Medical report issued for sick Kurdish politican Aysel Tuğluk saying she can remain in prison
The main Istanbul office of the Forensic Medicine Institute of Turkey (ATK) has issued a report for Aysel Tuğluk, the...
Cold War against the Kurdish Freedom Movement – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn Everyone, it seems, is lining up against the Kurdish freedom movement – or, rather, every government. Most people...
“Pieces of shrapnel flew at us” says a Kurdish refugee woman from Makhmour refugee camp
Despite the Makhmour refugee camp, home to over 12,000 Kurdish refugees, being UN-protected, Turkey continues to attack it. A child...
From the Yazidi community in Rojava to the world: What is your definition of genocide?
When the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized Yazidi villages in Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2014, thousands...
Emine Çağırga: Every time I open my fridge I think of Cemile
The ten-year-old children Cemile Çağırga and Selman Ağar were both killed during the curfew announced in Cizre from 4-12 September...
No justice in Cizre massacre, six years on
Two hundred and eighty-eight people were killed during the curfews declared on 14 December 2015, which ran until 2 March...
Council of State brings a halt to construction of gendarme station in the Ancient City of Dakyanus
The Lice district of Diyarbakir (Amed), one of the oldest settlements in the region with its deep-rooted historical heritage, has...
Another Kurdish child killed under an armoured car
A child by the name of Mihraç Miroğlu was crushed and killed on 3 September by a police armoured car...
The art of war – a weekly review
Sarah Glynn Every movement has its favourite terminology that becomes normalised to insiders while being less than helpful to those...
Forest fires continue in Dersim, locals claim fire broke out after helicopters fired at region
As forest fires rage on in Dersim for weeks on end, locals criticise government officials for remaining indifferent to the...
