Turkey’s PKK reconciliation enters decisive phase after Öcalan’s statement
The reconciliation process between the Turkish state and the Kurdish movement has entered a new and decisive phase after Abdullah...
Assad’s dramatic downfall engineered by Russia, says Syrian militia leader
Russia engineered the dramatic downfall of Bashar al-Assad by staging a coup and ordering his army to surrender, according to...
Iran targets women’s rights defenders, activists following International Women’s Day
As the Islamic Republic of Iran's security and intelligence apparatus intensifies its crackdown on Kurdish civil society activists in the...
Kurdish writer speaks out after detention, denounces criminalisation of Kurdish language
Kurdish writer Sami Tan, one of three authors recently detained in Turkey for their involvement in publishing the Kurdish language...
PKK’s Helin Ümit: We need to communicate with our leader Abdullah Öcalan
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Central Committee member Helin Ümit has said that the PKK aspires to a transformation in...
PYD’s Foza Yûsif highlights need to build up a democratic Syria through political dialogue
Foza Yûsif, a prominent leader in the Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD), has commented on the different articles in the...
Erdoğan’s strategic rhetorical shift: Reconciliation, EU accession, and regional diplomacy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent diplomatic statements display a significant shift in Turkish foreign policy rhetoric. This shift can...
Gazete Duvar closes, a major loss for independent journalism
After nearly nine years of independent journalism, Gazete Duvar has announced its closure, citing financial difficulties, rising operational costs, and...
Structural reforms essential for Turkey’s reconciliation process says prominent human rights defender
Leading human rights lawyer and activist Eren Keskin has delineated the core legal and institutional changes required for an effective...
Protests erupt over attacks on Syria’s Alawite communities
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Syria’s northeastern cities of al-Hasakah (Hesekê) and Qamishli (Qamişlo) on Tuesday, condemning...
