German activists held in Turkey amid pro-Kurdish protests, party says

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2026-01-29

Berlin/Ankara (dpa) - A group of 16 German activists and journalists has been detained in Turkey after trying to highlight the humanitarian plight of Kurds in northern and eastern Syria, a German opposition party has said. The Left party said those affected were part of a civil society delegation which travelled to the Kurdish regions in south-eastern Turkey to observe protests against the escalating violence in Syria, draw attention to the human......

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