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I am like Diyarbakır: grieving, furious, resentful but still I stand – NURCAN BAYSAL

Last Friday 370 civil society organizations were closed by the government under the allegation of supporting terrorist groups. 50 of these organizations are based in Diyarbakir, in my city. There … Continue reading

2016-11-29 · Leave a comment

Stephen Mansfield Gives Stirring TED Talk on the Kurds

Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker who recently gave a stirring TED Talk on the history of the Kurds at a TEDx in Nashville, Tennessee. In his Talk, … Continue reading

2016-11-27 · Leave a comment

World Chaos and World Order: Conversations With Henry Kissinger

The former secretary of state reflects on war, peace, and the biggest tests facing the next president. This is just some parts of a long discussion of the Atlantic with … Continue reading

2016-11-26 · 2 Comments

What is happening in Bab and Manbij fronts, who is planning what?

MANBIJ – ANF – AMED DİCLE The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repeatedly stated in the last couple of days that they will “take Bab” and then turn towards … Continue reading

2016-11-26 · Leave a comment

Erdogan’s war on women Dilar Derik

Kurdish women in one of the strongest and most radical women’s movements in the world are taking a battering from the Turkish state with impunity – as Europe looks the … Continue reading

2016-11-20 · Leave a comment

Syrian Democratic Forces 12km From Uniting Kobane and Afrin Cantons: Commander

An Army of Revolutionaries (Jaysh al-Thuwar) commander within the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said the group are 12km from uniting Rojava’s central and western cantons. Speaking to Sputnik, Army of Revolutionaries … Continue reading

2016-11-20 · Leave a comment

Will Iraq’s Sinjar become new base for PKK?

In its quest to become part of the Mosul operation, the Turkish government has been warning that the predominantly Shiite volunteer Popular Mobilization Units will ethnically cleanse Sunnis from Mosul … Continue reading

2016-11-20 · Leave a comment

About a million copy of school books in Kurdish are printed, ready to transfer to schools in Rojava

2016-11-17 · Leave a comment

Gültan Kışanak, the imprisoned mayor of Kurdish city of #Amed (#Diyarbakır) from #HDP by Carlos Farinh

2016-11-17 · Leave a comment

KRG: IS cause of destruction of houses in liberated area

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan24) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Sunday denied the validity of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing Peshmerga forces of destroying civilian properties in … Continue reading

2016-11-16 · Leave a comment