In its latest crackdown on the Kurdish HDP, the Turkish government has arrested several mayors and parliament members of the party for 'organizing demonstrations in support of Kobani,' a Kurdish city in northern Syria.
Sinclair Webb, a senior researcher in the field of Turkey at Human Rights Watch organisation, stressed that the Turkish government's actions were to counter the policies of the opposition in Turkey.
In an interview with the Arab News newspaper, he warned that the Turkish government could put pressure on other opposition parties make them face the fate of the HDP, whose dozens of senior officials are in prison.
The Human Rights Watch researcher stressed that Turkey's actions against the People's Democratic Party violate the right to establish institutions and the principles of free elections. He stressed that the Turkish government's actions against the HDP are a threat to all opposition parties in Turkey and an attack on the democratic process in the country.
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