Afghan breakdancer disqualified from Olympics for displaying words “Free Afghan Women”
Afghan b-girl (breakdancer) Manizha Talash has been disqualified from the Olympic breaking (breakdancing) competition after displaying a cape with the...
Political scientist describes Erdoğan’s foreign policy as fiasco
An article by political and religious scientist Hüseyin Çiçek titled “The fairytale of the Umma: Erdoğan's foreign policy fiasco”, and...
Protests after distribution of Turkish flag balloons to children in Duhok, KRI
Tensions flared in Duhok, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), when an unidentified man distributed balloons adorned with the...
Israeli airstrike on Gaza school kills at least 100 civilians
An Israeli airstrike targeted a school in Gaza City's al-Daraj neighbourhood on Saturday morning, killing at least 100 people and...
KDP-Turkmen Front alliance in Kirkuk advances Turkey’s strategic goals
In line with Turkish interests in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has formed an...
Hundreds of Yazidi families flee KDP camps, seek refuge in Sinjar
Hundreds of Yazidi families fled camps in Duhok and Zakho in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) on Friday, fearing...
No end to Yazidi persecution – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn This week I will focus on two places where civilians are fleeing for their lives. The second...
Deir ez-Zor, Syria: Government forces kill 13 civilians in three days
Syrian government forces and pro-government National Defence (Difa al-Watani) militias have subjected 12 towns and villages in the the countryside...
Turkey: Animal rights activists protest against mass dog killings
Animal rights activists took to the streets of İzmir on Saturday to protest against the mass killings of dogs in...
Abuse and betrayal of Kurds in Turkey
David L. Phillips Twenty million Kurds in Turkey have suffered a century of abuse and betrayal. Ongoing conflict impacts Turkish...
