After the war the crackdown: in this week’s Kurdish news
Sarah Glynn The twelve-day war between Israel and Iran seems to be over – for now. Since my last article ...
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Gültan Kışanak: Peace must be built by society, not imposed from above
Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak has said that the political theory developed by Abdullah Öcalan during his long-term imprisonment in Turkey ...
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Collapse of Iran’s regime won’t guarantee freedom, says Kurdish journalist
Kurdish journalist Halit Ermiş has urged the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) to extend its grassroots organisation and expand its ...
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PJAK: Iran’s future depends on democratic struggle, not war
In response to Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory, the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an armed Kurdish group advocating for ...
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Philosopher Michael Löwy: PKK seeks peace but Turkey offers no guarantees
French Marxist philosopher Michael Löwy has said the Turkish government has failed to respond to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s ...
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Syrian Kurdish leaders warn return to centralised system risks new conflict
Senior Kurdish politicians from North and East Syria have warned that reverting to a Baathist system of centralised rule risks ...
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How will Rojava repel a Turkish economic incursion?
Fréderike Geerdink SDF general commander Mazlum Abdi has welcomed the lifting of sanctions that US President Trump has announced. Of ...
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London Kurdish Film Festival comes to a close with dedication to Sırrı Süreyya Önder
The 14th London Kurdish Film Festival (LKFF) took place from 26 April to 3 May in London, England, during which ...
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Figen Yüksekdağ and Ahmet Türk pay tribute to Sırrı Süreyya Önder
Leading political figures from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish movement have paid tribute to Sırrı Süreyya Önder, the late deputy speaker of parliament ...
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Syrian Kurdish leaders honour Önder’s legacy of peace and democratic dialogue
Senior Syrian Kurdish officials have issued tributes to Sırrı Süreyya Önder, the late deputy speaker of Turkey’s parliament and member ...
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