Syrian Kurds to press for decentralised power in talks
Syrian Kurdish leaders said on Monday they will insist on a decentralised system of government in upcoming talks with Damascus, ...
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Kurdish struggle offers light amid regional barbarism – Slavoj Žižek
In an article titled 'Abdullah Öcalan is the Mandela of our time', published on 24 May, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek ...
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Bakırhan: Kurds won’t trade away the rights of the oppressed — ‘Our aim is justice for all’
Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has pledged to expand political alliances and deepen ...
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Is time running out for Syria? The truth behind Rubio’s message
Amed Dicle Syria is a place where sect, identity and borders forged through betrayal are intertwined. In this country, where ...
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Syria risks collapse and renewed civil war, warns US Secretary of State Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Syria’s transitional government could collapse “within weeks”, potentially plunging the country into ...
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Germany arrests Kurdish politician amid peace process shift
Kurdish politician Yüksel Koç was arrested on Tuesday at his home in Bremen by German police as part of an ...
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Ex-IDF general under fire over ‘kills babies’ remark
Former Israeli general and opposition politician Yair Golan ignited a storm of political condemnation on Tuesday after accusing Israel’s leadership ...
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EU agrees to lift Syria sanctions amid political shift
The European Union agreed on Tuesday to lift sweeping economic sanctions on Syria, in a bid to support the war-torn ...
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Kurdish peace bid calls for global support for reform in Turkey
In the second episode of Medya News’s three-part podcast, Kurdish National Congress (KNK) spokesperson Nilüfer Koç and political analyst Kamal ...
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“Now the ball is in Ankara’s court”: Experts urge Turkey to act for peace
Medya News’s latest podcast episode features a detailed discussion on the Kurdish peace process in Turkey following the historic ...
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