Peshmerga Commander: “Even if the world collapses, I will never fire a single bullet at the PKK”
As Turkey continues operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan, the political position of the Kurdistan Democratic...
Seasonal agricultural workers’ conditions unchanged despite directive from Ministry
On 4 April 2020 the Turkish Interior Ministry issued a directive due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the aim of...
Peace delegation heading to Iraqi Kurdistan blocked by German police
Twenty-seven members of the delegation went to Germany's Düsseldorf Airport on the morning of 12 June but were detained by...
Iraqi Deputy: Kadhimi must tell the Assembly what is happening
Turkey has been pursuing operations against the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) in the Qandil Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan since 23...
An American volunteer in Rojava: There is such an intense sense of freedom here
The Rojava Revolution is a revolutionary process that embraces all the people of the world, not just those of the...
Europe: Protests continue against Turkey’s operations in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey has been pursuing an operation against the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) in the Qandil Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan since...
‘America is back’ – but what does that mean for the Kurds? – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn ‘America is back’, and with US President Biden about to have his first meeting with Turkish President...
Lawyer Aslıhan Bulut warns new ‘judicial package’ in Turkey will result in ‘total isolation of the prisoners’
The new set of regulations that has been introduced in Turkey to "evaluate the behaviours of the prisoners" only applies...
Council of Europe urges Turkey to strengthen ‘freedom of expression and assembly’
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, following a meeting that took place between 7-9 June 2021 focusing...
Turkey: Quarrying in temperatures of up to 35ºC, Kurdish stone workers endure gruelling working conditions
Stone workers in the Idil district of Turkey's eastern province of Şırnak (Şirnex) break, excavate and process the basalt stones...
