Pray for their families who live with the trauma of having beloved family members arrested and imprisoned and having little or no access to them in prison or in court.
CPT stands in solidarity with the Badinan Prisoners and their families calling for the courts to take further steps to ensure the safeguarding of freedom of expression in Iraqi Kurdistan.
To build transformative relationships and live out of a framework of love rather than fear, we need to balance this reality with a refusal to succumb to hurtful and alienating mistrust of strangers and friends.
Pray for justice and freedom for 76 civil rights activists and independent journalists from Badinan Region in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Turkish attack on civilians continues
We call on foreign countries to help with initiatives to rebuild Shengal after the war with ISIS and not contribute to the further destruction of cities and towns.
CPT is gravely concerned about the due process in both court trials, as the prosecution has not presented reasonable evidence to support the accusations against the nine Badinan prisoners.
We pray for the families and friends who lost their loved ones in this tragic attack, and we pray and work for a world in which everyone can live in peace and safety.
CPT calls for the immediate release of Badal Barwari, Omed Barushky and all of the Badinan Prisoners.
The family of Suleiman Kamal, one of nine Badinan Prisoners to stand trial in July, speaks about the situation and upcoming trial of their father and husband.