member
Fethi Suvari: Coordinator of Local Gundem21
Abbas Celik: Administrator of Goc-Der’s Diyarbakir Branch
Cebrail Kurt: BDP worker
Ramazan Debe
Ahmet Makas
Takibe Turgay