HRE Press Liaison Center reported that a Turkish soldier and a mercenary were killed on February 17 in a retaliatory action against the attacks by the occupying Turkish state. In a written statement, the Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) announced that they had carried out retaliatory actions within the framework of self-defense against the occupying Turkish state and its gangs on [...]

A group of European Parliamentarians condemn Turkey’s ongoing military operations in Syria and human rights abuses carried out in the region by Turkish-backed forces. The MEPs called on the European Union and member states to take a unified stance against these violations of international law. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from various political groups have issued a joint condemnation directed towards [...]

Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chairs of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, sent a multilingual letter to UNESCO on 21 February, Mother Language Day, calling for mother tongue education and highlighting the "systematic assimilation" and banning of certain languages in Turkey. Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chairs of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish People’s Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party sent a [...]

An international delegation has arrived in Turkey, making its first visit to Asrin Law Office in Istanbul and stating, "It is time for Abdullah Öcalan to be released." A delegation from Europe has arrived in Istanbul against the absolute isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, who is held in İmralı F Type High Security Closed Prison and has [...]

Despite promises to champion free speech, Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) has suspended the account of Kurdish media outlet Medya Haber TV, raising concern over censorship and the silencing of vital voices, particularly those of marginalised communities seeking a platform. Despite Elon Musk’s initial assurances of supporting free speech upon aquisition of the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the [...]