The Diyarbakır (Amed) Bar Association held a march in Diyarbakır in Turkey to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the murder of Tahir Elçi. Cihan Aydın, chair of the Diyarbakır (Amed) Bar Association, stated that they were searching for the perpetrators who were being protected by a thick veil of secrecy, leading to their impunity.Read More
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Group Deputy Chairperson Meral Danış Beştaş commented on the reform discourse of those in power in Turkey, as well as the conflict between the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the relationship between the mafia and ruling circles.Read More
The Sinjar agreement was signed between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi government on 9 October 2020. Since then, there has been rising criticism of the agreement. The Yazidi community living in Sinjar has repeatedly voiced its concern over the agreement alongside the Sinjar Democratic Autonomous Assembly (MXDŞ).Read More
In an interview with the Jerusalem Post – conducted by Hadeel Queis and Jonathan Spyer – Murat Karayılan, Executive Committee member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), spoke about the nature of US-PKK relations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s adoption of a neo-Ottoman approach, the significance of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, prospects of a ceasefire […]Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo The coronavirus is taking a heavy toll everywhere in the world, including in Egypt where it has reportedly killed over 6,000 people so far. Nonetheless, the pandemic is opening the door for the emergence of new professions, ones that had never existed before.Read More
The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council co-Chair Cemil Bayık spoke to Stêrk TV about the latest developments in the Sinjar Agreement made between Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.Read More
The Executive Committee member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Murat Karayılan was a guest on a Stêrk TV broadcast on the anniversary of the PKK’s foundation. Stressing that the struggle against the AKP-MHP regime in Turkey has reached an important stage, Karayılan said, “We have paid the price for everything, but the regime is […]Read More
While the killers of 24 civilians in Nisêbîn in 2015 remain unknown, a Mesopotamia News Agency report has revealed that for the last five years the prosecutor has been investigating the supposed “ties” of the victims with the “organisation” based on their historical social media posts.Read More
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper presents a summary of the Turkish state’s statements to bring “to an end” the dialogues and the attempts to make peace with the PKK, which was established 43 years ago.Read More
The issue of oil and its related income is one of several mysteries surrounding the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. There are many things that remain unknown to the people of the region itself. Berhem Letif from RojNews has carried out thorough research to figure out where the oil money of the Kurdistan Region goes, and […]Read More
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