Savan Abdulrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan Research Report by Dastan Marif, ChawyXelk Website In the streets of Sulaymaniyah a wide range of women and children can be seen begging. Some are doing it to earn a living, some are under pressure, and others are working as prostitutes.Read More
by Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Consumers in Arab states have started boycotting Turkish goods in response to calls that started in Saudi Arabia, against the background of what the proponents of the boycott campaign describe as “belligerent” Turkish policies against Arab states and the support Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gives to terrorist organizations.Read More
Gülcan Dereli Translated from the Yeni Yaşam Newsletter Vedat Aydın was born in 1953 in the Bismil district of Diyarbakır (Amed) in Kazancı (Gundê Heciyê Kurmanca). He grew up in Kazancı and during his primary school education he attended a different school in a different village every year. His secondary school was in Bismil.Read More
Semra Turan – Berna Kişin Translated from Mesopotamia Agency Women have been resisting patriarchal and sexist policies to enable “change and freedom”. But these same problems have surfaced in different regions around the world throughout the year.Read More
by Savan Abdulrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan The Kurds and the United States of America have a long history of relations. Since the USA is a state that has had hegemonic influence over other states throughout history, it directly affects the situation of the Kurds. Due to this relationship, Kurds have been following the US presidential […]Read More
by Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Iraq has joined together with Egypt and Jordan to form a new alliance that may change the nature and of inter-Arab cooperation in the coming period.Read More
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
Uğur Deniz – İstanbul The first article in the Co-Chair system series was entitled “A mechanism that dismantles the power: Co-chair system”. It examined the system that has been implemented by Kurdish political parties for the first time in Turkey, from past to present, to ensure full equality of women and men in politics and […]Read More
By Ateş Alpar We interviewed documentary filmmaker Selim Yıldız about his films Bîra Mi’têtin/I Remember (which focuses on the Roboski massacre) and Dialog/Dialogue. Yıldız also spoke about the current situation of Kurdish cinema, the role of documentary cinema in Turkey, film festivals, and the challenges of documentary film making.Read More
Eylül Deniz Yaşar – Diyarbakır(Amed) The Co-Chair of DTK, one of the most targeted non-governmental organizations in Turkey, which has been the address of constant police raids especially after the breakdown of the Kurdish peace process, shared the significant voice of the millions of Kurds they stand for amid the ongoing prosecutions against DTK:Read More
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