Kurdistan Observer

Mar 19, 2006

BATMAN (DIHA) -Hundreds of people rushed to Festival Field which celebration will be held in spite of rainfall. The vehichles coming from districts were being waited in the Bicakci Gendarme Station.

Hundreds of people rushed to Festival Field which celebration will be held in spite of rainfall in Batman.

Moving of some people to Field of Festival with tractors and delivery cars had drawn attention. It was learnt that those who came from districts of Sason and Kozluk for participation to Newroz were being waited in the Bicakci Gendarme Station.

Mar 19, 2006

SIIRT (DIHA) -In spite of rainfall and mud, 30 thousand people who came together for celebration of Newroz had given the message that they will not take as a drawee anybody except Ocalan in the solution of Kurdish problem.

The residents of city which came together in quarters in crowded groups had oriented towards empty field near Vegetable Bazaar. One person who was taken under custody was later released. The groups who came in after searches had danced folk dances with musics of Children Group of Bopan Culture Art Center. Also huge posters of Kurdish People's leader Abdullah Ocalan had excited people.

People chanted '' Viva chairman Apo'', '' Ocalan is our political will'', '' Hail hail thousands of hail to Imrali'' and '' martyr does not die''. While some women taking their small kids to field took attention, dances did not stop in spite of rainfall. In the celebrations which all women and men had worn local dresses people from Siirt did not care the mud reaching to their knees and celebrated Newroz.

Condemnation by chairman of DTP Province by local dress

After Group Botan which gave feast of concert chairman of DTP Siirt Murat Avci who got stage with local dress gave a speech and stated that Newroz has been celebrated until now with demands of freedom and democracy against denial. Avci who stated that for pressure was practised against culture and language of Kurds he took stage with local dress for condemning this said that '' As Kurds we have not conceded from our mother tongue and line of peace. Turkey should see this will. For war to end Turkey should solve the problem with its drawee''. Who is drawee for you?, he asked.

BINGOL (DIHA) - In spite of intensive rain and snow thousands of people who rushed to field celebrated Newroz with enthusiasm had sounded their solution proposals and demands of peace. Kurdish to be official language was wanted.

The celebration of Newroz in Bingol which Democraric Society Party, IHD, KESK and Bingol Culture Art Cooperative had passed with enthusiasm. In spite of rainfall begun by night the people from Bingol had rushed to Field of Agriculture Faculty in the Uzunsavat Quarter. The rain which had intensified had turned to the snow.

Over 5 thousand people had watched Newroz in spite of intensive layer of mud.

The sounds of women

In the field which comprised mostly women the pancartes '' We will not let war'', '' We are women, mother and in favor of peace'', '' Democratic solution in Kurdish problem'' and '' The right of education in mother tongue should be given constitutional guarantees'' were hang on. The pancartes in Zazaki '' Newroz bumbarekbo'', İn Kurmanci '' Newroz piroz be'' and Turkish '' Newroz Kutlu olsun'' meaning '' Happy Newroz'' had taken attention.

Thousands of people who filled the field chanted '' PKK is people and people is here'', '' Viva chairman Apo'', '' Viva Peace'' and '' tooth for tooth blood for blood we are with you Ocalan'' and opened the flags of Democratic Confederalism.

Miroglu: Kurdish should be second language

The activity of Newroz had begun with homage. After the homage chairman of DTP Province Yavuz Kitay and Agency Secretary of Egitim-Sen Bingol Sahap Bolkan had made short speeches about meaning of Newroz. After Kitay and Bolkan member of DTP Party Assembly Orhan Miroglu had touched to education in mother tongue, general amnesty and election barrage.

Miroglu who stated that Kurds had sounded peace in all Newrozs said that '' Kurds had sounded again demands of peace in this Newroz and after this they will sound this demands with higher voice. Prime Minister instead of solving Kurdish problems with democratic ways contends with correspondent of ROJ TV in Europe. Instead of doing this he should find a solution to Kurdish problem. Kurdish language should be accepted as second official language.''

HAKKARI (DIHA) -While great security measures were taken in the district of Semdinli which the celebrations of Newroz were not permitted, those who wanted to go to the district from Yuksekova were turned back.

After announcement by Kaimakam as the celebrations of Newroz will not be permitted by a telephone call to Committee of Preperation without showing any reason, co-chairmans of DTP, chair persons of regional municipalities had given decision to particapate to opening ceremony of Umut Bookstore and opening of distrcit building.

It was learnt that many people who wanted to go to the Semdinli were turned back at the control point. It was stated that wide security measures were taken by deployment of police and rural guards from Yuksekova and the residents of district had come together in groups and big tension is continuing in the district.

Meanwhile co-presidents of DTP and chair persons of Regional municipalities who were still in Yuksekovea had not taken road to Semdinli, it was stated.

TUNCELI (DIHA) - Hundreds of people who came together in spite of rain for Newroz celebrations by giving messages of peace and brotherhood wanted Kurdish problem to be solved.

Hundreds of people including chairman of Hozat Municipality Cevdet Konak, member of DTP Municipal Assembly Orhan Miroglu and mayor of Tunceli Municipality Songul Erol Abdil had come together in Demiroluk Curve. The mass had marched to Barrack square where the meeting would be held with horn and drum. In the celebration which young people had worn t shirts writing peace in Turkish and Kurdish, the women carried pennants with colors of red, yellow and green. Also the hats writing ' Don't touch to my Munzur' were put on and pancartes were carried.

The mass who gathered in the field after the march chanted '' Long live brotherhood of peoples'', '' Long live peace'', '' Long live chairman Apo'' and '' We are with you Ocalan in peace and war.

'The demand of peace was exposed to pressures'

Chairman of Preparation Committee lawyer Baris Yildirim who made the opening speech after the one minute homage by emphasizing Kurdish solutions to be solved with peaceful and democratic ways said that state responded to demands of peace with pressures and detentions.

In the Meeting which continued with mayor of Tunceli Municipality Songul Abdil lighted the fire of Newroz, City chairman of DTP Ozgun Soylemez who talked in the meeting by taking attention to pressures and isolation on Kurdish People's leader Abdullah Ocalan said that this plugs democratic solution of Kurdish problem.

' Buyukanit should be sued'

Member of DTP Municipal Assembly Orhan Miroglu said that Kurds will struggle for peace as it has been. Miroglu who touched to incidences of Semdinli said that Commander of Land Forces Buyukanit should be brought before court.

Member of Second Peace Group Aygul Bidav also by stating that insistence of Kurds on peace was answered with war and pressure said that '' No longer mothers shall cry and blood should not be flowed. This much pain is enough. There should be peace.'' Later City chairman of EMEP Huseyin Tunc and manager of Dersim Culture Center Murat Kur had touched to importance of Newroz in history.

After the speechs the mass had danced along with songs of Group Latina and Azad around the fire.