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Türkiye · TurkeyOne of the foundations of the chaos and war that has been going on in the Middle East for 100 years was shaped by the Treaty of Lausanne. Kirkuk, one of the main articles of the treaty, is still the scene of events within the framework of the agreements determined in those days. While the decisions taken about Kirkuk started on the basis of the framework of the current occupation of Kurdistan, Turkey, Iran, Iraq and other regional powers that ha…See the Story
What is happening in Kirkuk?
Türkiye · TurkeyThe Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Military Council convened its regular and expanded meeting attended by SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi, members of SDF General Command, leaders from the SDF’s military councils and regions, and SDF official institutions. The meeting initiated with a comprehensive assessment of political landscape in Syria in general, and North-East Syria Region in particular. The meeting stressed the need to follow a pract…See the Story
SDF Military Council holds its regular meeting
Türkiye · TurkeyThe Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) released a statement strongly reacting to the death sentences against two female activists in Iran. Women's rights defender Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death on 23 July and Sherife Muhammadi on 4 July. Both were subjected to severe torture and inhuman treatment during weeks of detention. “Throughout history, hegemonic powers have tried to suppress the Kurdish people's struggle for freedom, which…See the Story
TJK-E calls for joint struggle against the misogynist Iranian state
Türkiye · TurkeyParastin, the intelligence agency of the KDP, the ruling party in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and Turkish National Intelligence Service (MIT) established a new checkpoint last night between the centre of Duhok and the Qentara Valley in the Zawête town of Amadiya. According to reports, the KDP and the Turkish state are working jointly at the checkpoint which was established under the name of Parastin. It is reported that the computers at the ch…See the Story
Turkey and KDP establish joint checkpoint at Duhok border
Türkiye · TurkeyThe delegation of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and the Free Women's Movement (TJA) continues its talks in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). The delegation, including DEM Party Şırnak MPs Nevroz Uysal Aslan and Gülcan Kaçmaz and former MP Ayşe Acar Başaran, met with a group of politicians and activists in Hewlêr (Erbil) to discuss the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the invasion attacks against …See the Story
DEM Party and TJA delegation in Hewlêr: We have responsibilities against the war in Kurdistan
Türkiye · TurkeyThe Press Center of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) has published the names of three fallen guerrillas. Newal Mêrdîn, Jiyan Rêdûr and Dijwar Keleş fell as martys in an attack by the Turkish army in Serê Metîna on 30 June. The HPG had already reported on the deadly attack, and on Thursd announced the identities of the martyrs. The HPG expressed its condolences to the relatives and the people of Kurdistan and provided the following information a…See the Story
HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Newal Mêrdîn, Jiyan Rêdûr and Dijwar Keleş
Türkiye · Turkey69 Nobel laureates wrote a letter to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the UN Human Rights Committee. In the letter, the relevant institutions were asked to fulfil their obligations to protect the rights of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. The letter was addressed to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human …See the Story
Nobel Laureates sign open letter expressing concern about the detention conditions of Öcalan
Kurds · TurkeyIn Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan), a Sunni Kurdish activist was executed after spending almost 15 years in Iranian prisons. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Kamran Sheikheh was arrested in 2009 and charged with endangering national security and propaganda against the Islamic system. The 39-year-old was hanged in a prison in Urmiye, the NGO reported. The regime's judiciary did not yet comment on the execution. Sheikheh, a nat…See the Story