Abdullah Zeydan, of the pro-Kurdish leftist Peoples Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Parti), was elected in a landslide as co-mayor of the Turkish city of Van in 2024, before the Turkish government suspended him and replaced him with a government-appointed trustee. He spoke to Sarah Glynn in Strasbourg on October 29.
In the name of grassroots democracy and accountability, the people of Strasbourg are being given the opportunity to judge the performance of their local la France Insoumise deputy, Emmanuel Fernandes, reports Sarah Glynn.
Thousands of Kurds and their international supporters converged for a huge protest in Strasbourg, France, to demand the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, writes Peter Boyle.
