Lawyers Without Borders Deputy Chair Etienne Lesage condemns Turkey’s isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan as a ‘clear violation of the European Human Rights Convention.’ Meanwhile, the Freedom for Öcalan campaign calls for global participation in events planned for June.   The absolute isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan by Turkish authorities is a clear violation of the European Human Rights [...]

Gerîla TV published another footage of the ongoing resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).   Gerîla TV published footage of an action in which 1 radar system, 1 thermal surveillance camera and 1 surveillance camera were destroyed in Girê FM Resistance Area in Zap. The HPG Press Liaison Centre shared [...]

The YRK announced that a patriotic young man named Muhammed Seyit was martyred in an attack carried out by the Turkish state in the Asos region. The Press and Liaison Centre of the East Kurdistan Defence Units (YRK) made a statement regarding the airstrike carried out by the Turkish state in the Asos region on 13 April. The YRK statement [...]

In Şapatan village of Şemdinli, soldiers opened fire at the people in a minibus that they stopped, threatening and insulting them.   In the village of Şapatan in Şemdinli district of Hakkari, Turkish Special Operations police continue to persecute civilians. Footage taken by a local resident shows masked special operations police officers stopping the village minibus, which carries people between [...]

Following a significant escalation of hostilities, the Middle East is on high alert with Iran and Israel exchanging threats and attacks. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have urged residents in certain areas to stay close to shelters, while the country has vowed "a significant response". 🔴Tensions escalate in the Middle East as Iran and Israel exchange drone strikes and defensive [...]