Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel
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Protest works! Turkish political prisoner is freed on bail but still faces trial with over 100 other leaders and activists of the left-wing HDP
PETER TATCHELL and ERIC LEE shine a light on the case of Cihan Erdal, a trade union, peace and LGBTI+ campaigner, who faces trumped-up charges in one of Turkey’s biggest mass trials
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PROTEST works! Turkish political prisoner Cihan Erdal was ordered released from prison on bail following a huge global campaign.
It was led by the British-based trade union solidarity movement, Labour Start, with the support of more than thirty international organisations and over 2,500 academics.
Erdal’s release is conditional, with him subject to strict conditions. He must remain in Turkey and must report to the local police station twice per week.
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