Iran: Kurds in Urmia hold first mass Newroz gathering as symbol of resistance
On 18 March, Kurds in Urmia, the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, held their first mass Newroz ceremony, marking the ...
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DEM party concludes critical talks with AKP, stresses Abdullah Öcalan’s role in peace process
Representatives from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party met with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on ...
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MHP leader Bahçeli invites constructive dialogue for national unity in Turkey
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the ultra-nationalist Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key partner in Turkey's ruling coalition, has called ...
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Kurds in Iran celebrate Newroz in defiance of revolutionary guard warnings, threats
Kurds in Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat) are demonstrating solidarity in the face of threats from security forces, particularly from the Islamic ...
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Öcalan’s historic appeal kickstarts Kurdish Newroz celebrations with renewed calls for peace
This year's Newroz celebrations, with the slogan, Rêbertiya Azad Civaka Demokratîk - (Leadership and Freedom for a Democratic ...
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Women light Newroz fire on Diyarbakır’s ancient walls, honouring Kurdish resistance
In a powerful act of remembrance and defiance, Kurdish women’s organisations led Diyarbakır (Amed)’s first Newroz fire of the year ...
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Newroz festivities in Iranian Kurdistan highlight Kurdish identity amid government crackdown
On the eve of Newroz, Iranian Kurds have defied intense security pressures to imbue this year’s celebrations with a distinctly ...
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Halfeti Newroz celebrations focus on Abdullah Öcalan and calls for democratic change
Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM), made a speech demanding action over the continued imprisonment ...
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Iran targets women’s rights defenders, activists following International Women’s Day
As the Islamic Republic of Iran's security and intelligence apparatus intensifies its crackdown on Kurdish civil society activists in the ...
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Newroz declaration calls for intensified efforts for peace and democracy in Turkey
Newroz, the annual March celebration symbolising Kurdish resistance, freedom and renewal, will centre on the political demand for the release ...
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