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President Barack Obama: We urge you to
help the Kurds to gain rights in Turkey - Petition
30.6.2012 |
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U.S. President Barack Obama at
the White House in Washington, June 28, 2012. Photo:
Reuters
June 30, 2012
Since the partitioning and annexation of
Kurdistan into Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria after
World War One, Kurds have been subject to genocide,
forced assimilation policies, violent repression,
and denial of basic human rights and their identity
at the hands of the aforementioned countries.
In recent years, Turkey has intensified its
repressive policy against 20 million Kurds in
Southeast Turkey. Since 2011, as many as 7000
Kurdish politicians, activists, academics,
journalists, and ordinary citizens have been
arrested for peacefully demanding equality and basic
human rights. Moreover, on March 24th 2012, a
Turkish court sentenced Leyla Zana, a prominent
Kurdish lawmaker and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, to
ten years in prison for expressing her belief.
Therefore, we urge President Barack Obama to
interfere and pressure Turkey to resolve the Kurdish
issue by drafting an inclusive constitution that
meets the Kurdish demands. Moreover,www.ekurd.net
resolving the Kurdish question in Turkey will
positively influence the Kurdish predicament in the
other parts of Kurdistan and it is considerably
instrumental in achieving peace and stability
throughout the Middle East.
Please sign the
Petition
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