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30/08/2024

🔷The 2024 Kurdish Cultural Festival will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 1 September, World Peace Day.

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Share postThe 2024 Kurdish Cultural Festival will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 1 September, World Peace Day. Embracing the diversity of Kurdish culture, the festival will include music performances alongside a special programme for children and stands providing foods from different regions of...

30/08/2024

🔷Iran: Warisheh Moradi’s court hearing has been postponed again. Her refusal to attend court in protest against death sentences underscores the need for justice. Read more:

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Share postWarisheh Moradi’s second court hearing in Iran has been postponed again. Moradi, also known as Joanna Sine, is a member of the Free Women’s Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR). Her case, scheduled for 7 September 2024, was delayed yet again due to the absence of the prosecutor’s repr...

29/08/2024

Widespread protests have erupted across Europe following the killing of two women Kurdish journalists in a Turkish drone strike in Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî), Iraqi Kurdistan. Demonstrators in cities including Stuttgart, Munich and Bremen have condemned the attack and called for global solidarity to end violence against women, while demanding international intervention to protect journalists.

Share postThe killing of two Kurdish journalists in a Turkish drone strike in Iraqi Kurdistan has sparked widespread protests across Europe, with demonstrators condemning the increasing attacks on journalists in the region and calling for global solidarity to oppose violence against women. On 23 Aug...

28/08/2024

🔷The Kurdistan Regional Government's Deputy PM Qubad Talabani condemned a Turkish drone strike that killed two Kurdish journalists, calling it a grave violation of international law and Iraqi sovereignty.

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Share postThe Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Qubad Talabani, Kurdistan Social Democratic Party leader Mohammad Haji Mahmoud, and the ulaymaniyeh (Silêmanî) Committee of the Communist Workers Party of Kurdistan (WP) have condemned a recent Turkish drone strike...

28/08/2024

🔷Global journalist unions have demanded swift justice from the Turkish and Iraqi authorities after the killing of two Kurdish journalists killed by Turkish drones in Iraq.

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Share postGlobal journalist unions are calling for immediate action after the deaths of two Kurdish journalists, Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, in drone strikes carried out by the Turkish military in Iraqi Kurdistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in partnership with the Kurd...

28/08/2024

🔷Concerns grow over Turkey's expanding influence in Iraq after a new security pact, with fears of potential annexation, as analysed by Dana Taib Menmy() for The New Arab(). Learn more:

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Share postA recently signed security pact between Iraq and Turkey has ignited widespread fears regarding Ankara’s intentions in northern Iraq, with concerns growing over Turkey’s expanding military presence and potential ambitions to annex parts of the region. The memorandum of understanding (Mo...

28/08/2024

🔷Kurdish organisations accuse Turkey of supporting ISIS militants, warning that this could destabilise the region after the Solingen Attack.

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27/08/2024

A massive mourning event has been held in Batman (Elîh), in southeast Turkey after two female Kurdish journalists were killed last week in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, causing widespread outrage. The attack, part of a broader pattern of Turkey's targeting of Kurdish media workers, has intensified calls for justice and further highlighted the severe risks journalists face in conflict zones.

Share postHundreds gathered in the Kültür district of Batman (Elîh) province in southeast Turkey, to mourn the deaths of two Kurdish journalists, Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, killed on 23 August in a drone strike near Sayd Sadegh in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The journalists, who w...

26/08/2024

🔷Efforts to safeguard water resources in North and East Syria gain momentum as experts and civil society push for better cooperation and modern techniques at a key Qamişlo workshop.

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Share postA workshop titled “Water and Peace: Strong Cooperation for a Bright Future” was held in Qamişlo (Qamishli) on Sunday, marking the beginning of World Water Week. The event was organised by the Cizîr Canton Municipalities Union and Water Directorate under the governance of the Kurdish-...

26/08/2024

🔷Political analyst Adil Osman warns that widespread public anger towards the KDP over its ties with Turkey could lead to significant losses for the party in the upcoming Kurdistan Region elections.

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Share postKurdish political analyst Adil Osman has warned that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) could face significant losses in the upcoming Kurdistan Region elections on 20 October due to widespread public anger over its cooperation with Turkey. This anger, Osman argues, has created a volatile...

26/08/2024

🔷Assad says mediation efforts by Russia, Iran, and Iraq have stalled, leaving reconciliation with Turkey at a standstill.

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26/08/2024

🔷"AKP fosters a culture of violence and lynching," warns Koçyiğit(), citing the escalating violence against women, children, animals, migrants, and the poor in Turkey.

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Share postThe Turkish government’s policies towards Kurds are even more oppressive than those seen during the 12 September 1980 coup, claims pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party’s Group Deputy Chair, Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit. Speaking at a press conference in the Turkis...

26/08/2024

🔷PMF forces withdraw from the Garmiyan region, temporarily easing tensions over the control of strategic oil fields between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region.

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Share postPopular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) began withdrawing from the Garmiyan region near Sulaymaniyah after their deployment sparked tensions over control of the strategic Gilabat-Qumre oil field on Sunday. Earlier in the day, hundreds of heavily armed PMF vehicles entered the Kulejo area, escala...

26/08/2024

🔷Kurdistan's media denounces the violation of journalist protection after a Turkish drone strike killed two journalists, blaming authorities' silence for enabling the attacks.

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Share postFollowing the deadly drone attack on Friday that killed Kurdish journalists Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn in Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî), media institutions in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) have issued strong condemnations, highlighting severe breaches of international protocols des...

25/08/2024

🔷Turkey's Prison Administrative Boards are under fire for using arbitrary criteria to block prisoner releases, as highlighted by recent cases of ill prisoners facing severe health risks.

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Share postTurkey’s Prison Administrative and Observation Boards (PAOBs) are increasingly under scrutiny for their role in delaying the release of prisoners, particularly those who are seriously ill, by using arbitrary and non-legal justifications. This issue has gained renewed attention following ...

25/08/2024

🔷Turkey will host a summit on 29 August to discuss the Development Road, a $20 billion project connecting Basra to Europe, with Iraq, Qatar and the UAE participating.

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25/08/2024

🔷İHD denounces Turkey’s continued targeting of Kurdish journalists, calling it a "journalist massacre" and demands accountability from all involved parties.

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Share postTurkey’s leading human rights watchdog, the Human Rights Association (İHD), has strongly condemned the recent Turkish drone strike in Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî) that claimed the lives of two Kurdish journalists, Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn. Describing the incident as a “journalis...

25/08/2024

🔷The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) denounces the killing of two Kurdish journalists by Turkish forces, calling it a deliberate attempt to silence truth and free press.

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Share postThe Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) has strongly condemned the recent Turkish drone strike in the Said Sadiq district of Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî), which killed two Kurdish journalists, Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, and left another journalist, Rêbîn Bekir, critically injured. The...

25/08/2024

🔷Dicle Fırat Journalists' Association (DFG) and the Mesopotamia Women Journalists' Association (MKJ) condemn Turkey's attacks: "The power of truth will only grow stronger with every voice they try to silence."

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Share postThe recent deadly attack on Kurdish journalists in Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî) has sparked a fierce response from their colleagues, who have vowed to continue their mission of exposing the truth despite the increasing dangers they face. On 23 August, a Turkish drone strike targeted a vehicle...

25/08/2024

🔷A UN report reveals extensive corruption in Iraqi Kurdistan, with Erbil (Hewlêr) identified as the region’s most corrupt city. Key ministries, including finance, are heavily implicated.

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Share postA newly released report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has exposed significant levels of corruption in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with Erbil (Hewlêr) identified as the region’s most corrupt area. The report, which analyses corruption across various government se...

23/08/2024

On 23 August, a Turkish drone attack targeted a civilian car in Gondeh Resh, near Sulaymaniyah, as part of the Turkish army's ongoing invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan. The attack killed two women journalists, Gulîstan Tara and Hêro Behdînan, and injured six others, including journalist Rêbîn Bekir.

Share postAs part of the Turkish army’s ongoing invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan, a Turkish drone targeted a civilian car in the village of Gondeh Resh in the Sayd Sadegh region near Sulaimaniyah (Silêmanî) on 23 August. According to media reports in Iraqi Kurdistan, the attack was carried out by Tur...

22/08/2024

An İzmir court has ruled to keep Dilruba K. in custody after her arrest for criticising Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a street interview. Although released under judicial supervision for 'insulting the president', she remains detained on charges of 'inciting hatred and enmity'. Her remarks included strong criticism of Erdoğan's actions, which she labelled as a 'coup'.

Share postAn İzmir court has decided that Dilruba K., who was arrested after publicly criticising Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a street interview, will remain in custody. Although the court released her under judicial supervision for the charge of ‘insulting the president’, she co...

22/08/2024

Mokhtar Asadi, a prominent member of the Kurdistan Teachers Union, was arrested by Iranian authorities on 19 August after a raid on his home in Sanandaj. He has reportedly been transferred to Tehran's Evin Prison and has begun a hunger strike to protest his detention, highlighting the increasing crackdown on civil activists in Iranian Kurdistan.

Share postIn a continued clampdown on civil activism in Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat), the Islamic Republic of Iran has arrested Mokhtar Asadi, a well-known Kurdish teacher and union member. Asadi, an active participant in the Teachers’ Union of Iran and Kurdistan, was detained on 19 August and has...

22/08/2024

Ayşegül Doğan, spokesperson for the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, has sharply criticised the recent Ankara-Baghdad military agreement, advocating instead for a robust peace and democracy movement as Turkey’s most urgent need.

Share postIn a pointed critique of the recent Ankara-Baghdad military agreement, Ayşegül Doğan, spokeswoman for Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has called for a shift away from militarisation towards a robust peace and democracy movement. Speaking at a press ...

22/08/2024

Following pro-Kurdish DEM party co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan's exposure of lavish government expenditure by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's administration, MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli has called for a cut to the party’s treasury funds.

Share postFar-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has demanded the cessation of treasury funds for Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party after they revealed extravagant government spending during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent visi...

21/08/2024

The Şenyaşar family, who lost three members in a 2018 attack allegedly carried out by associates of an AKP deputy, has taken their long-standing fight for justice to the Turkish Parliament. Emine Şenyaşar and her son, Ferit, a DEM Party MP, began their protest on the steps of the Grand National Assembly, demanding accountability and action.

Share postThe Şenyaşar family, who lost three family members in a brutal 2018 attack allegedly carried out by bodyguards and relatives of former Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy İbrahim Halil Yıldız, have intensified their fight for justice by taking their protest to the Turkish Grand...

21/08/2024

🔷Poet İlhan Sami Çomak’s release has been blocked just hours before freedom. Almost 30 years in prison, but his spirit remains unbroken.

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21/08/2024

🔷Four civilians injured in Turkish drone strikes in the Afrin (Efrîn)-Shehba (Şehba) region, northern Syria, as tensions escalate.

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21/08/2024

🔷PKK responds to Turkey's drone dominance by going underground—literally. New tunnel networks in Iraqi Kurdistan are now central to their strategy.

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21/08/2024

🔷DEM MP Meral Danış Beştaş exposes severe solitary confinement and health crises at Dumlu prison in Erzurum (Erzirom), Turkey, during her recent visit.

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