by Savan Abdulrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan Hsen Ali Hsen, a young thirteen-year-old tissue paper seller in Kalar who works to help cover his family’s living expenses, was shot in the neck during the spontaneous protests that have been taking place in Iraqi Kurdistan. He was not participating in the demonstrations but was working as normal […]Read More
Uğur Deniz Dersim in Turkey, which is a place of significance and the starting point for Alevi-Kızılbaş people, is in the grip of Islamist communities and sects. Dersim Research Centre (DAM) has conducted field work and research on the subject which suggests that the epicentre of these sects in the city is Munzur University. Selman […]Read More
Medyanews Exclusive The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has promoted the idea of democratic confederalism and this has led to a transformation in both its ideology and politics since 2005. This mode of politics has been adopted by a great number of communes and assemblies. The PKK continues to face bans in several countries, even as […]Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Mona Zeidu has been living thousands of miles away from her native city of Afrin for a decade and a half now. Nevertheless, distance has never functioned as a barrier between her and the people of her city.Read More
Mark Campbell “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” Malcolm XRead More
Seda Taşkın People of Diyarbakır (Amed) reflect on the economic difficulties they face amid the deepening financial crisis in Turkey.Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo The Coronavirus outbreak has helped the food delivery service in Egypt to thrive. Before the pandemic, only 25% of orders at the nation’s restaurants reached clients through the delivery service. However, the Coronavirus outbreak has ensured the service now makes up almost all the orders reaching the clients.Read More
Savan Abdalrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan Since Tuesday of last week, protests in Sulaymaniyah and the towns neighbouring Sulaymaniyah province continued to grow fuelled by anger against corruption and economic crisis.Read More
Seda Taşkın The people of Diyarbakır shared their criticisms regarding the trustee appointed by the government for Diyarbakır Municipality.Read More
Savan Abdalrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan Child abuse is a worldwide phenomenon, but it is of particular concern in eastern countries such as Iraq. When we speak of child abuse it could mean from anything from violence to mental abuse. According to the latest UNESCO data on child abuse in the Middle East, 18.8 percent of […]Read More
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