Kurdish Citizen in Japan

  • Controversial Death of a Kurdish Citizen in Japan

    Controversial Death of a Kurdish Citizen in Japan

    World Service- The death of Murat Çiçek, a Kurdish refugee from Turkey, in Japanese police custody after a minor car accident has once again focused attention on the country's strict immigration policies and the way it treats Kurdish refugees. This case, which is fraught with many uncertainties, is described by human rights activists and his relatives as not an ordinary incident, but the result of years of structural pressure on Kurdish refugees in Japan.