The Kurds
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| Originally published | 1985 |
| Authors | David McDowall |
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| ID | 2915758 |
About The Kurds
Account of their contemporary situation in 4 countries - Turkey,
Talks after US fighter jet shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria
... In the 1990s, the PKK rolled back on its demands for an independent state, calling instead for more autonomy for The Kurds...
Swansea woman quizzed under terror laws after holiday
... " The against the Turkish government since 1984, calling for increased human rights and freedoms for The Kurds within the country...
George Alagiah: BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67
... Alagiah won awards for reports on the famine and war in Somalia in the early 1990s, and was nominated for a Bafta in 1994 for covering Saddam Hussein s genocidal campaign against The Kurds of northern Iraq...
Weeping US Marine describes Afghan 'catastrophe' before Congress
... " America is building a nasty reputation for multi-generational systemic abandonment of our allies where we leave a smouldering human refuse, from the Montagnards of Vietnam to The Kurds in Syria, " Lt Col Mann said...
Channel crossings: Albanian migrants recruited to the UK by gangs
... " The whole organisation in the camp and the transportation of people towards England was done by The Kurds...
Swansea woman quizzed under terror laws after holiday
By Nick BourneBBC News
A woman returning from A Family holiday in Portugal said she was detained at an airport for About four hours under counter terrorism legislation.
Ann Marie Davies, 49 from Swansea, said she was asked if she supported banned Kurdish Political Party , the.
She has been an advocate for rights of since teaching English in Turkey 30 years ago.
The Home Office said it could not comment on individual cases but the Terrorism Act 2000 permitted detention.
Ms Davies said she realised there was an issue when her passport failed to swipe digitally at Bristol Airport before four people " suited and booted. . took me aside" on 25 July.
She Said it was a " scary" experience in which she was separated from her 14-year-old daughter and partner and questioned.
Her DNA was taken along with copies of her fingerprints, said Ms Davies, who helped to organise a Kurdish cultural event in Cardiff in 2022.
" I'm still really unclear About the reasons why I was questioned, " she told BBC Radio Wales'.
Ms Davies, A Mother of three, works as a clinical teaching associate, teaching medical students at the universities in Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor on engaging with patients in a personal way.
" The terrorism laws mean you aren't cautioned. I wasn't sure if it [The Interview ] was recorded, " She Said .
" The only reason I think it was a Kurdish thing was that they'd gone through my phone and there was a video of a lovely cultural evening with poetry and dancing.
" In the Kurdish community it's really important that people get together with family so it was A Family event.
" My Family attended. Lots of My Friends came along. We had a really joyful evening. That's the video they were worried About . . a dancing and poetry event. "
The against the Turkish government since 1984, calling for increased Human Rights and freedoms for The Kurds within the country.
In Turkey, the PKK is recognised as a terrorist organisation.
Ms Davies said friends in the Kurdish community in Cardiff subsequently told her that they were stopped and questioned " routinely" when travelling overseas.
Reflecting on The Incident , she added: " I still have no understanding of my rights or what happens from here, whether I can go On Holiday again. "
The Home Office said: " enables port officers to stop, question and, when necessary, detain and search a person travelling through a UK port to determine whether they are or have been involved in The Commission , preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
