Kurds Call Ceasefire as Crucial Turkey Peace Advances

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