Mittwoch, 30. November 2011

Turquie : l’éditeur Ragip Zarakolu arrêté

Publié le : 29-10-2011

Info Collectif VAN - www.collectifvan.org -

Légende : l'Editeur turc et militant des droits de l'homme Ragip Zarakolu, ainsi que la professeure Busra Ersanlı, ont été placés en garde à vue vendredi à Istanbul (Turquie)

Le gouvernement turc poursuit sa politique répressive à l’encontre des médias, des journalistes et des intellectuels de Turquie. Le Directeur des Editions Belge et militant des droits de l’homme, Ragip Zarakolu, a été mis en garde à vue vendredi à Istanbul. Son fils Deniz Zarakolu avait déjà été placé en détention le 4 octobre dernier. Ragip Zarakolu est sous le coup de nombreux procès pour ses publications sur les questions arménienne et kurde. Les Editions Belge (prononcer Belgué) sont l’une des premières maisons d'édition à avoir brisé en Turquie le tabou du génocide arménien en publiant des livres historiques et des témoignages sur 1915.

Turquie : vive le "modèle turc"!

Info Collectif VAN - www.collectifvan.org - L’éditeur et défenseur des droits de l’homme Ragıp Zarakolu a été arrêté le 28 octobre à Istanbul. Zarakolu préside également l’association d’éditeurs Liberté pour la publication en Turquie. Zarakolu a été incarcéré le 28 octobre 2011, au cours d’une grande rafle à Istanbul visant les militants kurdes. Les éditions Belge que dirige Ragıp Zarakolu ont publié de nombreux ouvrages sur l’oppression des minorités nationales en Turquie et sur le génocide des Arméniens. Vendredi, au cours de la même rafle, le Professeur Büsra Ersanlı, une spécialiste du droit constitutionnel et membre de la commission constitutionnelle du parti pro-kurde BDP, a été arrêtée en même temps que des dizaines d’autres personnes.


Info on Zarakolu's Arrest / Info sur l'arrestation de Zarakolu

Ragip Zarakolu
Under Arrest / En état d'arrestation

Imza Kampanyalari / Signatures Campaigns / Campagnes de signatures

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That's enough! Ca suffit!  
 The Ankara Initiative for Freedom of Thought
has launched the following signature campaign: That's enough!


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Ragip Zarakolu's Arrest / Arrestation de Zarakolu

RAGIP ZARAKOLU AT THE ISTANBUL BOOK FAIR

Photos sent by/envoyées par Gülten Madenli
BDP Deputy Sirri Süreyya Önder ve Co-president Selahattin Demirtas
at the Belge Publishing House Stand on Nov 17, 2011, for solidarity with Ragip Zarakolu

Liberté d'expression en Turquie: appel urgent

Info Collectif VAN - www.collectifvan.org - Voici un appel de Ragıp Zarakolu, directeur des éditions Belge (Istanbul) et dont le fils Deniz, vient d'être jeté en prison. Zarakolu est l'un des fondateurs et dirigeants de l'IHD d'Istanbul (Association de défense des droits de l'Homme, affiliée à la FIDH). C'est le pionnier (avec sa femme Ayse, décédée) de la lutte pour la défense des droits de l'homme et la reconnaissance du génocide arménien en Turquie. Il faut savoir que Belge (prononcer "Bèlgué) est certainement la maison d'édition la plus courageuse de Turquie, qui aborde tous les sujets « tabous », et qui continue, bien que ses responsables le paient cher depuis plus de vingt ans. Le Collectif VAN exprime son entière solidarité avec Ragıp Zarakolu qui apporte chaque année, au nom de l'IHD, son soutien à notre Journée annuelle de sensibilisation aux génocides et à leur négation, organisée sur le Parvis de Notre-Dame de Paris.
Légende photo: Ragıp Zarakolu, directeur des éditions Belge (Istanbul)

For the Sake of Freedom of Expression in Turkey, IPA and PEN International Demand Immediate Release of Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu

Geneva/London, 15 November 2011

Turkey’s leading freedom of expression advocate, publisher Ragıp Zarakolu, has been on pre-trial detention for two weeks under terrorism charges. On 4 November, he was moved to a high security "F-Type" prison in the city of Izmit, 80 km east of Istanbul. IPA and PEN International are seriously concerned about the effect that the harsh detention conditions could have on his health. IPA and PEN International are also seriously concerned that his pre-trial detention – likely to last a year - is in violation of Turkey’s international treaty obligations, in particular Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and Article 10 of the Euro

EMHRN calls for the immediate release of falsely accused Turkish HR activists

 Copenhagen-Brussels, nov 4 2011–The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) condemns the arbitrary arrest of Human Rights defenders Ragib Zarakolu and Büşra Ersanlı, both falsely charged with “being a member of an illegal organisation”, the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK).


On 28 October, 2011, Turkish authorities raided several offices of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) in the province of Istanbul and arrested prominent Human Right activists Ragib Zarakolu and Büşra Ersanlı, together with some fifty other people, mainly members and executives of the BDP.

Turkish Publisher Detained / Ragip Zarakolu Arrested in Crackdown on Kurdish Groups

By: Steven M. Ellis, Press Freedom Adviser

Riot police use shields to protect themselves as they clash with Pro-Kurdish demonstrators during a peace day rally on the Asian side of Istanbul on 1 September 2011. Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal
VIENNA, 3 Nov. 2011 – The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the arrest and pre-trial detention of Turkish publisher and free speech activist Ragip Zarakolu.
Zarakolu – director of the Belge Publishing House, a member of the Turkish PEN Center and chair of the Freedom to Publish Committee of the Turkish Publishers Association – was among approximately 40 suspects detained Friday under anti-terror laws.

Turkish intellectuals protest arrest of publisher

A group of intellectuals and academics protested Ragıp Zarakolu’s arrest. DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GÜREL Vercihan Ziflioğlu
A group of intellectuals and academics protested Ragıp Zarakolu’s arrest. DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GÜREL
A group of intellectuals staged a rally in front of the Beşiktaş Courthouse yesterday to protest the recent arrest of prominent publisher Ragıp Zarakolu and Professor Büşra Ersanlı on terrorism-related charges, while international organizations also condemned the arrests.

Dienstag, 29. November 2011

Arbitrary detention of Mr. Ragip Zarakolu and Ms. Büsra Ersanli - TUR 003 / 1111 / OBS 121

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in

Turkey. Description of the situation:

The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the arbitrary detention of Mr. Ragıp Zarakolu, Honorary Board Member and Founder of the Human Rights Association (IHD), Director of the Belge Publishing House and Chairman of the Publishers Association Freedom to Publish Committee of Turkey, and Ms. Büsra Ersanlı, lecturer at the Marmara University Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in Istanbul, in the framework of a wide ranged anti-terrorist operation intended to dismantle an alleged terrorist network - the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) - that in fact targets peaceful activists from the Kurdish community who are not related to any terrorist activities.

Turkey: Arbitrary detention of Mr Ragıp Zarakolu and Ms. Büşra Ersanlı


URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY

TUR 003 / 1111 / OBS 121

Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment
Turkey
November 3, 2011
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Turkey.
Description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the arbitrary detention of Mr. Ragıp Zarakolu, Honorary Board Member and Founder of the Human Rights Association (İHD), Director of the Belge Publishing House and Chairman of the Publishers Association Freedom to Publish Committee of Turkey,and Ms. Büşra Ersanlı, lecturer at the Marmara University Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in Istanbul, in the framework of a wide ranged anti-terrorist operation intended to dismantle an alleged terrorist network - the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) - that in fact targets peaceful activists from the Kurdish community who are not related to any terrorist activities.

Turquie: Un pionnier de la liberté de publier en prison jusqu'à nouvel ordre

Info Collectif VAN - www.collectifvan.org - Le Collectif VAN vous propose ce Communiqué de Presse publié sur le site des Reporters Sans Frontières le 2 novembre 2011.

Reporters Sans Frontières

Turquie

Publié le mercredi 2 novembre 2011.

“La justice turque est donc bien décidée à faire payer Ragip Zarakolu (voir ci-dessous) pour son activisme en faveur de la liberté d’expression. Journaliste de renommée internationale et figure respectée de la lutte pour les droits de l’homme, il est à son tour victime des travers récurrents de l’appareil judiciaire : le détournement de l’argument ‘antiterroriste’ pour réprimer les voix critiques, et le recours abusif à la détention provisoire. Le placement en détention d’un personnage de cette envergure, alors même que sa santé est fragile, est un très mauvais signal à l’égard de la presse. Nous exigeons sa remise en liberté immédiate”, a déclaré Reporters sans frontières.

Montag, 28. November 2011

EFJ Condemns Arrest of Ragıp Zarakolu as New Press Freedom Campaign is Launched in Turkey

The European group the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the arrest of Ragıp Zarakolu, Turkish columnist and writer.

"The arrest of a journalist and well-known intellectual under the pretext of terroristic activities is clearly arbitrary and abusive," said EFJ President Arne König. "It shows how eager the government is to muzzle any critical voice by using anti-democratic methods. Unless there is clear evidence showing the allegations of the Turkish authorities, we call for the immediate release of Mr. Zarakolu and of all other Turkish journalists currently detained in jail".

TURKEY 11/1/11: Writer and academic Ragip Zarakolu and Professor Büşra Ersanlı charged

TURKEY
[Update on Rapid Action 10/31/11]
PEN International has learned that writer, academic, and publisher Ragip Zarakolu has been formally charged alongside Professor Büşra Ersanlı under the Anti-Terror Law today. PEN has received further details that lead to the fear that the charges are related to the exercise of their right to freedom of expression.

Turkey: Writer and academic Ragip Zarakolu formally charged alongside Professor Büşra Ersanlı

English PEN has learned that on 1 November 2011, our Honorary Member writer, academic and publisher Ragip Zarakolu was formally charged under the Anti Terror Law, alongside Professor Büşra Ersanlı. We have received further details that lead us to fear that the charges are related to the exercise of their right to freedom of expression.

As reported by PEN International on 31 October, Zarakolu was arrested alongside Professor Büşra Ersanlı as part of mass arrests two days earlier. We understand that he has been charged with "membership of an illegal organisation" - reportedly related to a speech he made at an event by the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy (BDP) party, and articles published in the newspaper Ögür Gündem (Free Agenda). Zarakolu has reportedly filed an appeal, however, he faces months in pre-trial detention if this is unsuccessful. We are seeking further details in relation to his detention.

Leading Turkish PEN member Ragip Zarakolu arrested

November 1, 2011
source: Press release from PEN American Centre, 31 October 2011
Ragip Zarakolu, a renowned publisher and a leading advocate for freedom of expression in Turkey, was arrested on October 28, in what PEN calls “a disturbing acceleration of violations of the rights of Turkish and Kurdish activists, writers, and scholars.”

Ragip Zarakolu, director of the Belge Publishing House and a member of the Turkish PEN Center and chair of the Freedom to Publish Committee of the Turkish Publishers Association, was arrested around 6:00 p.m. on October 28, 2011, one of at least 40 activists who were detained in Istanbul on Friday. Turkish authorities have arrested up to 1,000 scholars, writers, publishers, and rights advocates during a two-year crackdown targeting activists who focus on Kurdish issues. This list of those arrested Friday also includes Büşra Ersanlı, a constitutional law expert and a member of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). Zarakolu’s son, Deniz Zarakolu, who is an editor at Belge Publishing House and a Ph.D. student at Bilgi University, was arrested on October 4. It is unclear whether charges have been filed against any of those arrested in Friday’s roundup.

Ragıp Zarakolu and Büşra Ersanlı were arrested

Tuesday, 01 November 2011 00:00  Ragıp Zarakolu, the Human Rights Association’s Honour Board Member and Büşra Ersanlı, Lecturer at the Marmara University (Istanbul) Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations, were arrested on charges of “being a member of an illegal organisation -Koma Ciwaken Kurdistan-Kurdistan Communities League /Assembly of Turkey (KCK/TM), the KCK is the intend to organize the Kurdish people as an umbrella organization that includes Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)” under Article 314 of TPC by İstanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 14.

Turkish Freedom to Publish Hero Jailed: IPA Demands Immediate Release of Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu

Geneva, 1 November 2011 - For Immediate Release

Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu, recipient of the 2008 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize, was arrested on Friday, 28 October 2011 in Istanbul. The 14th High Criminal Court in Beşiktaş, Istanbul decided earlier today, following a 28-hour long hearing, to incarcerate the man whom many view as Turkey’s most prominent freedom of expression and minority rights activist. In particular, he is being accused of being a member of an illegal organisation under the anti-terror legislation. IPA considers his imprisonment to be in violation of Turkey’s international treaty obligations. IPA therefore demands that he be released immediately until the trial begins.

Turkey: Arrests Expose Flawed Justice System / Academic, Publisher Held in Crackdown on Pro-Kurdish Party

(Istanbul) – An Istanbul court’s decision on November 1, 2011, to imprison a publisher and a political science professor pending their trial on terrorism charges exposes the huge deficiencies of Turkey’s criminal justice system, Human Rights Watch said today.
The arrests are part of a crackdown on people engaged in legal political activity with the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party. Ragip Zarakolu, the publisher, and Büşra Ersanlı, the professor, are among 50 people who have been arrested in Istanbul since October 27. Three were released by the prosecutor and 47 brought before Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 14, which remanded 44 to prison and released three pending trial.
“The arrests of Ragip Zarakolu and Büşra Ersanlı represent a new low in the misuse of terrorism laws to crush freedom of expression and association in Turkey,” said Emma Sinclair-Webb, Turkey researcher at Human Rights Watch.

Turkey: Arrest and pre-trial detention of human rights defender Mr Ragıp Zarakolu

Ragıp ZarakoluRagıp Zarakolu
On 1 November 2011, human rights defender Mr Ragıp Zarakolu was one of between 40 and 50 people remanded in pre-trial detention by the 14th High Criminal Court in Beşiktaş, Istanbul. He is accused of “membership of an illegal organisation” – Koma Ciwaken Kurdistan (KCK) (Union of Kurdistan Communities).

Further Information

Ragıp Zarakolu, one of Turkey's most prominent freedom of expression and minority rights defenders, is a founding member of the Human Rights Association (IHD), Chairperson of the Freedom to Publish Committee of the Turkish Publishers Association and Director of the Belge Publishing House.

Take action! Sign a petition to free prisoners of opinion

Büşra Ersanlı and Ragip Zarakolu
Büşra Ersanlı and Ragip Zarakolu
Initiative for Freedom of Expression

After a professor and well-known publisher were arrested as part of a series of unjust arrests, IFEX members are asking supporters to put pressure on the Turkish government to release its political prisoners and stop its war on dissent and free speech.
Professor Busra Ersanli and publisher and human rights activist Ragip Zarakolu, among a group of about 50 people, were the latest to be rounded up when police raided the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democratic Party (BDP) offices in Istanbul on 28 October. The IPS Communication Foundation (BIANET), Initiative for Freedom of Expression (Antenna-TR), International Publishers Association (IPA), PEN American Center and the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International have all joined the loud chorus of voices condemning the arrests and calling for Turkey to free those unjustly detained.

October 31, 2011: Publisher and Leading Turkish PEN Member Ragip Zarakolu Arrested

October 31, 2011: <BR>Publisher and Leading Turkish PEN Member Ragip Zarakolu Arrested 
For more information contact
Larry Siems, (212) 334-1660 ext. 105
UPDATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2011PEN American Center has confirmed that Turkish publisher and PEN member Ragip Zarakolu has been formally arrested under Turkey’s anti-terrorism laws and imprisoned pending trial. In all, 23 of the more than 40 activists detained on Friday were charged this morning in a continuing crackdown on Kurdish rights advocates that has seen more than 1,800 members and supporters of the now-banned Koma Civakên Kurdistan (KCK) party, including hundreds of Kurdish politicians, jailed since 2009. Zarakolu’s attorney has reportedly appealed the charges; if the appeal is not successful, he will be held through the trial process, which will likely last more than a year. Writers, publishers, and free expression advocates around the world are protesting Zarakolu’s arrest, which PEN American Center President Kwame Anthony Appiah today called “a disturbing sign of a decline in the climate for free expression in Turkey after several years of hopeful developments.”

Sofortige Freilassung von Ragip und Deniz Zarakolu - Setzen Sie der politisch motivierten Verhaftungswelle in der Türkei ein Ende !

Immediately release Ragip and Deniz Zarakolu – Stop the politically motivated arrest wave in Turkey!
Dear Mister President Gül,
Dear Justice Minister Ergin,
I am deeply concerned about the recent detentions of the following citizens of Turkey, who have been detained together with other intellectuals during a wave of arrests against members of the KCK, the legal parliamentary party BDP and related organizations:
  • Mr Ragip Zarakolu, founder and owner of the “Belge” Publishing House (Istanbul), internationally known human rights defender (founder of the Human Rights Association of Turkey, IHD; chairman of the Committee for the Freedom of Publishers of the Union of Publishers of Turkey - Türkiye Yayıncılar Birliği Yayımlama Özgürlüğü Komitesi Başkanı); detained on 28 October 2011; arrested 31 October 2011
  • Mr Deniz Zarakolu (Editor, author and translator of the Istanbul “Belge” publishing house and translator of academic publications for the Bilgi University; interpreter for human rights delegations from the UK and other European states; lecturer of philophy at the Kurdish BDP party’s Academy of Political Science;); detained 4 October 2011
  • Mr Aziz Tunç (Writer for the Istanbul “Belge” publishing house and lecturer at the BDP Academy)
I am also worried about health conditions during detention, in particular for those prisoners of Conscience who were arrested under the anti-terrorism law.

I appeal to you:

- To stop arbitrary arrests and detentions for political convictions and conscience;
- To immediately release the above mentioned persons and to review similar cases;
- To ensure full access to efficient medical treatment for all detainees and jailed persons in Turkey;
- To ensure that the basic liberties of free opinion, research, education, teaching and publishing as enshrined in international law and conventions are more effectively respected.


Türkiye'de Tutuklu Gazetecilerin Listesidir

Necati Abay, Tutuklu Gazetecilerle Dayanışma Platformu (TGDP) Sözcüsü
Tutuklu Gazetecilerle Dayanışma Platformu’nun saptamasına göre 22 Kasım 2011 tarihi itibariyle Türkiye cezaevlerinde tutuklu bulunan 12’si imtiyaz sahibi ve yazı işleri müdürü 64 gazeteci ve yazarın isimlerini, görevlerini ve tutuklu bulundukları hapishaneleri; basının ve kamuoyunun, duyarlı kişi ve kurumların bilgisine sunuyoruz...

Alert: Writer and academic arrested


 
 (WiPC/IFEX) - The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is highly concerned over reports that writer, academic and translator Deniz Zarakolu was arrested on 7 October 2011 under anti-terror legislation. Although no charges have been formally declared, it is believed that he is being held as the result of his peaceful exercise of the right to free expression. The WiPC condemns the arrest without charge of Mr. Zarakolu and calls on the Turkish authorities to secure his immediate release.

A Critical Situation for Academic Liberty and Freedom of Research

GITinitiative  Groupe International de Travail (“GIT”) / International Work Group: “Academic Liberty and Freedom of Research in Turkey”
Governmental measures of repression and attacks against academic research, teaching, translation and publication in Turkey have intensified since 2009. They have reached an alarming climax with the recent arrests of the professor and political scientist Büşra Ersanli of Marmara University, the owner and chief editor of the prestigious Belge publishing Ragip Zarakolu, the editor and translator Deniz Zarakolu, and the 21-year old political science student Büşra Beste Önder. They are being detained within the context of “[anti]-KCK operations,” accused of belonging to the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an organization allegedly linked to the armed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The sole objective of these accusations is to silence independent intellectuals and threaten researchers, academics and students. The judicial system in Turkey has collaborated in this process of persecution by systematically upholding detentions under surveillance until trial, and ordering incarcerations (such as those of Ragip and Deniz Zarakolu) to be held in high security prisons, thereby reducing the rights of the defense and harassing the defendant while the state trials are organized – as has been the case with the sociologist Pinar Selek (pursued and acquitted several times) or the investigative journalists Ahmet Şik and Nedim Şener (accused of “terrorism” within the framework of the “Ergenekon” trials and imprisoned).

Une situation critique pour la liberté de recherche et d’enseignement

GITinitiative    Groupe international de travail
« Liberté de recherche et d’enseignement en Turquie »
créé à Paris le 21 novembre 2011

Les mesures de répression gouvernementale et les attaques portées contre la recherche et à l’enseignement universitaire en Turquie se sont intensifiées depuis 2009. Elles ont atteint un niveau alarmant avec l’arrestation, en octobre 2011, de la professeure et politiste Büşra Ersanlı de l’université de Marmara, du directeur des prestigieuses éditions Belge Ragıp Zarakolu, du doctorant en science politique, éditeur et traducteur Deniz Zarakolu, ou de l’étudiante en science politique de 21 ans Büşra Beste Önder. Ils sont détenus dans le cadre des « opérations [anti] KCK », accusés d’appartenir à ce « Rassemblement social du Kurdistan » que dirigerait la rébellion armée kurde du PKK. Ces accusations ont pour seul objectif de faire taire les intellectuels indépendants et de menacer les chercheurs, les universitaires, les étudiants. La justice en Turquie collabore à ce processus de persécution en généralisant la détention préventive des gardés-à-vues, en ordonnant pour certains d’entre eux (Ragıp et Deniz Zarakolu) leur incarcération dans des prisons de haute sécurité, en réduisant les droits de la défense, en s’acharnant sur les prévenus – comme la sociologue Pinar Selek plusieurs fois acquittée ou les journalistes d’investigation Ahmet Șık et Nedim Șener eux aussi accusés de « terrorisme » dans le cadre des procès « Ergenekon » et maintenus en préventive -, en organisant des procès d’Etat.

Araştırma ve öğretim özgürlüğü için kritik bir durum

 GITinitiative    « Türkiye’de araştıma ve öğretim özgürlüğü » uluslararası çalışma grubu


Türkiye’de akademik araştırma ve öğretime karşı yürütülen saldırılar ve hükümet baskıları, 2009’dan itibaren yoğunlaştı. Ekim 2011’de Marmara Üniversitesi öğretim üyesi Prof. Dr. Büşra Ersanlı, Belge Yayınları’nın editörü Ragıp Zarakolu, editör, çevirmen ve siyaset bilimi alanında doktora öğrencisi Deniz Zarakolu’nun ve 21 yaşındaki siyaset bilimi öğrencisi Büşra Beste Önder’in tutuklanmasıyla birlikte, bu baskılar dikkat çekici boyutlara ulaştı. PKK’nın şehir örgütlenmesi olduğu iddia edilen KCK’ya yönelik operasyonlarda göz altına alınan bu insanlara yöneltilen suçlamaların vardığı nokta, bağımsız entellektüelleri susturmak, araştırmacı, akademisyen ve öğrencileri tehdit etmek olmuştur. Gözaltına alınan kişilerin tutukluluk hallerini uzatarak, kimi tutukluları (örneğin Ragıp ve Deniz Zarakolu) yüksek güvenlikli cezaevlerinde tutarak, savunma makamının haklarını kısıtlayarak, bir çok kez aklanan sosyolog Pınar Selek veya Ergenekon davası kapsamında « terörizm » suçuyla yargılanan gazeteci Ahmet Şık ve Nedim Şener örneklerinde olduğu gibi, sanıklar üstünde baskı kurarak ve davaları siyasi davalara dönüştürerek, Türkiye’deki adalet sistemi bu zulümlere ortak olmaktadır.

Turquie : quel modèle pour le monde arabe ?

Info Collectif VAN - www.collectifvan.org
Communiqué de presse – Collectif VAN – Vendredi 18 novembre 2011

A l’heure où la Turquie s’insurge contre les violations des droits de l’homme en Syrie, alors qu’elle est donnée en modèle au monde arabe, il n’est pas admissible qu’elle « embastille » ses opposants non violents « pour terrorisme ». Il y a quinze jours, Ragip Zarakolu, éminent éditeur turc de 63 ans, était arrêté à Istanbul, avant d’être - au terme de sa garde à vue - inculpé pour « terörizm » et écroué dans une prison de haute sécurité. Son crime ? Editer des publications brisant le tabou du génocide arménien et traitant du problème kurde. Le Collectif VAN en appelle à Nicolas Sarkozy, Président de la République, à Alain Juppé, ministre des Affaires étrangères en visite ces 17 et 18 novembre en Turquie, au maire de Paris, aux principaux responsables politiques, syndicalistes et associatifs, aux intellectuels, aux instances de l’Union européenne. Ragip Zarakolu, Busra Ersanli et tous les dissidents qui sont l’honneur de la Turquie, doivent être libérés. Souhaitons qu’Alain Juppé fasse entendre à Istanbul et à Ankara la voix de la France des droits de l’homme, garante d’un idéal démocratique.

3. November 2011, Köln und Frankfurt/Main: „Stoppt den ungefesselten neu-osmanischen Staatsterrorismus!“ Gemeinsame Erklärung von TÜDAY und dem Verein der Völkermordgegner zur Festnahme von Ragip Zarakolu und anderen

Die in Deutschland ansässigen Menschenrechtsorganisationen setzen sich in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung in deutscher und türkischer Sprache für die sofortige Freilassung von Ragip und Deniz Zarakolu, die Akademikerin Büsra Ersanlı sowie die übrigen im Oktober 2011 in Istanbul Festgenommenen ein.

2/11/2011 : Affaire Zarakolu - Lettre du Collectif VAN au Maire de Paris

URGENT : Soutien à Ragip Zarakolu, journaliste et éditeur turc emprisonné à Istanbul


De : Collectif VAN [mailto:contact@collectifvan.org]
Envoyé : mercredi 2 novembre 2011 12:17
Objet : URGENT : Soutien à Ragip Zarakolu, journaliste et éditeur turc emprisonné à Istanbul


Monsieur le Maire de Paris,

Ragip Zarakolu, Directeur des Editions Belge (prononcer Bèlgué) à Istanbul, Lauréat du Prix IPA (International Publishers’ Association) 2008 pour la Liberté de Publier, a été arrêté vendredi 28 octobre 2011 en Turquie. Après une audience de 28 heures, la 14ème Haute Cour Criminelle de Besiktas à Istanbul, a décidé ce mardi 1er novembre 2011, d'incarcérer pour « appartenance à un groupe terroriste armé » cet homme respecté, considéré comme le héros de la lutte pour la liberté d'expression et les droits des minorités en Turquie, et dont on dit qu’il mériterait le prix Nobel de la Paix (voir biographie en fin de courriel).

Le samedi 21 avril 2005, vous aviez assisté à la remise de la Médaille du Courage attribuée à ce démocrate turc dans le cadre des réceptions que vous présidez chaque année lors des commémorations du génocide arménien dans les salons de l’Hôtel de Ville [1]. Homme de paix et de justice, Zarakolu voit malheureusement son engagement en faveur de la vérité historique sur la question du génocide arménien et la défense des minorités, faire de lui une cible des autorités turques. Le 4 octobre dernier, son fils Deniz, Editeur des Editions Belge, était lui-même arrêté puis mis en détention pour avoir donné une conférence sur La Politique d’Aristote à l’Académie du BDP, parti kurde autorisé, ayant des sièges au Parlement turc.

URGENT : Soutien à Ragip Zarakolu, journaliste et éditeur turc emprisonné à Istanbul


Monsieur le Président de la République,

Ragip Zarakolu, Directeur des Editions Belge (prononcer Bèlgué) à Istanbul, Lauréat du Prix IPA (International Publishers’ Association) 2008 pour la Liberté de Publier, a été arrêté vendredi 28 octobre 2011 en Turquie. Après une audience de 28 heures, la 14ème Haute Cour Criminelle de Besiktas à Istanbul, a décidé ce mardi 1er novembre 2011, d'incarcérer pour « appartenance à un groupe terroriste armé » cet homme respecté, considéré comme le héros de la lutte pour la liberté d'expression et les droits des minorités en Turquie, et qui mériterait le prix Nobel de la Paix.

Homme de justice, Zarakolu voit malheureusement son engagement en faveur de la vérité historique sur la question du génocide arménien et la défense des minorités, faire de lui une cible des autorités turques. Le 4 octobre dernier, son fils Deniz, Editeur des Editions Belge, était lui-même arrêté puis mis en détention pour avoir donné une conférence sur La Politique d’Aristote à l’Académie du BDP, parti kurde autorisé, ayant des sièges au Parlement turc.

Stop aux arrestations en Turquie !

Info Collectif VAN - www.collectifvan.org - Le Collectif VAN vous invite expressément à signer les pétitions internationales de soutien aux intellectuels turcs et kurdes arrêtés arbitrairement en Turquie.

La professeure Busra Ersanli et l’éditeur Ragip Zarakolu sont les dernières personnalités turques placées en garde à vue le vendredi 28 octobre 2011 à Istanbul. Les deux intellectuels turcs, déférés devant le Tribunal de Besiktas, ont été inculpés pour "appartenance à un groupe terroriste armé" et incarcérés mardi 1er novembre 2011 au terme d'une audience de 28 heures.

Ragip Zarakolu a publié de nombreux livres, tant sur l'oppression des minorités nationales en Turquie que sur le génocide arménien. Sous prétexte de ‘combattre le terrorisme’, le gouvernement Erdogan utilise la justice, la police et les média pour punir tout activisme civique en faveur des droits demandés par les citoyens kurdes de Turquie.


http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/detentionsinturkey/signatures


Freitag, 18. November 2011

„Sofortige Freilassung!“ – Mahnwache am Alexanderplatz für den Menschenrechtler und Verleger Ragip Zarakolu

Nach einer Verhaftungswelle unter Intellektuellen in Istanbul befindet sich Ragip Zarakolu (63 Jahre) derzeit im Gefängnis Kocaeli (Kandira), einer Hochsicherungsstrafvollzugsanstalt des so genannten F-Typs. Türkische und internationale Gefangenenhilfsorganisationen kritisieren die Haftbedingungen in diesen Gefängnissen bis in die Gegenwart. Besonders beunruhigend ist die mangelnde Gesundheitsfürsorge.

Die Arbeitsgruppe Anerkennung ruft daher zur Mahnwache für Ragip Zarakolu, seinen Sohn Deniz (Gefängnis Edirne) sowie den Schriftsteller Aziz Tunc auf.

ZEITPUNKT DER MAHNWACHE: Samstag, 19.11.2011, 14:30-16:00 UHR.
ORT: BERLIN-MITTE, ALEXANDERPLATZ (WELTUHR)


Unterschriftensammlung unter: http://aga-online.org/petition/detail.php?petitionId=8

Berlin-Mitte, 19.11.2011, 14:30-16:00 Uhr: „Sofortige Freilassung!“ – Mahnwache am Alexanderplatz für den Menschenrechtler und Verleger Ragip Zarakolu
13.11.2011 18:03

Donnerstag, 10. November 2011

RAGIP ZARAKOLU'NA ÖZGÜRLÜK

Adına “KCK Operasyonu” denilen garabet zirvesinde, oğlu Cihan Deniz’den 24 gün sonra Ragıp’ı da gözaltına aldılar.
Ayşe’yi gözaltına alamadılar. Çünkü Ayşe’yi çoktan yitirdik. Ama öyle gözüküyor ki, mümkün olsa, onu da tutuklayacaklardı!
Çünkü bu ülkenin sosyalistlerini sindirmeye yönelen “Devrimci Karargâh”, Kürtleri ve onların özgürlük talepleriyle dayanışma içerisinde olanları sindirmeye yönelen “KCK” harekâtları gösteriyor ki iktidar, bu ülkede haksızlıklara “Hayır” diyen herkesi er ya da geç demir parmaklıkların gerisine tıkarak ve mümkün olduğu kadar çok orada tutarak susturmaya, sindirmeye kararlı.
Ragıp Zarakolu… Yayıncı, yazar, insan hakları savunucusu, arkadaşımız, yoldaşımızdır… Ve O, “terör” kavramı ve çağrıştırdıklarıyla ilintilendirilebilecek son kişidir…
Ragıp Zarakolu’nu gözaltına aldılar… Büşra Ersanlı Hoca’nın hemen ardından…
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın cebinde 1400 kişilik bir “tutuklanacaklar” listenin bulunduğundan söz ediyor. Her bir şehit cenazesinin ardından, gerekçe dahi gösterilmeksizin gözaltına alınacak, tutuklanacak, uzatmalı bir yargılama süreci boyunca hücrelerde tutulacak 1400 kişi. İktidarın elinde 1400 rehin.
Boynumuzun borcu olsun: İlan ediyoruz ki, sizler en sonuncumuzu tutuklayana dek bu meydanlarda baskılara, haksızlıklara, hak ihlallerine karşı tepkimizi haykırmaya devam edeceğiz…
En sonuncumuzu aldıktan sonra susturabileceksiniz bu sesi ancak.
O zaman alın “İleri demokrasi”nizi, yakanıza iliştirin.
Bütün muhalif seslerin susturulduğu bir “ileri demokrasi”, olsa olsa bakanlarınızın, bürokratlarınızın, müteahhitlerinizin, ideologlarınızın, “yaka süsü” olur ancak…
İşte bu kararlılıkla ve Cemal Süreya’nın dizeleriyle avazımız çıktığınca haykırıyoruz:
“Biz şimdi alçak sesle konuşuyoruz ya
sessizce birleşip sessizce ayrılıyoruz ya
anamız çay demliyor ya güzel günlere
sevgilimizse çiçekler koyuyor ya bardağa
sabahları işimize gidiyoruz ya sessiz sedasız
bu, böyle gidecek demek değil bu işler
biz şimdi yan yana geliyoruz ve çoğalıyoruz
ama bir ağızdan tutturduğumuz gün hürlüğün havasını
işte o gün sizi tanrılar bile kurtaramaz.”

TUTUKLAMA TERÖRÜNE SON!
YA İNSAN AVINNA SON VERİN YA DA HEPİMİZİ TUTUKLAYIN!
RAGIP ZARAKOLU VE BÜŞRA ERSANLI İLE DİĞER TÜM TUTUKLANANLAR DERHÂL SERBEST BIRAKILMALIDIR!

Ankara Düşünceye Özgürlük Girişimi

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
On the peak of the freak called “KCK Operation”, they also arrested Ragıp 24 days after his son Deniz had been arrested.

They couldn’t take Ayşe Zarakolu into custody. Because we had lost her long time ago. But it appears that if possible, they would have arrested her!
Because the “Devrimci Karargah” campaign which targets to intimidate the socialists of this country and the “KCK” operations which aim at suppressing the Kurds and those who are in solidarity with their demands of freedom show that the political power is determined to silence, oppress eveybody who resists the injustices in this country by putting him/her behind bars eventually and keeping him/her there as long as possible.
Ragıp Zarakolu… Publisher, writer, human rights defender, our friend, our comrade… And he is the last person who can be correlated with “terror” concept and its connotations…
They arrested Ragıp Zarakolu… Right after Prof. Dr. Büşra Ersanlı…
It is said that the prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has in his pocket a list of 1400 persons to be arrested. 1400 persons who will be detained and arrested without any justification following each military funeral and kept in solitary confinement througout a prolonged judicial process. 1400 hostages in the hands of the political power!
It would be our duty: We hereby announce that we will continue to scream our challenges to the pressures, injustices, violations of right all over the squares until you arrest the last one of ours…
You can muffle this sound up only when you will clap our last one in jail.
Then take and attach your “Advance democracy” in your collar.
An “advanced democracy” which all opposing sounds are silenced would be at the very outside a “collar trim” for your ministers, bureaucrats, contractors, ideologues…
Here, with this determination, we are shouting at the top of our lungs with Cemal Süreya’s verses:
“Even if we are speaking below our breath / we are coming together in silence / we are coming away in silence / our mother is steeping tea for good days / our sweetheart is putting flowers in a glass / quiet and retiring, we are going to work in the mornings / it doesn’t mean the way it will go / now we are coming side by side and gathering / but that day we will start to sing ballads of freedom with one voice / even the gods can’t save you.
STOP TERROR OF ARRESTING!
EITHER STOP THE MANHUNT OR ARREST ALL OF US!
RAGIP ZARAKOLU AND BÜŞRA ERSANLI AND ALL OTHER ARRESTEES MUST BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY.
Ankara Initiative for the Freedom of Thought

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