Human rights report: Kurds suffer disproprotionate levels of torture in Turkey
The latest report from the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) reveals a significant increase in cases of torture and...
Kurdish former mayor Mukaddes Kubilay released from Turkish prison
Mukaddes Kubilay, former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) mayor of Doğubeyazıt (Bazîd) and co-mayor of Ağrı (Agirî), has been released from...
Prominent intellectuals call to halt Turkish government’s trustee policy
A prominent group of 115 intellectuals, literary figures and artists have signed a joint petition condemning the Turkish government's practice...
Migrants’ boat disaster off Italy leaves nineteen Kurds dead
Dozens of Kurdish migrants fleeing economic hardship, political instability and corruption in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) have died,...
Noam Chomsky alive, wife confirms after rumours prompt obituaries
False reports flooded social media and the press on Tuesday evening that Noam Chomsky, 95, had died. His wife Valeria...
Veteran Kurdish journalist Serdar Karakoç thanks supporters after release on bail
Kurdish journalist Serdar Karakoç, granted bail in the Netherlands pending an extradition hearing on 24 July, has shared a message...
Turkish government’s trustee appointments amount to colonial practice, says legal expert
Ercan Kanar, a prominent lawyer in Turkey, has criticised the appointment of trustees to local Kurdish administrations in place of...
Turkish President Erdoğan repeats unfounded accusations against imprisoned dissenters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has erroneously claimed that former MP and Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş and philanthropist businessman...
Zagros forests under siege by wildfires in Eastern Kurdistan
For over a week, extensive areas of the Zagros forests in Eastern Kurdistan (Iran) have been engulfed in flames. Despite...
Qatar, Turkey accused of ethnic cleansing in North and East Syria
Qatar has been accused of supporting ethnic cleansing in North and East Syria through funding of projects alongside Turkey aimed...
