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14/11/2024

Thousands of women marched in Qamishli (Qamişlo), North and East Syria, on Wednesday, to protest against the death sentence handed down by the Iranian regime to Kurdish women's rights activist Warisheh Moradi on 10 November. As a symbolic act, a gallows rope was burnt during the action.

Share postThousands of women marched in Qamishli (Qamişlo), North and East Syria, on Wednesday, to protest against the death sentence handed down by the Iranian regime to Kurdish women’s rights activist Warisheh Moradi on 10 November. Kongra Star Spokeswoman Rîhan Loqo delivered a speech at the ...

14/11/2024

Hege Bae Nyholt of Norway's Red (Rødt) party raised a question in the Norwegian Parliament on 5 November over Turkey's dismissal of elected mayors and their replacement with state appointed trustees. In response, Espen Barth Eide, the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, raised the possibility of action against Turkey in Vienna or Strasbourg.

Share postA question was raised in the Norwegian Parliament on 5 November over the Turkish state’s dismissal of elected mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, and their replacement with state appointees. Hege Bae Nyholt of the Norwegian Red (Rødt) Party asked w...

14/11/2024

The AKP government has intensified its control and pressure on metropolitan municipalities run by opposition parties. While allegations about the financial management of the municipalities came to the agenda in the investigations launched in Ankara and Istanbul, Mansur Yavaş and Ekrem İmamoğlu stated that the government is applying systematic pressure.

Share postThe ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in Turkey has intensified investigations into the metropolitan municipalities of Ankara and Istanbul, which are run by opposition parties. Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mansur Yavaş and Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Mu...

14/11/2024

On Sunday 10 November, a cultural event entitled "Meeting of the peoples and internationalist struggles" took place in Brussels, Belgium as part of the "Dialogue with Öcalan" initiative. A variety of musical artists from places such as Chile, Kurdistan and Senegal gave cultural performances, inviting the audience to experience and participate in their traditional songs and dances.

Share postOn Sunday 10 November, a cultural event entitled ‘Meeting of the peoples and internationalist struggles’, organised by the Dialogue with Öcalan initiative took place in Brussels, Belgium. At the beginning of the event, the Academy of Democratic Modernity held a workshop on the “demo...

13/11/2024

Share postAn article by Ahmet Aktaş, published in the Welat newspaper, analyses the possible consequences to the Middle East of US President-elect Donald Trump’s re-election, especially in light of his promises to stop the ongoing wars and of the close cooperation between the USA and Israel. In t...

13/11/2024

Share postThe ethno-religious Yarsan community, primarily based in western Iran and eastern Iraq, has gathered to celebrate Khavandan (also known as Xawandkar or Xawenkar), an annual festival held from late October to mid-November. This significant religious ceremony unites Yarsanis, predominantly K...

13/11/2024

Share postProtests have erupted inside Iran, within and without the walls of Evin Prison, and across the global Kurdish diaspora following the death sentence handed down to political prisoner and prominent rights activist Warisheh Moradi by ‘Hanging Judge’ Salvati at Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revo...

13/11/2024

Share postIn an intensive week-long campaign, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Internal Security Forces (Asayish), led by the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and women’s Asayish units, launched Operation Enduring Security to dismantle ISIS cells in and around Syria’s volatile al-Hol (Hol)...

13/11/2024

Share postTurkish media organisations close to the government have expressed serious concerns about US President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Republican Representative Mike Waltz for his national security advisor, criticising Waltz’s support for Kurdish autonomy and warning of potential strain...

13/11/2024

Share postWomen detainees at Tehran’s Evin prison protested against the Iranian Revolutionary Court’s death sentence for Kurdish women’s rights activist Warisheh Moradi, Roj News reported on Tuesday. The prisoners chanted “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” (“Women, Life, Freedom”) and “Death to th...

13/11/2024

Share postProtests in Mardin (Mêrdîn) against the government’s appointment of a trustee to the Metropolitan Municipality entered their eighth day as citizens, the co-mayors, and the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party representatives rallied near the municipal building, dem...

13/11/2024

Share postMultiple concerts by prominent Kurdish artists in Turkey have been cancelled by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)-governed municipalities, raising concerns over escalating restrictions on Kurdish cultural expression. Concerts by singers Rojda Şenses, Diljen Ronî, Azad...

12/11/2024

🔷German activist Konstantin Wecker calls for Abdullah Öcalan's release, deeming it crucial for Middle Eastern peace and condemning Turkish offensives as a humanitarian crisis.

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Share postIn a stirring video message on Monday, prominent German musician and activist Konstantin Wecker declared that the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned in Turkey for over 25 years, is fundamental to achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. Wecker...

12/11/2024

🔷Pro-Kurdish DEM Party's Bakırhan() to Turkish President Erdoğan: ‘End Öcalan’s isolation if there’s genuine commitment to Kurdish peace.’

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12/11/2024

Turkey's far-right MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli defended the government’s recent trusteeship appointments in Kurdish-majority municipalities, criticising the CHP and DEM Party for allegedly supporting divisive figures. He reiterated his party’s stance against separatism, specifically addressing PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.

Share postDevlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), voiced support on Tuesday for the government’s recent appointment of trustees in Kurdish-majority municipalities, describing the move as essential to combating separatism. Addressing parliament, Bahçeli fr...

11/11/2024

🔷A Yazidi child rescued from ISIS captivity was placed with an ISIS-linked family in Ankara 18 months later, a decision lawyers call "deeply troubling."

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Share postA Yazidi child rescued from ISIS captivity in Turkey was placed under the guardianship of a family linked not only to the same militant group, but to the child’s original abductor, in an astonishing court decision made on 16 March 2023. This ruling, brought to light by lawyers in Novembe...

11/11/2024

🔷Turkish President Erdoğan labells dismissed Kurdish mayors as “unsavoury types”. Former Mardin (Mêrdîn) Mayor Ahmet Türk responds, calling Erdoğan’s remarks “shameful”.

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Share postTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has labelled deposed Kurdish mayors as “unsavoury types”, prompting a strong response from Ahmet Türk, a veteran Kurdish politician and former mayor of Mardin (Mêrdîn), who described Erdoğan’s language “shameful” and “an insult to dem...

10/11/2024

Turkish authorities face mounting protests after the appointment of trustees to replace elected Kurdish officials, as thousands demand their democratic rights in demonstrations in cities across the country.

Share postMass demonstrations against Turkish government’s replacement of elected Kurdish officials with state-appointed trustees continued across multiple cities, with the authorities arresting over 200 people, including 173 of whom 56 are children, in Batman (Êlih) alone. Demonstrations spread ...