In a statement on the sixth anniversary of the occupation of Afrin by the Turkish state, YPG Command said that they will "continue the struggle until the liberation of Afrin and all occupied regions." Afrin Canton was the westernmost canton of Rojava and North and East Syria, home to 200,000 ethnic Kurds. Though the population was overwhelmingly Kurdish, it was [...]

The central Newroz festival will be in Frankfurt, but the beginning of spring will be celebrated across Europe starting this weekend. The KCDK-E called for participation. NEWROZ 2024  ANF  NEWS DESK  Thursday, 14 March 2024, 09:55 The Kurdish European association KCDK-E called on Kurds in Europe to attend this year's Newroz celebrations and has published a calendar of events. The [...]

A Kurdish youth council member underwent torture by the Turkish military in the Kurdish-majority eastern province of Ağrı (Agirî), involving an iron rod and pliers, according to his sister.   Council, was arrested at his home in Doğubayazıt (Bazîd), Ağrı (Agirî), on 7 March and subjected to two days of torture by military personnel and village guards. He was subsequently detained and [...]

Newroz in Austria will be celebrated in 5 cities. Civaka Azad co-chair Ahmet Zirek said that the 2024 Newroz celebration events will be organized by the assemblies in 5 cities of Austria, and called on everyone to join the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, Solution to the Kurdish Question" initiative. Kurds living in Austria are preparing to welcome the Kurdish national [...]

"Civilians have also been killed in targeted airstrikes that fit a pattern of Turkish drone attacks. Such attacks may amount to war crimes," the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria said in its latest report.     Syria is currently experiencing an unprecedented wave of violence, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria warned in a comprehensive report released on Monday. [...]