‘Öcalan’s release is our main demand,’ says pro-Kurdish DEM MP
“Our fundamental demand is the physical freedom of Öcalan,” said Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit, parliamentary group co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ ...
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Syrian government aligns with Turkey’s opposition to Kurdish autonomy
The Syrian Presidency in Damascus accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on 27 April of violating their 10 March ...
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Diyarbakır rallies behind Qamishli conference for Kurdish unity
A workshop in Diyarbakır (Amed), Turkey on Saturday celebrated the Rojava Kurdish Unity and Common Stance Conference in Qamishli (Qamişlo), ...
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Kurdish leaders rally for unity at Qamishli conference
Kurdish leaders and delegates at Saturday's Rojava Kurdish Unity and Common Stance Conference in Qamishli (Qamişlo), North and East Syria, ...
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Kurdish conference in Syria advances unity, democratic vision
Over 400 delegates from Kurdish regions gathered in Qamishli (Qamişlo), North and East Syria, on Saturday to strengthen political unity ...
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Syrian Democratic Council hails Kurdish conference as “historic act of collective resistance”
The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) has described Saturday's Rojava Kurdish Unity and Common Stance Conference as a “historic step” that ...
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Uniting Syria’s Kurds – last week in Kurdish news
Sarah Glynn Today, if all goes to plan, Kurdish political parties with radically different political understandings will meet together in ...
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The foundations of a 127-year quest for truth
On 22 April 1898, Miqded Mîdhed Bedîrxan launched the Kurdistan newspaper in Cairo. On Tuesday, journalist Serdar Altan wrote an ...
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DEM Party Co-Chair Bakırhan: Öcalan is hopeful, peace is a necessity
"Peace is not a choice for Turkey—it’s a necessity," said Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy ...
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Kurdish Journalism Day marks 127 years of resistance and truth
Kurds across the Middle East on Tuesday commemorated the 127th anniversary of the first Kurdish-language newspaper Kurdistan, published on 22 ...
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