Selahattin Demirtaş - Wikipedia
Demirtaş was the co-chair of BDP during the period when the peace process and negotiations kick-started in Turkey. He was one of the BDP politicians who met Öcalan on Imrali island during the peace negotiations.
Turkey: End Abuse of Criminal Proceedings Against Selahattin Demirtaş ...
Jun 7, 2022 · The prolonged and unlawful detention of Selahattin Demirtaş constitutes a serious breach of his human rights and represents a deepening of the rule of law crisis in Turkey.
Selahattin Demirtaş | Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
In Turkey, the Ankara 19th High Criminal Court ruled to release jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş pending trial, but he was not allowed to leave prison since he had been convicted in another case (September 3, 2019, Stockholm Center for Freedom).
Türkiye: Kurdish Politicians Convicted in Unjust Mass Trial
May 16, 2024 · In the Ankara 22nd Assize Court hearing, the court sentenced Selahattin Demirtaş to 42 years in prison, Figen Yüksekdağ to 30 years, and Gültan Kışanak, the former mayor of Diyarbakır, to ...
Turkey: Pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas gets 42 years in prison
May 16, 2024 · Selahattin Demirtas, the former leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Turkey for allegedly inciting the deadly Kobani riots in 2014.
Turkey: Release Politicians Wrongfully Detained for 7 Years
Nov 3, 2023 · Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was among MPs jailed on November 4, 2016. His vacant seat in the general assembly of Turkey’s parliament is shown...
The applicant, Mr Selahattin Demirtaş, is a Turkish national who was born in 1973. At the time of lodging his application he was detained in Edirne (Turkey). At the time of the events, Mr Demirtaş was one of the co-chairs of the Peoples’ Democratic …
Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (no. 2) - Global Freedom of …
Dec 22, 2020 · In Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (No. 2), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that the Turkish government’s attempts to curtail the political speech of its adversaries, most notably of Mr. Demirtaş (the leader of the opposition), was violative of his rights under Article 10 (freedom of expression), Articles ...
Selahattin Demirtaş - Vikipedi
Selahattin Demirtaş (d. 10 Nisan 1973, Palu), Zaza asıllı Türk avukat, siyasetçi ve yazardır. 22 Haziran 2014'te seçildiği Halkların Demokratik Partisi eş genel başkanlığı görevini 11 Şubat 2018'e kadar yürütmüştür. 4 Kasım 2016'dan beri Edirne F Tipi Cezaevi'nde tutukludur.
Selahattin Demirtas sentenced to 42 years in jail in Turkey
May 16, 2024 · Already jailed since 2016, Selahattin Demirtas, 51, a two-time election rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was convicted for dozens of crimes including undermining state unity and the country’s integrity.