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Death for Kurd leader?

• Abdullah Öcalan is the leader of the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) which has been fighting for the rights of the Kurdish minority in Turkey or, according to Turkish authorities, committing terrorist acts. Öcalan took refuge in the Greek embassy in Kenya. Turkish government secret agents abducted him from there on 15 Feb 1999. He was condemned to death by a Turkish court on 29 Jun 1999. On 25 Nov 1999 Öcalan's appeal was rejected. The Turkish parliament has the responsibility to decide whether to execute the man.

Send your opinion to the Turkish embassy in Washington.(online form)

What I, John Canu, wrote to the Turkish embassy:
     As a friend of Turkey, I believe that the pacification of eastern Turkey will be well served by sparing the life of Abdullah Öcalan.
      What is certain is that executing him would only reinforce the unfortunately widespread impression that Turkey, and before it the Ottoman Empire, have no respect for human rights and for the rights of ethnic minorities.
      Please convey to your Parliament that this is not only the opinion of governments and international organizations friendly to Turkey, but also of many ordinary people like me around the world.

Links on the Abdullah Öcalan case.

Amnesty International's appeal.

Associated Press news story and CNN links.

Turkey weekly update  

THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT'S VIEW (apparently shared by most Turks)
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is a vicious terrorist organization.
The PKK gets its money by illegally trafficking in drugs.
Turkish politics
Turkish embassy, Washington
Who is Öcalan? — The head of the terrorist communist PKK
Press excerpts  

TEXT OF TREATIES

The Treaty of Lausanne.

The Treaty of Sèvres: index
The Treaty of Sèvres: Part 1
The Treaty of Sèvres: Part 2
http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/gifs/turk1920.gif
Another site of the Treaty of Sèvres

THE PKK VIEW

http://guerilla.hypermart.net/fractions/pkk.htm
http://guerilla.hypermart.net/archives/apo2.htm :

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http://guerilla.hypermart.net/picture.htm (Source: Toronto Kurdish Information Centre)

For A Free And Independent Kurdistan! KURD-L Archives
Solidarity With The PKK!

Press statements  

991118: from prison, Öcalan calls for peace  
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