Humanitarian situation deteriorating at Makhmur camp under two month embargo
The situation at Makhmur (Mexmûr) refugee camp, located in a disputed region of northern Iraq, has been deteriorating over the ...
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Turkey: Kurdish artists urge peace as war traumatises their work
Kurdish filmmaker and activist Lisa Çalan has warned that decades of conflict have profoundly scarred Kurdish artistic expression, urging artists ...
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European Left leader renews call to visit Öcalan, urges peace talks
The President of the European Left Party, Dr Walter Baier, has renewed his call to visit Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned ...
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Lawyers prepare Council of Europe submission over Turkey’s refusal to honour ‘right to hope’
European human rights lawyers are preparing a formal notification to the Council of Europe, urging it to take stronger action ...
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French philosopher Alain Badiou sends solidarity letter to Abdullah Öcalan
French philosopher Alain Badiou reaffirmed his solidarity with Abdullah Öcalan's decades-long struggle for justice, freedom and truth, and called for ...
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Women, grief and resistance
Renowned human rights lawyer and long-standing advocate for freedom and justice Eren Keskin reflects on the enduring struggle of Kurdish ...
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Imprisoned Kurdish singer Nudem Durak at risk of losing her voice
Kurdish musician Nudem Durak, who has been imprisoned for over ten years in Turkey for singing in her native language, ...
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Arrest of CHP mayors echoes 2009 crackdown on Kurdish politicians
The arrest and public handcuffing of five mayors from Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), alongside dozens ...
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Kurdish groups demand language rights at historic pilgrimage in Ağrı, Turkey
Thousands of Kurds from across eastern Turkey marched on Tuesday to the tomb of revered 17th-century poet Ehmedê Xanî in ...
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Children’s disappearances in Aleppo spark fear and speculation
A string of disappearances involving children and teenagers in Syria’s Aleppo (Heleb) province throughout May has sparked mounting public panic ...
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