Frankfurt, Vienna, Bordeaux join jubilant Newroz celebrations in European cities
Celebrations for Newroz, the Kurdish new year, continued in European cities over the weekend, with Frankfurt seeing a particularly significant ...
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Kurdish civilians arrested by Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria
Several civilians were arrested on Saturday by militants of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), the North Press Agency reported. ...
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Turkey detains five police officers for torture of 14-year-old during Newroz
Five police officers accused of torturing a14-year-old boy in the Kurdish-majority province of Diyarbakır in southeast Turkey on Tuesday have ...
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Everywhere Newroz, always freedom – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn On Monday, at the Turkish Parliament, the presidential candidate of the main opposition alliance, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of ...
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Outrage against the killing of Kurdish Newroz celebrants in Syria grows
Outrage against the killing of four people celebrating Kurdish Newroz in the Jindires district in northwest Syria’s Afrin grows with ...
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Newroz celebrations in Europe bring Kurds together
Kurdish communities in Europe gathered throughout the week to observe Newroz, the traditional spring equinox celebration that has a central ...
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HDP’s Mithat Sancar calls for removal of “government of disaster” at Newroz celebrations
Hundreds of thousands gathered in the Newroz square in Diyarbakır (Amed) on Tuesday to celebrate the Kurdish New Year amidst ...
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Newroz in Kurdish culture and politics: Delal Aydin talks to Sarah Glynn
Sarah Glynn Delal Aydin is a visiting scholar in Turkish Studies at the university of Duisberg-Essen in Germany, who works ...
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Crowds flock to Newroz celebrations in Turkey’s Muğla
Murat Çepni, pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MP for İzmir in western Turkey, gave a speech during Newroz celebrations in ...
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Newroz: Symbol of Kurdish resistance
The traditional Kurdish festival Newroz, which marks the springtime awakening of nature, symbolises the resurrection. However, Newroz, which has become ...
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