ISTANBUL | 17-09-2013 | One of the most controversial cases of recent Turkish history, murder of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, restarts. Dink family denies to attend trials of ‘crime coalition’s game’ as court issues an arrest warrant for the key suspect Erhan Tuncel An Istanbul court has issued an arrest warrant for Erhan Tuncel, a former police informant and suspect ...

ANC | 16-09-2013 | On September 14th an MLKP militant named Serkan Tosun lost his life during a clash in Serêkaniyê. The MLKP- CC published a statement on the martyrdom of  Tosun. “in the struggle to defend the revolution in Rojava, Serkan Tosun, our militant comrade known as Mazlum, was martyred during a clash on 14th September 2013 around 5pm ...

INDIA | 16-09-2013 | GN Saibaba is a joint secretary of the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) and the convenor of several forums against Operation Greenhunt and the persecution of adivasis and tribal people in Central India. He teaches English at a DU college.  The Maharashtra police, along with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Delhi Police Special Cell, made ...

NEW DELHI | 13-09-2013 | Four men were sentenced to death on Friday for raping and murdering a woman in New Delhi last December, satisfying a public clamor for them to be hanged for a crime that forced India to confront its culture of violence against women. “These are the times when gruesome crimes against women have become rampant, and ...

BANGLADESH | 12-06-2013 |Eleven of the brands and retailers sourcing from the factories involved in the Tazreen and Rana Plaza disasters joined high-level compensation meetings, facilitated by the ILO as a neutral chair, on 11-12 September in Geneva. Many other major companies failed to attend, showing total contempt for the 1,900 workers who were injured and the families of over ...

TURKEY | 12-09-2013 | Turkish police continue to use excessive force against demonstrators who are taking to the streets to protest the police violence that has claimed another life two days ago, of 22 year old Ahmet Atakan who lost his life during protests in the city. Police attacked thousands of people who have gathered once again today in the ...

BRAZIL | 12-09-2013 |  Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in dozens of cities across Brazil on Saturday and were dispersed violently by the police while mounting some of the most vigorous expressions of anger with governing institutions since an outburst of antigovernment demonstrations shook the political establishment in June. Still, fewer people turned out in major cities on Saturday ...

TURKEY | 12-09-2013| On 12 September 1980, a National Security Council which brings together the chief of General Staff, general Kenan Evrem , and chiefs of staff of army and security forces took power by proclaiming a state of siege throughout the country. Politicians, from Ecevit to Demirel, Erbakan, Turkes are arrested, the National Assembly is dissolved and the activities ...

ISTANBUL | 11 -09-2013 | Tens of thousands took to the streets in Istanbul today to protest the killing of 22 year old Ahmet Atakan as a result of police violence in the southern province of Hatay two days ago. Last updates from the protests across the city are as follows; 22.46 Police are attacking demonstrators in Gazi neighborhood with ...

ANTAKYA | 10- 09-2013 | 22 year-old Ahmet Atakan died midnight while joining the protests in the southern province of Antakya late Monday evening. The young man who was hit on the head with a tear gas canister fired by police at the protests was critically wounded and rushed to Antakya state hospital where he was confirmed to have lost his life ...