Kurdish women march in Turkey’s Diyarbakır demanding inclusive peace, democratic reform
Thousands of women took to the streets of Diyarbakır (Amed) in southeast Turkey on Sunday, in a mass demonstration calling ...
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Protesters rally against deforestation in Şırnak’s Gabar and Cudi regions
The Şırnak Ecology Platform organised a protest in the city centre of Şırnak (Şirnex) on Tuesday to draw attention to ...
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Kurdish regions mark May Day with calls for democracy, peace, workers’ rights
Large-scale rallies were held across Kurdish-majority provinces in Turkey and parts of northern Syria and Iraq on Thursday to mark ...
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DEM Party Co-Chair Bakırhan: ‘Önder’s fight for peace inspires national solidarity’
“Sırrı Süreyya Önder is fighting, he is resisting – and with the prayers and solidarity of our people, he will ...
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Van Newroz calls for free leadership and a democratic society
Newroz celebrations took place across southeast Turkey’s Kurdish region (Bakur) under the leadership of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), the ...
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Halfeti Newroz celebrations focus on Abdullah Öcalan and calls for democratic change
Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM), made a speech demanding action over the continued imprisonment ...
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Kurds demand linguistic rights on International Mother Language Day
On 21 February, International Mother Language Day, Kurdish organisations in the diaspora, along with Kurdish political parties and parliamentarians in ...
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Rights groups report severe police violence against protesters in Van
Human rights organisations in Van (Wan), a predominantly Kurdish city in eastern Turkey, have documented severe police violence and mass ...
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On International Mother Language Day, Kurds advocate for linguistic freedom for all in Turkey
On the eve of International Mother Language Day, 21 February, Kurdish representatives from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) ...
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Kurdish leaders agree: Öcalan key to conflict resolution
"The solution to the Kurdish question will be under the leadership of Mr Abdullah Öcalan, and all Kurdish actors agree ...
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