Abdullah Ocalan

Can Syria's Kurds avoid their Iraqi brethren's fate?

Can Syria's Kurds avoid their Iraqi brethren's fate?

Kurdish local elections in northern Syria are likely to succeed despite potential opposition from the central government, analysts say. Organised by Kurdish authorities, the vote on Friday to elect local council representatives is the …

 Coup perpetrators plan to spring PKK Leader from prison

Coup perpetrators plan to spring PKK Leader from prison

A group of 12 Turkish officers, detained in Istanbul for participating in the recent coup attempt, allegedly planned to free Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan from prison, local media reported. …

Kurds in Strasbourg demand that Ocalan be freed

Kurds in Strasbourg demand that Ocalan be freed

Today about 15 thousand Kurds took part in a demonstration in Strasbourg, demanding the release of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been serving a life sentence in a Turkish prison since February 1999. The …

Gendarmerie in eastern Turkey attacked

Gendarmerie in eastern Turkey attacked

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) alttacked a gendarmerie base in the Tunceli Province of Turkey. No casualties were reported in the attack. The attackers used a new tactic short skirmish and waste. After 10 minutes of fight, the …