Efforts to quell Kurdish voices, opinions, human rights activism and protests are rampant throughout Turkey, with writers, lawyers, journalists, intellectuals, activists, and even members of parliament being targeted. No one is immune . Leyla Zana is one of these prisoners of consciousness. Serving a fifteen-year sentence, this Kurdish Member of Parliament spends her days in solitary confinement in a Turkish prison. Speaking her mind .
Kurdish villages continue to be evacuated and destroyed.
Thousands of Kurdish civilians have lost their homes. As independent thinkers, we must stay educated on human rights throughout the world. It is our moral and political responsibility. A common theme weaves through many social issues today . Never underestimate the power of the individual.