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NOVELIST James Kelman has accused British authorities of cracking down on Kurds “when Turkey barks,” following police raids on family homes.
The Scottish writer issued a statement this morning as the Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan group raised the alarm over “the criminalisation of Kurdish people living in Scotland.”
The campaign said warrants for raids had been issued under Prevention of Terrorism legislation, with detectives in Edinburgh searching for evidence of “support” for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
Home Secretary Cooper confirms plans to ban the group and claims its peaceful activists ‘meet the legal threshold under the Terrorism Act 2000’