PAKISTAN | 28 – 04 – 2011 | May Day, 2011 Message From All Pakistan Trade Union Federation Working Women Organization Dear Comrades and friends, Red salute and Revolutionary May Day greetings from All Pakistan Trade Union Federation/Working Women Organization! As you know that all over the world workers are celebrating International Labor Day on May 1st to pay homage ...

TURKEY | 24 – 04 – 2011 | The Press statement of the TKP/ML-TIKKO Dersim Region Comittee from April 20th 2011 states that on 2nd February 2011, 5 guerillas of TKP/ML- TIKKO have lost their lives as a result of an avalanche. According to the statement of the Dersim Region; on February 2nd 2011 at 5am a avalanche destroyed the ...

TURKEY | 19 – 04 – 2011 | Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (the Elections Body) has ruled that BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) candidates Sebahat Tuncel (İstanbul), Gültan Kışanak (Siirt), Hatip Dicle and Leyla Zana (Diyarbakır), and “Labor, Democracy and Freedom” blocks candidates Ertugrul Kurkcu (Mersin), Isa Gurbuz (Elazig) and Salih Yildiz can not contest the elections. It is a hard ...

SYRIA | 27 – 03 – 2011 | The Kurdish people of Syria have not joined the current wave of unrest with any significant demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling Baath party. But that could change. The Kurds, representing around 10% of the country’s population, are “ready, watching and waiting to take to the streets, as their cause ...

WORLD | 27 – 03 – 2011 | Unrest has swept across the Middle East and North Africa, sparked by an uprising in Tunisia that led to the ouster of the country’s ruler. Here an overview of the risings. Algeria After 19 years, the government officially lifted a state of emergency in February following strikes and protests. But protest marches, ...

TURKEY | 27 – 03 – 2011 | Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) leader Selahatin Demirta? made an announcement, calling on Turkey’s Kurdish population to stage acts of civil disobedience. Speaking in a press conference he jointly held with Democratic Society Congress (DTK) leader Ahmet Türk, Demirta? said the DTK, an organization established by former members of the now-defunct ...

Urgent Statement From Peace And Democracy Party Peace and Democracy Party (Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi or BDP) and Democratic Society Congress (Demokratik Toplum Kongresi or DTK), have called the people to indefinite sit-down strike in Diyarbakir on 24 March 2011. DTK and BDP is also informed the public opinion about reason of the strike. According to the declaration, BDP and ...

ILPS | 23 – 03 – 2011 | We, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle, condemn in the strongest terms the imperialist war of aggression being launched by the United States of America, United Kingdom, France and their allies and puppets against Libya and the people of Libya. This war of aggression is a gross violation of the national sovereignty ...

WORLD | 21 – 02 – 2011 | Solidarity message of the International Migrants Alliance to the workers in DESA, Group Suni Leather and Yeşil Kundura. The International Migrants Alliance is expressing solidarity with the workers in DESA, Group Suni Leather and Yeşil Kundura who remain adamant in upholding their rights and steadfast in continuing their struggle against repression and exploitation. The ...

TURKEY | 09 – 02 – 2011 | The Publishers Association demands the release of journalist Zengin from the Işçi-Köylü newspaper after one year in detention. Suzan Zengin is also a human rights activaist and translator of minority and genocide issues. Her first hearing was on 26 August. Next trial will be in 15 February.  Spokesperson Zarakolu criticized, “As long ...