The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) continues its attempts to end the tension triggered by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Iraqi Kurdistan through interparty communication.Read More
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Batman deputy and Women’s Assembly spokesperson Ayşe Acar Başaran spoke on the woman-oriented approach of her party and the activities organised around the International Day For Eliminating Violence Against Women.Read More
Protests took place in several cities across Turkey after the detention of numerous citizens associated with the Democratic Society Congress (DTK).Read More
After the arrest of four journalists who revealed that two villagers were thrown from a military helicopter in Van (Wan), press suppression has escalated in Turkey, with increasingly brazen attempts to silence news organisations.Read More
The Kurdistan Communities of Women (KJK) issued a declaration against masculine violence and femicide in the run-up to 25 November, ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’. The KJK called upon all women worldwide to engage in self-defence and organize against the masculine, patriarchal system.Read More
Diyarbakır Chief Prosecutor’s Office launched a detention operation in Turkey under the scope of an investigation into the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) on 20 November. Seventy two people were detained, including 24 lawyers. Twenty one of them were released later and three others were sent to court.Read More
KURDISH POLITICS
VIDEOS
HDP spokesperson Günay: Turkey’s ruling coalition is ‘destroying justice and
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) spokesperson Ebru Günay highlighted her concerns over Turkey’s political agenda in a press statement that was made in the central office of the party.Read More
KURDISH POLITICS
MIDDLE EAST
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DİAYDER President Melê Ekrem Baran calls for Kurdish national unity
Melê Ekrem Baran, the President of the Association of Religious Scholars, Assistance and Solidarity (DİAYDER), has voiced his concerns about the dangerous situation that Kurds face in Iraqi Kurdistan.Read More
Translated from HawarNews. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) reportedly detains civilians who have been abducted from Martyr Rüstem Cudi (Maxmur) Camp in the same place in Iraqi Kurdistan that it holds members from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). News reports revealed this situation on 11 October, noting that civilians who had been […]Read More
by Savan Abdalrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan On 11 November 2020, the families of Peshmergas who were martyred in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) protested in front of the Peshmerga Ministry in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. They burned clothes and shoes they had recently received from a Non-Government Organisation (NGO).Read More
