Crucial Turkey peace advance offers new chance to achieve accord with Kurds in the entire region

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader calls for ceasefire

AFP – Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire, telling militants to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkish soil, raising hopes for an end to a three-decade conflict with Turkey that has cost tens of thousands of lives. “We are at a stage where guns should be silenced. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles