Category : EDITORS’ PICKS

The Peace Mothers Initiative in Mardin (Mêrdîn) appeals to the

Medya News 23 November 2020

Amidst the rising tensions between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Peace Mothers Initiative in Mardin (Mêrdîn) in Turkey issued an appeal to the KDP “not to be deceived”. They threw white scarves to the ground expressing their demand for peace.Read More

EDITORS' PICKS HUMAN RIGHTS VIDEOS

Fadıl Şenyaşar faces 150 year prison sentence in Turkey

Medya News 23 November 2020

Fadıl Şenyaşar faces a sentence of 150 years in prison in Turkey whilst Enver Yıldız faces a 12-year prison sentence. Fadil’s mother Emine Şenyaşar said: ”Was it only one person that killed my family? There is no justice. The cruelty continues”.Read More

EDITORS' PICKS KURDISTAN WOMEN

Gülistan Doku’s sister fined 50,000 Turkish lira

Medya News 22 November 2020

Aygül Doku, the sister of Gülistan Doku – who has been missing for 323 days – has been fined 50,000 Turkish lira after being accused of preventing the main suspect from moving home.Read More

EDITORS' PICKS MIDDLE EAST OPINION

Nadine Maenza demands recognition of AANES

Medya News 21 November 2020

by Desmond Fernandes During a recent visit to the region, Nadine Maenza, the Vice-Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), on 31 October and 5 November (two days after the US elections) called for the political recognition of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava.Read More

EDITORS' PICKS HUMAN RIGHTS

‘Being a Kurdish child in Turkey means detainment and prison’

Medya News 20 November 2020

World Children’s Day is 20 November, a time to reflect on the abuse of children’s rights in Turkey and around the world.Read More

EDITORS' PICKS HUMAN RIGHTS

Mafia leader investigated after threatening political opponent

Medya News 20 November 2020

An investigation has been launched into the mafia leader Alaattin Çakıcı after he threatened Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.Read More

EDITORS' PICKS VIDEOS

Şenyaşar family calls for solidarity ahead of the 4th trial

Medya News 19 November 2020

Emine Şenyaşar, who lost her two sons and her husband in 2018 as a result of the attack in Turkey by the relatives of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy İbrahim Halil Yıldız and plainclothes police officers/bodyguards, repeated her demand for justice before the fourth hearing of the trial, to be held tomorrow. Responding […]Read More

EDITORS' PICKS HUMAN RIGHTS

Nuri Akman and two other Kurdish political refugees seek asylum

Medya News 19 November 2020

According to Mesopotamia Agency, three Kurdish political refugees, including journalist Nuri Akman, have asked for asylum at Bucharest Airport in Romania, where they are awaiting a decision as to whether they will be deported or not.Read More

EDITORS' PICKS KURDISTAN MIDDLE EAST WOMEN

The Lack of Women’s Participation in Middle Eastern Politics

Medya News 19 November 2020

by Savan Abdalrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan Political participation is a process in which individuals play a role in changing and fuelling the social system by giving life to it. Today, worldwide, we see a wide range of women participating in politics, but this does not change the fact that women’s participation faces oppression and gender […]Read More