Today, the defense filed a motion on behalf of Kenan Ayas to dismiss the panel of three judges because they showed bias against Kenan Ayas. The defense had no choice but to make this extraordinary request because the court showed bias against Kenan Ayas by...
The Observatory for the Trial of Kenan Ayas expresses and conveys its anger, so that the two Cypriot courts and the Cypriot government, which consented to and allowed the extradition of the Kurdish fighter to Germany, may feel it. The ultimate humiliation for the...
The Criminal case against Kenan Ayas is in the interest of Turkey Erdoğan praises German judiciary for criminal charges against Kurdish activist Kenan Ayas During his visit to Germany, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan explicitly praised the German...
The trial of the Kurdish activist Kenan Ayas started on Friday morning, November 3, 2023, at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg. There was a strong Cypriot presence inside and outside the court with amongst others the Cypriot Member of Parliament G. Koukouma...
On November 3, 2023, the trial of the Kurdish activist Kenan Ayas will begin before the eyes of the Cypriot public at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany. In 1993, at the age of 18, Kenan Ayas was illegally imprisoned in Turkey for 11 years and subjected to...
The trial against Kenan Ayas is scheduled to begin on November 3rd at the Hamburg Higher Regional Court. The court rejected the motion to dismiss the charges and the motion to release Kenan Ayas from custody. The court sided with the prosecution and dismissed all...
On September 25, Kenan Ayas' defense team filed a motion with the Hamburg Higher Regional Court to Dismiss the charges and release Kenan Ayas from custody. The defence argued that the indictment filed by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office on August 3 does not provide...
THE EXTRADITION OF KENAN AYAS IS THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CYPRIOT STATE IN THE GENOCIDE OF THE KURDISH PEOPLE AND THE SILENCING OF THE ANTI-SYSTEMIC MOVEMENTS In the era of individualism, de-politicization and weak or non-existent organized popular movements, it is...
Kurdish fighter Kenan Ayaz was arrested Thursday at Larnaca airport as he was about to travel to Austria and then Sweden to be reunited with his family. Kenan is a recognised political refugee in Cyprus and has been here for at least 13 years. His arrest at Larnaca...