DEM Party: Turkish government exploits crises to maintain power
The Turkish government is deliberately creating an illusion of justice while failing to ensure genuine accountability, according to Gülistan Kılıç...
Iran: death penalty for Jin, Jiyan, Azadi protester, long prison terms for two others
An Iranian court has sentenced Pezhman Soltani, a 32-year-old protester, to death on charges of "premeditated murder" following his involvement...
A brief history of Kurdish journalism and the legacy of Aziz Köylüoğlu
Emrah Erdoğan For generations, journalism has been a high-risk profession for the Kurdish people, whose quest for self-determination crosses several...
Turkey: Van co-mayor calls sentencing a ‘political plot’
"This is a judicial plot to seize the people's will once again," Abdullah Zeydan, co-mayor of Van (Wan) Metropolitan Municipality,...
“It’s our dam!”: Hunergeha Welat’s new song celebrates Tishreen Dam resistance
Hunergeha Welat, an artistic and cultural community founded in Qamishli (Qamişlo), North and East Syria, in 2014, has released a...
UN experts demand Iran revoke death sentence for activist Pakhshan Azizi
Independent United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concern over the Iranian Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death...
Turkey blocks X account of journalist Metin Cihan after exposé on Turkish-Israeli trade
Turkey has blocked the X (formerly Twitter) account of prominent independent journalist Metin Cihan after his exposés revealed evidence of...
One toddler killed, eight children injured by Turkish drone strike near Syria’s Kobani
A Turkish military drone targeted Ashmê village, south of Kobani (Kobanê), in northern Syria, on 7 February, causing severe civilian...
Bilindane: Embracing the waning winter and the dawn of renewal in Iranian Kurdistan
For the past four years, Halve village in Sardasht (Serdeşt), Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat), has proudly hosted the Bilindane festival. Originally...
Kurdish journalist organisations condemn the targeted killing of Aziz Köylüoğlu
Kurdish journalist organisations Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) and Mezopotamya Women Journalists Association (MKG), based in Turkey, and the Free...
