The death toll in clashes that erupted on 27 September between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues to increase.Read More
Hani al-Gamal- Cairo Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar and the Speaker of eastern Libya’s parliament Aguila Saleh paid an unannounced visit to Cairo on 22 and 23 September.Read More
Medyanews Exclusive Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) members, former Executive Board members, and co-mayors were detained on 25 September due to their calls for protests against ISIS attacks on Kobanî in October 2014.Read More
KURDISTAN
MIDDLE EAST
SPECIAL REPORTS
The isolation of Abdullah Öcalan: İbrahim Bilmez, his lawyer, speaks
Medyanews Exclusive Abdullah Öcalan’s isolation and Kurdish society’s struggle for democratic rights are key concerns that need to be addressed in order to achieve democratisation in Turkey.Read More
The court of appeal in Southern Kurdistan upheld the death penalty ruling for Mazlum Dağ and Muhammed Beşikçi.Read More
Savan Abdulrahman As global concerns over environmental pollution have increased, several organizations have campaigned and acted to save the environment. Despite this, ecosystems continue to face increasing threats.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
Members of ISIS who are housed in al-Hol camp frequently attempt to escape. Internal Security Forces spokesperson, Ali Hesen, has stated that they have stopped 700 such escape attempts, ‘supported by Turkey’, since 2019.Read More
Savan Abdulrahman – Iraq On 15 September, Shilan Dara, a medical student in Baghdad, Iraq, and her family were brutally murdered in their own house in the Mansurya district.Read More
