Tag: Hasankeyf
Great Actions in the Framework of the “Global Hasankeyf Action Day”
20 September, 2015 On the Global Hasankeyf Action Day in Hasankeyf and several cities hundreds of people have demonstrated against the expected destruction through the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris…
Will Iraq find political allies against Ilisu Dam in Turkey?
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign/ICSSI Although the construction of Ilisu Dam is nearing its completion, the situation for the residents in the town…
Action at UNESCO World Heritage Committee for Hasankeyf and Iraqi Marshes
Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive Press Release, 28 June 2015 Today an action has been done in front of the annual conference opening of the World Heritage Committee…
List Hasankeyf and The Iraqi Marshes Now! Stop Ilisu Dam from Destroying World Heritage
Statement by Save the Tigris River Campaign, on the occasion of the thirty-ninth session of the World Heritage Committee, in the city of Bonn – Germany (June 28…
Ilisu Dam Protest Close to The Dam Site!
Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive Press release: Batman, Turkey – 29 February 2015 Today more than 500 people have protested the destructive Ilisu Dam project in the town…
Ilisu Dam construction site militarized!
Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive Batman/Turkey Press Release – 16 February 2015 Ilisu Dam construction site militarized With the continuation of the construction of the Ilisu Dam and…
Stop Ilisu – Stop Destruction and Instability!
Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive Batman/Turkey Press Release – 5 December 2014 Ilisu Dam’s construction may be continued after a 4 month halt! Stop Ilisu – stop destruction…
Hasankeyf: Open-air Museum or Last Frontier for Diving?
By Marcello Canepa, April 2014. English translation by ICSSI editor. Overview If ballots are a mirror of reality, administrative elections in Turkey on March 30, 2014 marked…
Where the Tigris Flows: Water Security in Post-War Iraq and Turkey
Jadaliyya by Chris Gratien Media coverage of Iraq in recent years has been dominated by the horrifying images of the American occupation, its impacts, and its aftermath. Sometimes lost…
Road blockade by inhabitants of Hasankeyf against Ilisu Dam
The Inhabitants of the antique city Hasankeyf have blocked the main road through their city in order to protest the Ilisu Dam Project and especially the resettlement process.…
International Activists Block Ilısu Dam Construction Site
Press Release: International Activists Block Ilisu Dam Construction Site Source: Damocracy Representative from the Save the Tigris Campaign participated in the delegation May 21 2013, Turkey Representatives of…
Meet Me in Hasankeyf: Culture, People and Politics in Hasankeyf
By Johanna Rivera, Save the Tigris After our session on global solidarity against water grabs, I headed to south east Turkey, to the region where the GAP project…
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