EU Turkey Civic Commission meets in Brussels
The Annual International Conference on the EU, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds was hosted by the EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) in cooperation with the GUE/NGL Group, the Greens-European Free …
Turkey continues ISIS’ persecution of Yazidis
The persecution of the Yazidis continues as Turkey’s war in Northern Syria pushes into Iraq. Ben Norman of Unite explains the significance of Turkey’s assassination of Yazidi military leader Zardasht …
Thousands gather in London to ‘Rise up for Rojava’
Twenty thousand trade unionists, anti-fascists, feminists and socialists came together in central London on Sunday 13 October to show their collective anger at Turkish President Erdogan’s criminal invasion of Northern …
Trade unions condemn Turkey – general secretaries urge the UK government to act
Thirteen general secretaries representing millions of UK workers and their communities have demanded that prime minister Boris Johnson deploy the UK’s influence to prevent a humanitarian disaster as a result …
Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds widely condemned
In a move, which has shocked the international community, US president Trump has betrayed the Kurds of Northern Syria by withdrawing US ground troops which act as a buffer against …
Free Öcalan! The emphatic demand from TUC Annual Congress 2019
Free Öcalan. A powerful, emotional and historic call to release jailed Kurdish political leader Abdullah Öcalan was made by enthusiastic delegates at the 2019 annual congress of the TUC. At the …
Is Turkey a democracy?
Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Nobel Prize for Peace recipient, Nora Cortinas, mother of the Plaza de Mayo and Beverly Keene, Coordinator of Dialogo 2000, Argentina have issued a joint statement condemning the arrests of …
Trade unionists’ letter to the Home Secretary: don’t criminalise international solidarity – Border Security Act 2019
In a joint letter to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel MP, senior trade union officials oppose any Home Office decision to make Kurdish-run North-East Syria a “designated area” under the Counter-Terrorism and Border …
Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2019
The Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2019 was a watershed moment for the Freedom for Ocalan campaign, with trade unionists from up and down the country making us welcome, supporting our cause and wanting …
Trade union general secretary uses the platform of Durham Miners Gala 2019 to call for Öcalan’s release
Doug Nicholls, General Secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions, has renewed calls for the release of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan at the Durham Miners Gala 2019, an event …