German court rules that airport detention of Defend Kurdistan peace delegation was illegal
A German court ruled on Wednesday that police acted unlawfully in stopping a peace delegation on their way to Iraqi ...
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Germany: Kurdish groups condemn Turkey’s alleged ISIS ties after Solingen attack
Kurdish organisations and human rights activists have issued a series of warnings against Turkey, accusing the NATO member of supporting ...
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Lawyer urges global action against Öcalan’s solitary confinement in Turkish island prison
The continued isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has been condemned as "torture according to international standards" by his lawyer, ...
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Germany warns travellers: criticism of Turkish government could lead to arrest
Germany has issued a travel alert for Turkey, cautioning its citizens against potential arrests and prosecutions for social media activity ...
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Israel intensifies strikes in Gaza as UK, France, Germany urge ceasefire, avoiding criticism of Israel
Israeli forces intensified airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, targeting areas near Khan Younis and other locations, as international ...
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Journalist Karakoç will metaphorically be handed over to Turkey
by Fréderike Geerdink It looks like Serdar Karakoç, the Kurdish journalist who has been living in the Netherlands ...
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Youth call out German state’s support of Gaza war and Turkish invasion of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
An election campaign event of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) with the German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius ...
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Extradition to Germany? Little hope for Serdar Karakoç
Fréderike Geerdink Under a lot of public attention, the hearing in the extradition case against Serdar Karakoç took place in ...
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Kurdish journalist with asylum in Netherlands awaits extradition decision
Kurdish journalist Serdar Karakoç was detained and arrested in the Netherlands on 23 May on Germany’s request. On 14 June, ...
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Kurdish political prisoner Kenan Ayaz: The fight for freedom and existence is not terrorism
The Kurdish political activist Kenan Ayaz is currently on trial in Germany for alleged Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) membership. As ...
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