The Turkish Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on Tuesday endorsing those implicated in violent assaults on the Kurdish community in Leuven, Belgium, labelling the Kurds as "PKK militants".   After attacks on the Kurdish community in Belgium by Turkish extremist groups, the Turkish Foreign Ministry released a statement on Tuesday supportive of those behind the incidents. Earlier, it has also been [...]

The Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) report imminent risks to civilian life and villages in northern Iraq as Turkey plans a military operation on Mount Gara, and underlines the urgent need for a peaceful resolution to the long-standing conflict between Turkey and the PKK. Turkey risks uprooting 190 families and killing civilians if its planned operation on the Gara mountain in [...]

Racist Turkish groups attacked Kurdish families in Heusden Zolder, Leuven, Belgium, after Newroz celebrations on Sunday, sparking widespread condemnation. Deputy Mayor Yasin Gül, linked to the Turkish extremist group Grey Wolves, publicly supported the attacks on a television programme. 🔴Yasin Gül, deputy mayor of #HeusdenZolder, who is known for his close links to the Turkish far-right paramilitary organisation #GreyWolves, appeared [...]

Racist Turkish groups launched a violent attack on Kurdish families returning home after Newroz celebrations in Leuven, Belgium, causing widespread tension and concern. The attackers beat and stabbed several Kurdish people and attempted to force their way into a house where dozens had sought refuge. Racist Turkish groups attacked a convoy of Kurdish families returning to their homes in the Heusden-Zolder district [...]

The German media's reporting on the Frankfurt Newroz rally largely parroted police statements, lacking any on-the-ground journalistic investigation. Coverage highlighted the high attendance and resulting congestion, fines for logistical improvisations, and possession of banned symbols, without context or critique of official actions or policies. The coverage of the Newroz celebration in Frankfurt by mainstream German media presents a case study [...]