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The Russell Tribunal on Palestine mourns the passing of Stéphane Hessel Brussels - 27 February 2013 For Immediate Release Stéphane Hessel, author of the bestseller Time for outrage , French ambassador, human rights’ advocate and great philosopher, died last night at the age of 95. The Russell Tribunal on palestine (RToP) mourns the passing of its honorary president and huge supporter. Pierre Galand, RToP general coordinator says : The Tribunal has always ben his project, and he was its soul as he has always inspired us with his ideas and supported us with concrete gestures. He would have participated in the last session of the Tribunal, in Brussels on 16 and 17 March, but now that he’s passed away we will pay him the tribute he deserves. With his death, we loss a last eye-witness of the drafting of the Human Rights’ declaration. If the World loses a great personality and a distinguished intellectual and activist, at a personal level, I will miss him as a comrade and a friend

PEACE IN KURDISTAN CAMPAIGN Statement 22 February 2012 It is with dismay and outrage that once again we learn of yet another round of mass arrests in Turkey. This time the victims of this repressive police action, which has become all too commonplace in the country in recent months, are trade union activists and union officials. Read in full

The Spokesman 119 Edited by Tony Simpson Ayse Berktay has been locked up in a Turkish prison since October 2011. She and some 200 others are, periodically, before Turkey’s Tribunal with Special Powers as part of the ‘KCK trials’. KCK stands for Kurdish Communities Union, which the Turkish government has labelled a ‘terrorist’ organisation, although the actual basis for this draconian claim is not at all clear. In December 2012, many Kurds, some Turks and various others gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels to consider ‘The Kurdish Question in Turkey’. The conference was sponsored by the United European Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) political group, with support from Greens and Socialists. It had the sub-title, ‘time to renew the dialogue and resume direct negotiations’. Notwithstanding attempts by the Turkish authorities to restrict Kurdish participation, the conference heard from many speakers of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. They included two prominent K

Thanks to Deep Dish TV , we now have a great HD quality 2 hours film about the New York session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine available online. Watch it, share it, use it! http://youtu.be/HLgzUuuq21g All the best Frank Barat Coordinator Russell Tribunal on Palestine . Follow us on Facebook . Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation book about the London session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine is out now. Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians my book with Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe, is out now. Read my blog here .