Kurdish-majority cities rise up against trustee policies in Turkey
The Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party has reported widespread protests in the Kurdish regions of Turkey against the recent ...
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PACE’s Laura Castel on the prospects of release for Abdullah Öcalan
In this latest episode of the Medya News podcast, Erem Kansoy interviews Member of the European Parliament Laura Castel. Castel ...
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Daily News : 8 November 2024
08/11/2024 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews 📍Human Rights Watch condemns Turkey's dismissal of five elected mayors since June 2024, with ...
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Zimbabwe People’s Organiser: “Öcalan’s ideas are a key component in resolving conflicts around the world”
Medya News reporter Erem Kansoy conducted an interview with Hilary Zhou, a people's organiser for the Zimbabwe Peoples' Land Rights ...
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Middle East hit hard, as 2024 set to be hottest year on record
Summer 2024 was the hottest on record, as the world deals with the escalating effects of global climate change. The ...
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Kurdish journalist describes police violence during trustee protests in Turkey
Journalist Pelşin Çetinkaya was detained and subjected to police violence while covering protests in Batman (Êlih), Turkey, against government-appointed municipal ...
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Father challenged at Turkish murder trial over daughter’s death
The trial over the murder of a young child in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey erupted in chaos on Friday when spectators ...
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Turkish Parliament withdraws proposed restriction on women’s right to choose surnames
The Turkish Parliament has removed a proposed restriction on women's rights to retain their maiden names from the 9th Judicial ...
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HRW: Over half a million voters lose elected mayors in Turkey amid trustee appointments
The Erdoğan government’s removal of five democratically elected mayors and dissolution of municipal councils constitutes a “significant blow to Turkey’s ...
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KCK Co-chair Besê Hozat: democratisation is the only solution for Turkey
Besê Hozat, the co-chair of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council, examined the current political situation in Turkey in ...
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