Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Pro-Kurdish HDP leader kicked out of Turkish parliament

Pro-Kurdish HDP leader kicked out of Turkish parliament

Turkey’s beleaguered pro-Kurdish bloc was dealt a further blow Feb. 21 when the parliament stripped its imprisoned co-leader of her seat. An appeals court upheld Figen Yuksedag's conviction of spreading terrorist propaganda.

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