Political assaults against Kurds and their allies

Having not yet broken the resistance, the AKP and the Turkish state continue their genocidal operations against the Kurdish people and their allies. At least 15 people have been arrested in Amed (Diyarbakır), Muş, and İzmir. One man was arrested in Denizli for aiding a wounded activist.

Amed

Home raids were conducted in Amed's Lice district earlier this morning. HDP representative Osman Ağın and an individual named Hulki Akman were arrested during these raids. It has been learned that both Ağın and Akman were taken to police headquarters and will be transferred to provincial headquarters.

Amed Metropolitan Vice Secretary, General Hüseyin Bayrak was also detained during a home raid in the district of Kaypınar. Bayrak was also taken to provincial headquarters. There are currently reports that the number of raids will increase.

The former mayor of Batman was arrested by the police in Silvan after attending a court hearing in Amed. Kalkan was arrested before during the "KCK Operation" in 2009 and served a long prison sentence.

Muş

DBP Muş General Assembly membesr Alparslan Kardan and Halil Görcü were arrested yesterday evening in the Malazgirit distrcit of Muş. They were taken to police headquarters nearby.

Denizli 

A student at Pamukkale University, Mervan Çaçan was arrested and taken to court following a warrant released for his detainment. The court issued a warrant for helping wounded activists in Nusaybin.

İzmir

Several homes were raided during the early morning hours in İzmir's Konak, Karışyaka, Menemen and Bayraklı distrcits. Members of the United Revolutionary Party Nurhak Sabur, Yakup İşkar, Mustafa Kanar, Sadık Güney Akbaş, Roni Gören, Alper Yanar, Hazal Dallar, Mert Peköz, and İnan Sever were all arrested during these raids.

Those activists arrested were taken to the police headquarters of İzmir.


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