Grieving mothers bridge divides in call for peace in Turkey’s Kurdish conflict
Mothers who lost children in Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish conflict came together in Diyarbakır (Amed) on Saturday, calling for peace, remembrance ...
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Women, grief and resistance
Renowned human rights lawyer and long-standing advocate for freedom and justice Eren Keskin reflects on the enduring struggle of Kurdish ...
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Thousands bid farewell to Sırrı Süreyya Önder in Istanbul
Sırrı Süreyya Önder, deputy speaker of the Turkish parliament and a senior member of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) ...
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Kurdish youth march for Öcalan’s freedom begins in Turkey
Hundreds of Kurdish youth set off on a march from Diyarbakır (Amed) to the Halfeti (Xalfetî) district of Şanlıurfa (Riha) ...
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Turkish soldiers detain peace activists and journalists in raid
In a forceful intervention, Turkish soldiers disrupted a peaceful demonstration organised by the human rights activists Peace Mothers in Silopi ...
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Peace Mother: ‘It has been enough, Kurdish mothers and children should not cry anymore!’
A Turkish drone strike on Makhmour (Mexmûr) refugee camp, northern Iraq, injured three women on Tuesday 10 September. All three ...
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Turkish drone strike on Makhmour refugee camp meets resistance from camp residents
A Turkish drone strike on Makhmour refugee camp, northern Iraq, injured three woman, all members of the Peace Mothers movement. ...
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Emine Şenyaşar’s quest for justice draws Mother’s Day support in Ankara
Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were murdered in an altercation with associates of an MP from Turkey's ruling ...
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Peace Mothers unite to call for peace across Turkey on Mother’s Day
A diverse group of women known as the Peace Mothers held events across Turkey on the country's Mother's Day, 13 ...
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