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What's Behind Turkey's Deadly Crackdown On The PKK
Battles in the remote town of Silvan are the latest sign that Turkey has widened a military campaign in the Kurdish Southeast after the ruling AKP party won a major victory in November elections.
Den internationale presse går sammen om åbent brev til Tyrkiets præsident Erdogan
Redaktører fra verdens største mediehuse opfordrer Erdogan til at respektere både pressefrihed og menneskerettighedskonventionen.
Teen Arrested for 'Insulting' Erdogan on Facebook as Crackdown in Turkey Continues
In the first seven months of Erdogan's presidential term, authorities investigated 236 individuals for supposedly insulting the president — a campaign that seems calculated to stifle political dissent.
#FreeRasool: Shane Smith og VICE Media kræver journalist løsladt
Det er på tide, at Tyrkiet løslader Rasool. VICEs grundlægger og CEO Shane Smith kræver sammen med sine VICE News kollegaer, at journalisten Mohammed Rasool bliver løsladt. Rasool er fortsat tilbageholdt af de tyrkiske myndigheder grundet falske...
Turkey Is Investigating a Major Media Group for Alleged 'Terrorism Propaganda'
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Dogan Media Group, a partial owner of CNN’s partner network in Turkey and the newspaper 'Hurriyet.'
Controversial Cizre Curfew Lifted but Violence Continues in Southeast Turkey
Security forces will lift a 24-hour curfew on the predominantly Kurdish town of Cizre, in southeast Turkey, after eight days of violence that have killed at least 19 people.
Riot Police Block Kurdish Politicians From Marching to 'Besieged' Turkish Town
Members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party attempted to reach Cizre after a police and military crackdown on the town. They were stopped in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Turkey Bombs Kurdish Targets in Retaliation for PKK Attack Killing 15 Soldiers
On Sunday, Kurdish militants staged what appeared to be their deadliest attack since the collapse of a two-year-old ceasefire with Turkey. Ankara has responded with airstrikes.
Turkey Has Killed Hundreds of PKK Members but Must 'Do More' Against the Islamic State
State media say Turkey's armed forces have killed 771 members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party since Ankara began its "war on terror" four weeks ago, as the US says it must do more to take on IS jihadists.
'There Will Be a Civil War in Turkey': Welcome to Cizre, the 'Center of Kurdish Resistance'
VICE News visited the southeastern Turkish town of Cizre, where a cycle of airstrikes and renewed attacks on Turkish troops threaten a return to a 30-year struggle that claimed more than 40,000 lives.
Turkey Is Denying Entry to Bodies of YPG Fighters Killed Fighting IS
VICE News visited the Turkish border to meet relatives of YPG members killed fighting the Islamic State. It's thought the sudden refusal to let 13 bodies enter Turkey is a political move.
NATO Is Cool With Turkey's 'War on Terror' Against The Islamic State and The Kurds
All member states expressed "strong support" for Turkey at an emergency meeting in Brussels, as Ankara pursues a two-pronged strategy targeting IS, and Kurdish groups that are allies in the anti-IS fight.