The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) has made a statement and declared that it will launch a new campaign against Turkey’s policies in the region. All the political powers which aim to block the democratization of Turkey, Kurdistan, and the Middle-East, have agreed on eliminating the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). KCK has called upon the Kurdish […]Read More
Forest fires have continued to rage on Mount Cudi in Turkey for almost three months. Forest fires in areas near the villages of Cevizdüzü (Cifane), Dağkonak (Nerex), Kemer (Gilindor), Üçkiraz (Nêvava), Kavalı (Gundikê Spîndarûkê), and Toptepe (Avgamasya) continue but there have been no attempts by the authorities to extinguish these fires.Read More
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) candidates were elected in the local elections at Ağrı (Agiri), in Patnos district, on 31 March. The trustee appointed to the municipality left a debt of about 136 million lira, but the income of the municipality is just 36 million per year. The municipality consequently faces foreclosure because of the trustee’s […]Read More
Savan Abdulrahman Graveyards in the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) administered region has been transferred to a private company to manage. Management services include tasks such as washing the dead, burying them, and providing general services and decoration of the graves. Since this privatized change, however, people in the KRG have had to pay substantial […]Read More
Since June, Turkey has launched attacks against southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) and the Qandil Mountains. Clashes between Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces and the Turkish state continue in the region.Read More
Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council member, Mustafa Karasu, has spoken about the 1980 coup d’état, the Turkish state’s attacks and the attitude of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Karasu stated that it is apparent that the KDP supports Turkey.Read More
Selahattin Erdem’s report from Yeni Özgür Politika It isn’t exactly clear how the Macron administration in France will oppose the current policies of the Justice and Development Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (AKP-MHP) coalition government in Turkey.Read More
The ‘wall construction project’ in Diyarbakır (Amed), Turkey, has been suspended due to objections submitted by its residents and public interest bodies. The project, formulated by Turkish State Railways (TCDD), aims to construct a ‘wall’ that will divide the city.Read More
Isiyan Kamo – Rojava Akademiyên Civaka Demokratîk (Democratic Society Academies) have spread across Northern and Eastern Syria, opening new branches in several cities.Read More
Thirty eight years have passed since the July 1982 death fasts that were undertaken in prisons in Turkey to protest against the 12 September 1980 military coup and the dehumanising conditions of Diyarbakir prison. The death fasts were led by Kemal Pir, Hayri Durmuş, Ali Çiçek and Akif Yılmaz, founding members of the Kurdistan Workers’ […]Read More
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