The Kurdish Film Festival Berlin celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The festival will be held online due to the coronavirus pandemic.Read More
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) – Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) alliance has implemented a policy of violence and suppression against Kurdish people and politicians in Turkey for the last five years.Read More
Turkey launched significant attacks after 17 June against regions in northern Iraq where the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK’s) forces were located.Read More
Cengiz Şiban, brother of Osman Şiban, who was allegedly tortured and thrown from a military helicopter, said that soldiers made him kneel down at the village square and threatened to kill anyone who approached.Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Two Youtube stars have run into trouble after one of their videos was deemed a violation of children’s rights by Egypt’s National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, the semiofficial children’s and women’s rights watchdog.Read More
Seda Taşkın Aziz Oruç, a journalist who has been under arrest for 277 days, will appear before the judge on 21 September. Amid statements from journalism unions demanding his release, Oruç, who sent a message from prison, drew attention to the importance of solidarity: “We are going through a rough period here with the coronavirus, […]Read More
Thousands of Kurdish songs are translated to Turkish without any permission from the creators of the songs. They were published as if they are initially in Turkish. Koma Wetan’s music “Cahiltî” is one of these.Read More
Saturday mothers met for the 808th time in protests. They demanded justice in Istanbul, Diyarbakir (Amed), and Izmir for their loved ones disappeared in custody.Read More
The project, which will open Salda Lake to construction, has been approved by the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning. The Mayor of Burdur announced that it would be allowed to construct buildings in the region with a 1/25000 land-use plan.Read More
At a press conference held at the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul Provincial Organization, HDP spokesperson Ebru Günay said that “almost everyone is under threat in Turkey, and the danger has only increased. The only way to prevent that danger is an everyday struggle— to act together and create an antifascist struggle bloc.”Read More
