Awaiting his return to Cyprus and with the delay caused by the German authorities, Kurdish activist Kenan Ayas felt compelled to send a message to those who fought for his liberation and return to Cyprus, as well as to the "Observatory for the Trial of Kenan Ayas,"...
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...
The German Federal Court has issued its decision on the appeal of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayas. Kenan, who was sentenced to four years and three months in prison by the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg on September 2, 2024, appealed because the only charge against him,...
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...
Intensified persecution against Kurdish movement The Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison in Hamburg. Cansu Özdemir (Die Linke) speaks of a fatal signal for the rule of law and the opposition in Kurdistan and Turkey....
The Kurdish militant Kenan Ayaz has been sentenced to 4 years and 3 months imprisonment by the Hanseatic High District Court in Hamburg. At the court hearing on Monday 2 September, Kenan Ayaz completed his own plea and heard his sentence from the three-judge court on...
by Demis Papadopoulos The trial of Kurdish politician Kenan Ayaz in Germany is a pivotal moment, challenging notions of terrorism, human rights, and political activism. As Ayaz faces a 4.5-year prison sentence for alleged terrorist activities, the case represents a...
Kenan Ayaz was able to continue his plea in the §129b proceedings before the Hamburg Higher Regional Court. He analysed the resistance of the Kurds over the last 100 years and asked about Europe's responsibility in the Kurdish question. The courtroom was once again...
Kenan Ayaz, the Kurd on trial for PKK membership in Hamburg, continued his plea by addressing the ‘divide and rule’ strategy of the European hegemonic powers. The judge threatened to exclude the public. On Tuesday, Kenan Ayaz (officially Ayas) was able to continue his...
Kenan Ayaz has been on trial in Hamburg since November. He is accused of organizing demonstrations for the PKK. Could this be terrorism? An article by Bartholomew von Laffert The visitors' room in Holstenglacis remand prison is stuffy and cramped. A man in a blue and...
Activist Kenan Ayaz, accused of PKK membership, has given the Hamburg Higher Regional Court a historical classification of the Kurdistan conflict and the political and social oppression of the population by hegemonic powers in the Middle East. Lesson in history In the...
Kenan Ayaz, accused of PKK membership in Hamburg, was finally able to continue his trial statement. The Kurdish activist gave the court an exciting lesson in history. The trial against Kenan Ayaz for membership of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has continued at...