Iranian court overturns death sentence against activist Sharifeh Mohammadi
Iran’s Rasht High Court has overturned the death sentence of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a prominent advocate for women’s and workers' rights,...
Qubad Talabani accuses KDP of electoral fraud and compromising Kurdish sovereignty
As the Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary elections approach, political tensions are escalating, with Qubad Talabani of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan...
Berlin delegate reflects on armed police raid and arson at Kurdish centre
Ferat Koçak, a Left Party member of Berlin’s House of Delegates, has expressed alarm following an armed police raid at...
Rumours of peace contradicted by continued oppression – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn Following far-right leader Devlet Bahçeli’s surprise handshake with the co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM)...
Scholz to meet Erdoğan in İstanbul to discuss migration, defence
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to visit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul on 19 October to discuss...
“The path to peace runs through Öcalan” – Kurdish leaders demand action
As a major rally approaches, set for 13 October in Diyarbakır (Amed), prominent Kurdish politicians Ayla Akat Ata and Sebahat...
Potential peace talks in Turkey: Leading Kurdish politician urges caution
Ahmet Türk, a veteran Kurdish politician and a leading figure in Turkey’s pro-Kurdish movement, has urged caution in response to...
Hrant Dink murder trial adjourned as defendants maintain their innocence
The trial in Turkey of 15 public officials accused of involvement in the 2007 murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...
Turkey revokes licence of Açık Radyo over use of term ‘Armenian genocide’
The Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey (RTÜK) revoked the terrestrial broadcast licence of the station Açık Radyo on...
Major rally in Diyarbakır: Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party presses on with plans
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party is pressing ahead with plans for a mass rally in Diyarbakır (Amed) on...
