by Uğur Deniz – İstanbul The question of a mother whose child’s grave was attacked several times resonates with us: ‘What does the state want from dead Kurds?’ What is the problem of the political power of Turkey with the dead? Medyanews interviewed anthropologist Derya Aydın, who studies cemeteries and mourning processes and its reflections […]Read More
by Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Sudan has decided to pull out of talks on the Grand Renaissance Dam constructed by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile. The Ethiopian project will have adverse consequences for downstream states, Egypt and Sudan.Read More
Pınar Gültekin’s mother Şefika drew attention to the murder of women by the Turkish state and called on all women to stand up against femicide. ”We all have to fight for women’s rights”, she said. Şefika Gültekin, interviewed by JinNews, repeated her demand for justice.Read More
Eight people who were arrested during the curfews declared in Derik district of Mardin (Mêrdîn) in Turkey in November and December 2015 were sentenced to lengthy terms of imprisonment.Read More
Dilan Cruz was a Colombian student who had been injured by police and lost his life when he took part in a protest for better education in Colombia a year ago. Hundreds of people marched in Bogotá to mark the anniversary of his death.Read More
A lawsuit was filed against the Saturday Mothers and their supporters on the grounds of incidents that occurred during the Saturday Mothers’ 700th protest action in Istanbul, Turkey.Read More
The search for Gülistan Doku, a university student whose whereabouts have remained unknown for 324 days, has been stopped for the third time reported Jinnews Agency.Read More
“Blooming in the Desert” is a short documentary which tells the story of three women from Raqqa who, after living through war and devastation, are creating new lives for themselves in their home city.Read More
by Sultan Eylem Keleş On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), Berrin Sönmez talked to MedyaNews about Islamic feminism, which is not welcomed by conservatives or secularists in Turkey.Read More
Rajai Fayed, an Egyptian author, intellectual and President of the Egyptian Centre for Kurdish Studies, stated that the Egyptian intellectuals’ campaign to collect signatures calling for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom would continue. He stated that campaign initiatives to keep collecting signatures would continue until the anniversary of the arrest of Öcalan.Read More
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