It has been revealed that Sevil Rojbin Çetin, a Free Women’s Movement (TJA) activist and Democratic Local Administrations member who has cancer, has not been treated for it in Mardin (Mêrdîn) Prison in Turkey, where she is currently being held.Read More
Speaking for an exclusive Medya Haber TV broadcast, Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council member Mustafa Karasu shared his thoughts on the reform discourse of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) coalition government of Turkey.Read More
Aldar Xelîl, a member of the Democratic Union Party’s (PYD’s) Co-Presidency Council, shared his concerns regarding the latest developments in north-eastern Syria and in the wider region.Read More
Sümeyra Çakır’s close friend Hüseyin Erdem spoke to Bianet about Çakır’s musical life and her contributions to Kurdish folk music.Read More
Serious violations of basic human rights in regards to the right of life are increasing at an alarming rate in Turkey in recent months. In the latest incident, soldiers opened fire on three youngsters who had travelled to their village, Anadağ (Bêruh) in Derecik district of Hakkari (Colemêrg) to pick acorns and have a picnic […]Read More
Seventeen people were detained after house raids were conducted in the early hours of this morning in the city of Şırnak (Şirnex) in Turkey. Another operation was also carried out this morning in Diyarbakır (Amed).Read More
In an interview with Cecilia Udden from Sweden’s State Radio, Mazloum Abdi, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, said that Kurds felt abandoned by the world following their defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS). He warned that the lack of support for the Kurds may cause ISIS to reassert itself.Read More
Medyanews Exclusive The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been engaged in armed struggle since 1984 (initially seeking independence, later autonomy as well as greater political and cultural rights for Kurds) in the Republic of Turkey.Read More
Muslim Shahdan, a commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed together with his three bodyguards when their vehicle was hit by an air strike after crossing the border from Iraq to Syria, according to reports.Read More
Policeman Engin Y., the father of Zainal Abarakov, the prime suspect in the case of Gülistan Doku’s disappearance, has been suspended from duty.Read More
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