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"Of course, we all support the PKK," says Cevat, 17. "Every family here has
someone in the PKK. "

The rioting in March and the brutal response of the Turkish security forces
have worked as an effective recruitment drive for the PKK. "We're fed up of
the discrimination. It doesn't have to be like this," says Cevat. "But every
time they do something like this, more people go into the mountains."

Guardian -Turkish Kurd teenagers turn to the PKK after enduring years of
brutality
Tue, 06. Jun 2006

Sevder is seething. Growing up in poverty and squalor, he has seen
schoolmates shot dead by Turkish security forces and had to put up with the
vulgar taunts of Turkish policemen towards his mother and sisters. His
grudges have been nourished by endless tales of family and friends burnt out

The 5th International Conference Against Disappearances, was gathered in
Diyarbakýr in between May 16th and 20th, under the main title “War and
Occupation: Human Rights Violations, Torture and Disappearances”. 300
delegates from the countries; Argentina, Chile, Canada, India, Sri Lanka,
Spain, France, Bulgaria, Germany, England, Palestine, Switzerland, Holland,
Colombia, Greece, Finland, South Korea, Turkey and Northern Kurdistan

Tue, 06. Jun 2006

Lawyer Analay says "Diyarbakir incidents show officials are not sincere in
zero-tolerance policy for torture". Calls for 34 investigations launched
into police torture allegations to be followed up and not be inconclusive
like others.

A total of 34 preparatory investigations have been launched against police
officers in Diyarbakir related to allegations of torture and mistreatment of

Sat, 03. Jun 2006 15:14:51 +0000

Activisits of Peace Mothers Initiative Muyesser Gunes and Sakine Arat were
sentenced to 1 year jail each and 600 YTL fine in the trial charging them
with ' appraising guilt and guilty'.

The case started about Peace Mothers Activists Muyesser Gunes and Sakine
Arat in Ankara 4 th Criminal Court of peace with charge of ''appraising
guilt and guilty'' was dealt with. The court ruled out 1 year each jail

What happened to the toys?
Open letter to the Manager of Midyat M Type Prison;
Dear Manager,
When I was corresponding with some political women, who are in your prison
as a political prisoner, I learned that, there is a baby in your prison, who
is 6 months and whose name is Dilan Jiyan, with her mother. My 3,5 years son
Ben Armin has posted the packet with me, which was prepared by his hands,

Soldiers uncover the mass grave in Kulp

DIYARBAKIR (DIHA 24.09.2005) – A weekly Kurdish newspaper Azadiya Welat,
released news saying there is a mass grave of 9 guerrillas in Kulp. Soldiers
uncovered the graves and took the bones, said the locals.

Investigations at first

A shepherd stated that the soldiers came to the spot and did investigations
around the grave. This news was published by the weekly Azadiya Welat two

A five hour operation by police forces in Ankara Tuesday night, during which
9 people were arrested, appeared to reveal the presence of a previously
unknown gang in Turkey's capital city. Of the 9 people arrested, one was
Pilot Lieutenant E.E. from the Turkish Armed Forces' elite special forces
brigade, another was Sergeant M.T., and yet another officer from the
military whose name and rank have not yet been determined.

With the release this Wednesday of 15 children from Diyarbakir prison there
are no minor offenders remaining in prison in the city in relation to the
wave of violence that swept through the province at the end of April.

A total of 40 children who were arrested and placed into a special annex
building at Diyarbakir prison in relation to the 28 March-1 April incidents
have been released from captivity since May 8. During the incidents where