Kurdish guerrillas report Turkish Army’s use of phosphorous bombs
The People's Defence Forces (HPG), the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has reported the use of phosphorous ...
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A fragile flicker of light on a dark day – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn Today, tens of thousands of Kurds from across Europe are marching through Strasbourg to demand Freedom for Abdullah ...
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Swedish court jails woman for Yazidi genocide, war crimes
A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced 52-year-old Lina Ishaq to 12 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and ...
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Ten years after the battle for Kobani – an Australian perpective
Peter Boyle It was during the heroic and world-significant battle for Kobani (Kobanê) in 2014-2015 that together with the late ...
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Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Rojava vs. Turkey is much-needed first step
Sarah Glynn The judges of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal examining the responsibility of Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and key ...
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Peace with menaces? – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn Next Saturday, millions of Kurds are expecting to hear a long-awaited message from their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan, ...
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Turkey is guilty of war crimes, says Rojava Peoples’ Tribunal
A panel of judges at the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) on Rojava vs. Turkey in Brussels have found Turkish ...
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Allegations of forced displacement in Rojava gain ground: exclusive interviews at Peoples’ Tribunal
Throughout the first day of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PTT) on Rojava vs. Turkey, held on 5-6 February, testimonies detailed ...
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Turkey’s war crimes in Afrin, Syria: Peoples’ Tribunal hears evidence
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) on Rojava vs. Turkey, held at the Free University of Brussels (ULB), brought together legal ...
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Life in Rojava strives to live
Fréderike Geerdink Interesting dynamics are unfolding in the debate on the status of the Autonomous Administration of North and East ...
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