The Freedom for Öcalan campaign is a UK trade union-backed initiative to secure the release of imprisoned Kurdish political prisoner Abdullah Öcalan.In 2017 the annual meeting of the TUC voted unanimously for a motion calling for Mr Öcalan's immediate release and a return to peace talks between Turkey and representatives of the Kurdish people.This podcast is to keep supporters and affiliates up to date on the campaign and developments in the region.
The Freedom for Ocalan Report is a production of the trade union Freedom for Ocalan campaign. WWW.FREEDOMFOROCALAN.ORGTwitter - @OcalanFreePatreon - https://www.patreon.com/FreedomForOcalanOur guest in this episode is Viyan Qerecox - Internationalist with the Kurdish Freedom Movement.Sources for this episode -66 women killed, 149 abducted, 178 tortured in Afrin - https://anfenglish.com/news/66-women-...Afrin Human Rights Organisation appeals to the UN: ‘Stop the attacks on Tall Rifat’ - https://medyanews.net/afrin-human-rig... Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey? https://egyptindependent.com/syria-ar... Leyla Güven: Turkey sentences Kurdish politician to 22 years in prison - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro... Turkish charm offensive for a new war - https://civaka-azad.org/tuerkische-ch... Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Developing Female Kurdish Militia Drama for TV - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv... Details on the letter writing campaign to show soldarity for Leyl
The Freedom for Ocalan Report is a production of the trade union Freedom for Ocalan campaign. WWW.FREEDOMFOROCALAN.ORGTwitter - @OcalanFreePatreon - https://www.patreon.com/FreedomForOcalanOur guest in this episode is Nik Matheou - Internationalist with the Kurdish Freedom Movement.Sources for this episode -US commissioner impressed by Rojava religious freedom, ethnic equality - https://www.rudaw.net/english/interview/21112020 Turkey Detains 72 Kurdish Lawyers and Rights Activists - https://balkaninsight.com/2020/11/20/turkey-detains-72-kurdish-lawyers-and-rights-activists/ Kurds ‘oppressed’ in Turkey: top Erdogan aide - https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/201120201 Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal reshapes regional geopolitics - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/10/nagorno-karabakh-peace-deal-turkey-russia-reshapes-regional-geopolitics Turkey blocks EU inspection of cargo vessel travelling to Libya - https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/23/turkey-blocks-an-eu-mission-inspection-of-a-cargo-vessel-travelling-to-libya Please support the open enquiry from the UK Parliament APPG on Kurdistan in Syria and Turkey - Terms of reference and details for how to make a submission pinned at the APPG Twitter account
The Freedom for Ocalan Report is a production of the trade union Freedom for Ocalan campaign. WWW.FREEDOMFOROCALAN.ORGTwitter - @OcalanFreePatreon - https://www.patreon.com/FreedomForOcalanOur guest in this episode is Elif Sarican - Co-Chair of The Kurdish Assembly UK.Sources for this episode -Database former ISIS fighters - https://rojavainformationcenter.com/2020/10/database-former-isis-members-now-part-of-turkish-backed-forces-in-sere-kaniye-and-tel-abyad/Council of Europe discusses the arrest of journalists in Van - https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/council-of-europe-discusses-the-arrest-of-journalists-in-van-47253Four provincial HDP officials detained in fresh raids by Turkish police - https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/22102020Armenian president: 'Turkey has a completely destructive role in Nagorno-Karabakh' - https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-interview/20201019-armenian-president-turkey-has-a-completely-destructive-role-in-nagorno-karabakhTurkish president threatens Syrian Kurds amid increasing clashes in northeast Syria - https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/d4f32d61-621a-4120-bb6c-9b9d7b8f9b6fMehmud Osman: The source of the problems is the Turkish state - https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/mehmud-osman-the-source-of-the-problems-is-the-turkish-state-47199Our music is Unsilenced by Ketsa and is licensed under creative commons. Thank you for listening
In this episode, we speak to Shavanah Taj General Secretary of TUC Wales about her recent experience as part of an international peace delegation to Imrali island prison. The delegation set out to petition the Turkish government to allow them to visit imprisoned Kurdish political leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been detained at Turkeys equivalent of Robben Island for 21 years.The delegation was denied this basic human right but was able to meet with progressive unions and representatives of The People’s Democratic Party (HDP).In this episode Shavanah explains;Turkeys deterioration into a police state.The inspirational gender equality politics of HDP.The incredible resilience of Trade Union activists in Turkey.Welsh solidarity with the Kurdish community.How you can get involved and support progressive forces in Turkey.This episode is also available on YouTube This was a production of the UK based trade union-backed Freedom for Ocalan campaign.The campaign is fighting to end the brutal and cruel imprisonment of Kurdish political leader Abdullah Ocalan. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the Kurdish people in their struggle for liberty and freedom from oppression and with all progressive forces in Turkey.Please like and share and don’t forget to leave a review.More information at www.freedomforocalan.org
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