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Prof. Kariane Westrheim
EUTCC Chairperson
19th EUTCC Conference – Final Resolution
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 Left Group, the Greens-European Free Alliance (GREENS/EFA) and the Groups of the Free Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) was successfully held on 26th and 27th of March 2025 in the European Parliament in Brussels.
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been arrested in Turkey after travelling to Istanbul to report on protests
He is facing charges of insulting the president and membership in a terrorist organisation. Turkish authorities have linked his case to a protest held in Stockholm in January 2023, during which a mock-up of Turkish President Erdoğan was displayed.
Statement by Reporters Without Borders on the treatment of journalists covering the protests emerged after the arrest of the İstanbul mayor
We condemn in the strongest terms the violent crackdown on media professionals covering the protests in Turkey.
Newroz was celebrated in Diyarbakır with nearly a million people in attendance
Meanwhile, CHP Leader Özgür Özel, PUK Leader Bafel Talabani, KDP Leader Masoud Barzani, and Kurdistan Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani also sent messages for Newroz.
Report on the targeting of civilians in NES by Turkey and the SNA
The information RIC has gathered presents a clear picture of intentional targeting of civilians and civil life by Turkey and the SNA, in North-East Syria in the period after the fall of Assad.
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