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Brutal executions of Kurdish women activists in Paris – an attempt to derail the peace process that won’t succeed

January 13, 2013 12:00 am Published by David Morgan Leave your thoughts

David Morgan reports on the execution of three leading Kurdish activists in Paris

Emily Wilding Davison Memorial Campaign Launched

December 11, 2012 5:19 pm Published by David Morgan Leave your thoughts

A new campaign to honour the memory of the militant Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison on the 100th anniversary of her tragic death was launched on 29 November at the Firebox CafÃ© in King's Cross. David Morgan reports

The Kurds and Human Rights

December 4, 2012 12:00 am Published by David Morgan Leave your thoughts

David Morgan asks what the Kurdish people have to celebrate as International Human Rights' Day 2012 approaches

Turkish PM Erdogan Must Respond to the Demands of the Kurdish Hunger Strikers

October 27, 2012 12:00 am Published by David Morgan Leave your thoughts

Hundreds of Kurdish prisoners are currently taking part in a hunger strike which they have declared will be indefinite, David Morgan reports

Eric Hobsbawm – towering above his critics

October 7, 2012 12:00 am Published by David Morgan Leave your thoughts

Naturally there have been many glowing tributes to Eric Hobsbawm following his death at the age of 95, but there have also been some extremely ungenerous slights and grotesque attacks on his integrity as an individual and as an historian, writes David Morgan

Eric Hobsbawm: A Tribute from the Socialist History Society

October 2, 2012 12:00 am Published by David Morgan Leave your thoughts

On behalf of the Socialist History Society, David Morgan pays tribute to its Honorary President Eric Hobsbawm who passed away on the 1 October at the age of 95.

Trials and Tribulations in Turkey

September 30, 2012 12:00 am Published by David Morgan Leave your thoughts

Turkey's lamentable human rights record and its attempts to intimidate independent Kurdish organisations was the theme of an important seminar held on the 18 September in Garden Court Chambers, London. David Morgan reports.

Turkey, the Kurdish Struggle and the New Middle East

July 20, 2012 12:00 am Published by David Morgan Leave your thoughts

Turkey, a NATO member, has historically been a key strategic ally of the West in the Cold War but the political situation inside the country is far from tolerant of opposition, writes David Morgan.