Nach fast drei Jahren unter Einschluss atmet der kurdische Kämpfer Kenan Ayaz Luft der Freiheit. Vier Monate vor seiner geplanten Entlassung befindet er sich außerhalb der Zentralgefängnisse, umgeben von Mitkämpfern, Verwandten und Freunden. Die beharrlichen...
After almost three years under confinement, the Kurdish fighter Kenan Ayaz breathes air of freedom. Four months before his scheduled release, he is outside the Central Prisons, surrounded by fellow fighters, relatives, and friends. The persistent efforts of the...
Μετά από σχεδόν τρία χρόνια υπό εγκλεισμό, ο Κούρδος αγωνιστής Κενάν Αγιάζ αναπνέει αέρα ελευθερίας. Τέσσερις μήνες πριν την προγραμματισμένη αποφυλάκισή του, βρίσκεται εκτός Κεντρικών Φυλακών, πλαισιωμένος από συναγωνιστές, συγγενείς και φίλους. Οι επίμονες...
Despite public commitments, official decisions, and assurances from the competent authorities, Kenan Ayaz remains in detention, while to this day his residence permit has not been resolved. Promises are not kept. Words do not turn into action. Responsibility is shifted.
For the immediate release of Kenan Ayas – Not one more day in the prisons of the Republic of Cyprus A press conference to inform and raise awareness about the case of political prisoner Kenan Ayas was held at the Journalists’ House in Nicosia today, Monday, 17...
Today, 8 September, Kenan Ayaz returned to Cyprus after more than two years of detention in German holding facilities and prisons under harsh conditions. His return marks a great day for the Kurdish community in Cyprus, as well as for all those who stood in solidarity...
Kenan Ayas will return home to Cyprus on September 8th Kenan Ayas is about to be transferred to Cyprus. The German and Cypriot authorities have agreed on a transfer date for Kenan Ayas. He will arrive in Larnaca on September 8th. Kenan Ayas is very much looking...
On 12 August 2025, the Larnaca District Court recognised and declared enforceable in the Republic of Cyprus the prison sentence of four years and three months imposed on Kenan Ayaz by the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg on 2 September 2024, in conjunction with the...
We note with particular satisfaction that the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Cyprus has submitted to the Larnaca District Court an official request for the recognition and enforcement of the German conviction, opening the way for Kenan Ayaz to serve his...
Nicosia, 6 August 2025 – The Observatory for the Trial of Kenan Ayaz unequivocally condemns the prolonged detention of Kenan Ayaz, a Kurdish political refugee and permanent resident of Cyprus, by the German authorities. The refusal to return him to Cyprus — despite...
Nicosia, Cyprus – KenanWatch strongly denounces the unjustifiable and unlawful delay by the German authorities in transferring Kenan Ayas, a Kurdish political refugee and convicted person, from Germany to Cyprus to serve his sentence – as explicitly foreseen under...
On 6 January 2025, the defence of Kenan Ayas filed the grounds for their appeal. Kenan Ayas is appealing the verdict of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of 2 September 2024, which sentenced Kenan Ayas to four years and three months in prison. As the defence...