When Indonesia鈥檚 new president Prabowo Subianto announced his cabinet, a number of former activists and leaders of the People鈥檚 Democratic Party (PRD) were among its 109 members. 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Peter Boyle spoke to Rudi Hartono, former editor of the PRD鈥檚 publication Berdikari, about this development.
Peoples Democratic Party
As Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an unleashes more assaults on the country鈥檚 battered democratic institutions, Sam Wainwright looks at why Australia must support the democratic forces battling to create a just and democratic society in the Middle East.
Despite facing one of the most oppressive atmospheres in its history, thousands of Turkish protesters took to the streets of Istanbul on November 20 against a crackdown on Turkey鈥檚 main pro-Kurdish party, its lawmakers and mayors in the country鈥檚 south-east, as well as on opposition media outlets following the July coup.
鈥淲e will resist and resist until we win!鈥 chants Sebahat Tuncel before her mouth is forcibly shut by half a dozen police officers who drag her along the floor and detain her in early November.
The following statement was released on November 11 by Farooq Tariq, spokesperson for the Awami Workers Party in Pakistan.
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On the night of November 3, the Turkish police detained Selahattin Demirta艧 and Figen Y眉ksekda臒 鈥 the co-chairs of the People鈥檚 Democratic Party (HDP) 鈥 alongside several other Members of Parliament who were democratically voted in with over 5 million votes in the last parliamentary election.
The political situation in Turkey continues to deteriorate in the wake of the attempted coup d鈥櫭﹖at in July, allegedly organised by the G眉len Movement, a former ally of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). It has in fact led to a slow incremental counter-coup where President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an and his cronies have progressively jailed, marginalised and silenced opponents of all hues 鈥 but especially the Kurdish movement.
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Kars deputy and party spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen said 441 HDP members have been detained since the arrest and imprisonment of 10 HDP MPs on November 4.
Speaking to the press in Ankara on November 10, Bilgen said there had been a systematic crackdown on HDP members and those protesting the imprisonment of the left-wing pro-autonomy HDP's MPs, including co-chairs Selahattin Demirta艧 and Figen Y眉ksekda臒.
On November 4, Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for all 59 MPs of the Kurdish-based left-wing opposition Peoples Democratic Party (HDP). The party鈥檚 leaders, Selahattin Demirta艧 and Figen Y眉ksekda臒, and several other MPs were taken into detention.
The regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an took a further leap towards undisguised dictatorship, intensifying its crackdown against the democratic and left-wing opposition, independent media and the Kurdish population.
On October 25, Co-Mayors of the Diyarbak谋r (Amed) Metropolitan Municipality, G眉ltan K谋艧anak and F谋rat Anl谋, members of the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), were arrested.
Aftermath of ISIS attack on HDP members' wedding. Gaziantep, August 20.
The bombing of the wedding of two members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) in the southern city of Gaziantep on August 20 killed 54 people, including 29 children. ISIS appears to be responsible, although like other attacks by ISIS in Turkey over the past year and a half, the targets have been opponents of the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an.
HDP MPs hold copies of 脰zg眉r G眉ndem in parliament, August 17.
[This was released on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) on August 17.]
Left-wing opposition Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta艧 and HDP Ankara MP and Imral谋 Delegation Spokesperson S谋rr谋 S眉reyya 脰nder have both been indicted and threatened with five years imprisonment after the removal of their parliamentary immunity.
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