Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Turkish Kurds Mourn Blast Victims as Tensions Rise Ahead of Vote

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Tensions ratcheted up in Turkey Saturday as angry Kurdish protesters demanded a full investigation for apparent bomb blasts at a political rally ahead of critical national elections. Sunday’s vote is turning into the country’s tightest elections in years with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeking a mandate for potentially sweeping constitutional changes. In comments published Saturday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the two explosions at a Kurdish party rally Friday in the...

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