We, the European Left – Workers’ Party of Hungary 2006 and its internet newsportal, OUR TIME challenge the attack against the Özgür Gündem Kurdish newspaper in Turkey. The Turkish governmental party AKP is exploiting the state of emergency after the unsuccessful coup attempt for reinforcing its authoritarian regime and further oppression of the democratic opposition. There happened similar events in history many times. Closing Özgür Gündem is a part of the oppression of the opposition’s voice.
In accordance with the call of the newspaper, we join the campaign of solidarity which is also important for us, because what is happening today in Turkey may well take place tomorrow in Hungary.
Should Turkish president Erdogan visit Hungary, we promise to be present at the city of Szigetvár with the European Left’s members, under the red star flags of the Kurdish guerillas.
European Left – Workers’ Party of Hungary 2006
Press Bureau
OUR TIME
Editorial Committee
E nyilatkozatot megküldtük több kurd weboldalnak és az Özgür Gündem szerkesztőségének. Magyar nyelven ide kattintva olvasható.