KURDISTAN

Dengbej: The musical preservation of Kurdish myths, testimonies and history

Medya News 11 November 2020

by Eylül Deniz Yaşar – Diyarbakir Dengbêjs have a significant place in Kurdish history, transmitting the pain and the joy of the Kurds over generations through their songs. Memorizing the events of their time, dengbêjs record what they have witnessed, presenting oral histories. When there was no chance for the Kurds to write down what […]Read More

HUMAN RIGHTS KURDISTAN VIDEOS

Residents of Qandil stage protest against the KDP

Medya News 11 November 2020

Residents of Qandil in Iraqi Kurdistan protested against the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP’s) political stance regarding its relationship with the Turkish government. They urged the KDP to halt its “partnership with Turkey” and called for national unity amongst Kurds.Read More

KURDISTAN LIFESTYLE VIDEOS

ENKS fails to support teaching in Kurdish for Rojava’s schools

Medya News 11 November 2020

During the meetings of the Kurdish National Union Parties (PYNK), the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS) supported teaching materials prepared by the Syrian government instead of teaching materials in Kurdish for Rojava’s schools. However, educators stated that the Kurdish language should be protected and noted that ”the Kurdish language is one of the greatest achievements […]Read More

EDITORS' PICKS KURDISTAN VIDEOS WOMEN

Jinwar: A self-organized women’s village in Rojava

Medya News 11 November 2020

In the village of Jinwar in the Heseke canton in Rojava, Syria, where Kurdish and Arab women live collectively, women finished their winter preparations. The women who prepare foods such as tomato pastes, pickles, tomatoes and cheese for the winter, talked about life in the village. In the village, women live and work collectively and […]Read More

KURDISTAN VIDEOS

Impunity system in Turkey: Police officers acquitted after murdering two

Medya News 10 November 2020

Eight-year-old Enes Ata and 14-year-old Mahsum Mızrak were killed in Diyarbakır in 2006 when police used tear gas to disperse a crowd. On 15 October this year, a court upheld the acquittal of the defendant police officers.Read More

KURDISTAN VIDEOS

Karasu discusses PKK-KDP relations and the status of Sinjar

Medya News 10 November 2020

Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council member Mustafa Karasu issued a statement regarding the tensions between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the PKK. Karasu also commented on the US election results.Read More

HUMAN RIGHTS KURDISTAN SPECIAL REPORTS

What changes have executions brought to society?

Medya News 10 November 2020

by Savan Abdulrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan Today, the death penalty is applied in 53 states in the world and yet statistics still indicate that crime continues in the world. There are states that have abolished the death penalty in favour of lifelong imprisonment; there are others that still keep the death penalty but use it […]Read More

KURDISTAN VIDEOS

Unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey bomb Barê in Sinjar

Medya News 9 November 2020

A Yazidi (Êzîdî‎) town in Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan was bombed by unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey.Read More

KURDISTAN WOMEN

Peace Mothers urge Barzani to consider unity among Kurds

Medya News 9 November 2020

While protests against the deal regarding Sinjar and the relations between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region continue, the Peace Mothers urged Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani to consider the importance of unity among Kurds.Read More

KURDISTAN

Four new health centres to be opened in Kobanê

Medya News 9 November 2020

The Euphrates Region Health Committee is preparing to open new four health centres in Kobanê , one of which is a psychological support centre.Read More

Category : KURDISTAN

Dengbej: The musical preservation of Kurdish myths, testimonies and history

Residents of Qandil stage protest against the KDP

ENKS fails to support teaching in Kurdish for Rojava’s schools

Jinwar: A self-organized women’s village in Rojava

Impunity system in Turkey: Police officers acquitted after murdering two

Karasu discusses PKK-KDP relations and the status of Sinjar

What changes have executions brought to society?

Unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey bomb Barê in Sinjar

Peace Mothers urge Barzani to consider unity among Kurds

Four new health centres to be opened in Kobanê

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