189 people, including journalists, academics, artists, politicians and lawyers, launched a common declaration and reacted against the trustees assigned to Van, Diyarbakır and Mardin municipalities to replace mayors. “We consider this coup against Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van Mayors to have been made against ourselves. We do not recognise this decision. We consider every knock against people who protect their elected mayors, to have been made against ourselves. We are against tyranny. We know very well that those remaining silent today will be the victims of tomorrow. We invite everyone around the world, who believe in democracy, in the will of people, in the right to election, freedom of thought, supremacy of law, feeling of justice and the sound of conscience to react against this tyranny,” stated the declaration.
Please click here for the full declaration and the signatories.
28.08.2019
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