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Broken Ehmedê Xanî statue plinth

Broken Ehmedê Xanî statue plinth

Photograph of the empty plinth that once held a statue of the Kurdish poet Ehmedê Xanî. This statue, which stood in in Doğubayazıt-Bazîd, was torn down by Turkish authorities on 26 June 2017, as part of a crackdown on Kurdish free expression during a time of national emergency in Turkey.

Broken Ehmedê Xanî statue plinth

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Pedestal de la estatua derribada de Ehmedê Xanî

Fotografía del pedestal vacío sobre el que antes se erigía la estatua del poeta kurdo Ehmedê Xanî. Esta estatua, erigida en Doğubayazıt-Bazîd, fue derribada por las autoridades turcas el 26 de junio de 2017, muestra de la represión de la libertad de expresión kurda durante un período de emergencia nacional en Turquía.

Date:

[2017]

Creator:

Kurdish Centre

Centre:

Kurdish Centre (Navenda PENa Kurd)

Format:

Photograph

Language:

n/a

Place:

Doğubayazıt-Bazîd, Turkey

Subject:

Conflict; Ehmedê Xanî

Broken Ehmedê Xanî statue plinth

Broken Ehmedê Xanî statue plinth

Broken Ehmedê Xanî statue plinth

Pedestal de la estatua derribada de Ehmedê Xanî

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