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Turkey: the wondrous tale of democratic resilience

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All the country’s democratic and civic institutions — from an impartial judiciary to its newspapers and universities — have been battered by the ruling party

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“Release Selahattin Demirtaş, Turkey!” European Court of Human Rights

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In November 2016, Selahattin Demirtaş, along with 12 other HDP (Halkların Demokratik Partisi) members of the Turkish parliament were arrested on ‘terror’-related charges for which he currently faces up to 142 years imprisonment if convicted

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Turkish Presidential Candidate Demirtaş “We will continue to fight”

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Selahattin Demirtaş, the party’s unsuccessful presidential candidate, released the following statement through his lawyers from his prison cell

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Turkish Presidential Candidate Demirtaş: “I am running for president in Turkey, from my prison cell”

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“The only hope for a liberal, democratic future lies in our coming together to defeat the authoritarian regime.” Selahattin Demirtaş

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A fridge, a kettle and a farm. Metaphors abound in Turkey’s troubling presidential election

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On Sunday June 24 Turkish voters will go to the polls to elect a new president, with five other candidates challenging incumbent and race favourite Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a five-year term.

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Turkish Presidential Candidate Demirtaş Speaks – From Prison

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17th June: Selahattin Demirtaş, jailed presidential candidate for the Kurdish-backed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), made his presidential campaign speech on the state broadcaster TRT

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TURKEY: AKP WAR AGAINST PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION

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We learn that HDP Deputies Ahmet Yıldırım and İbrahim Ayhan have also lost their parliamentary status after being convicted in criminal court

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TURKEY: KURDISH DEPUTIES JAILED

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HDP Deputy İdris Baluken was sentenced by the Diyarbakir 8th High Criminal Court to 16 years and eight months in jail

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CIZRE: TWO YEARS ON STILL WAITING

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Post Views: 219 “For 79 days, the people of Cizre witnessed an exceptional massacre in history. For the sake of a humane and free life, they lost their daughters and sons during the resistance. Yet they have not surrendered, and

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