<p>FIRMATE LA PETIZIONE CON CONVINZIONE E DOVE POTETE INOLTRATELA AD ALTRI CONTATTI PER FARLA FIRMARE O SOLO PER CONOSCENZA.</p>
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<blockquote>----Messaggio originale----<br />Da: uiki.onlus@fastwebnet.it<br />Data: 05/01/2010 18.21<br />A: "COORDINAMENTO"<coordinamentokurdistan@gnumerica.org><br />Ogg: [Coordinamentokurdistan] Petition For The Liberation of DTP-BDP Mayors in Turkish Kurdistan<br /><br /><!-- <mce:style> @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.apple-style-span {mso-style-name:apple-style-span;} span.StileMessaggioDiPostaElettronica18 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 2.0cm 2.0cm 2.0cm;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} @list l0 {mso-list-id:1648968930; mso-list-template-ids:-1301515462;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0cm;} ul {margin-bottom:0cm;} -></mce:style>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.info-turk.be/377.htm#Petition"><span class="apple-style-span"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt">http://www.info-turk.be/377.htm#Petition</span></strong></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 18.0pt">Petition For The Liberation of DTP-BDP Mayors in Turkish Kurdistan<br /></span></em></strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><br />On December 24th, more than 80 people related to the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party), as well as human rights defenders and members of NGO’s were arrested across Turkey. On December 28th, another 24 people were arrested in Van, and Batman, cities of the pre-dominantly Kurdish south-east of Turkey.<br /><br />The BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) is the succession party to the recently closed Democratic Society Party (DTP). The prosecutor's office accuses the detained of membership in the KCK (Koma Civaken Kurdistan), the umbrella organization that includes the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).<br /><br />The detentions are part of a wider pattern of repression of pro-Kurdish politicians, and in fact this is the fourth major crackdown on Kurdish politicians since the DTP won a landslide victory in the local elections in March 2009. Immediately following this success, executives of the DTP, including the party’s vice-co-presidents, were taken into custody and arrested. In the intervening eight months, not one of those individuals detained has been brought to trial. Moreover, the authorities have yet to give reasons for their detention. To date, some 500 Kurdish politicians, including DTP executives and members have been arrested or detained since April 2009. The arrested politicians belong to those who worked hardest for local democracy in their communities. In spite of constant harassment from the Turkish state, they have tried to build a functioning infrastructure in their municipalities.<br /><br />If Turkey is to have any credibility left as a modern and democratic country they must have the imprisoned elected politicians and human rights activists immediately released.<br /><br />A list of some of the detained and some details follows:<br /><br />Muharrem Erbey: Lawyer, Vice President and Diyarbakýr Branch President of Human Rights Association (IHD). Following the detention of Muharrem Erbey, the police raided the Diyarbakir Branch of Human Rights Association in the hope of finding “more evidence”. <br /><br />Besides the unlawful raid, the search and confiscation in this office , which had no relation with the related investigation, was a scandal in terms of law. The Diyarbakir Branch of IHD has not ever been raided even during the years of state of emergency. Muharrem Erbey’s activities are the work of a human rights defender.</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Hatip Dicle: DTP co-chairman, he was previously arrested while member of parliament and imprisoned for ten years.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Firat Anli: DTP Amed city leader. He was the mayor of Yenisehir in the last term and stood for Mayor of Cewlik in the last election.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Abdullah Demirbas: Mayor of Sur. He was removed from power by the state for supporting multi-lingual administration, but was put back into power by the people in the March Elections. In addition he has health problems that make his detainment without attention of a doctor a threat to his well being</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Aydin Budak: Mayor of Cizre-- just like Demirbas was removed from power by the state and re-elected by the people.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Zulkuf Karatekin: Mayor of Kayapinar Serving his second term in office.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Nejdet Atalay: Mayor of Batman. He won his office with a high majority in Batman.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Ferhan Turk: Mayor of Kiziltepe He spent years in the notorious Amed prison and felt the full force of the coup. He is now imprisoned for the second time.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Leyla Guven: Mayor of Viransehir She has previously been a local administrator and has actively taken part in the women’s freedom movement.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Ethem Sahin: Mayor of Suruc won the local election with a landslide victory and has since changed the appearance of the town.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Huseyin Kalkan: Former mayor of Batman</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Emrullah Cin: Former mayor of Viransehir</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Abdullah Akengin: Former mayor of Dicle</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Kazim Kurt: Former mayor of Hakkari</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Nadir Bingol: Former mayor of Ergani</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Ali Simsek: Assistant mayor of Amed</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Yasar Sari: General Secretary of DISKI</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Ferzende Abi: MEYADER (Mesopotamia Association of Those Having Lost their Relatives) Van Branch President ,</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Tevfik Say: Hacıbekir Suburb Free Citizen Association Chairman</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Sıddık Gül: DTP Van Provincial Treasurer</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Yıldız Tekin: BDP Women's Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Eylem Açıkalın: BDP Women's Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Kerem Çağlı: BDP Women's Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Ramazan Özlü:BDP Women's Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Selim Çay: BDP Women's Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Cafer Koçak: BDP Women's Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Zihni Karakaya: BDP Women's Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Mustafa Ayaz - Kamuran Parlak</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Ahmet Sormaz: Former DTP Batman Provincial President , Göç-Der (Migration Association)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Selamet Akyüz: Batman Manager</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Veysi Gülseren - İlyas Sağlam - Aydın Kılıç: former DTP city and county administrators</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Gülizar Kal: Urban Women's Council employee</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Cahit Conbay: politician</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Rıdvan Asaln: politician</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Şeymus Yaşar: politician</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Şirin Bağlı: Batman Municipality Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Rıfat Başalak: Batman Municipality Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Nesri Kılıç: Batman Municipality Council Member</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Fethi Suvari: Coordinator of Local Gundem21</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Abbas Celik: Administrator of Goc-Der’s Diyarbakir Branch</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Cebrail Kurt: BDP worker</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Ramazan Debe</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Ahmet Makas</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Takibe Turgay</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Petition:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /> <br />We are deeply outraged over the treatment of the elected politicians. Unfortunately, the Turkish state wants to crush the democracy that they are strenuously trying to build up in the Kurdish municipalities. We call on the Turkish state to release the imprisoned members of of the DTP and BDP immediately.<br /><br />We ask you to urge turkish state to respect the political will of Kurdish People, their elected leaders, politicians and release them immediately.<br /><br />Sign the petition:<br /><a href="http://www.gopetition.com/online/33128.html"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt">http://www.gopetition.com/online/33128.html</span></a></span></p>
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