INTERNATIONAL
Attack on Ankara police headquarters claimed by PKK’s armed wing (UPDATED)
The People’s Defence Centre (HSM), an armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), announced that a group called ‘Immortals Battalion’ carried out Sunday’s bombing against the Turkish Interior Ministry. The HSM statement called the [...]
KNK: After 108 years, Armenians face another genocide!
The Kurdistan National Congress said in a statement that the Armenians are facing another genocide, 108 years after 1915. The Executive Council of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) has issued a statement about [...]
Sabri Ok: The fight against isolation must be increased
KCK Executive Council member Sabri Ok said that the 9 October conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan still hangs over the Kurds like the sword of Damocles, and that the fight against isolation should [...]
HPG unveils killing 7 Turkish occupation soldiers
The People's Defense Forces HPG confirmed the killing of 7 Turkish occupation soldiers, during a series of specific operations carried out against the Turkish occupation army in the Mediya Defense areas in Southern Kurdistan. Media [...]
HPG reports Turkish attacks with chemical weapons and tactical nuclear bombs
As the Turkish army continues its campaign of destruction against the guerrillas and is once again stepping up its use of banned ordnance, HPG reports attacks with chemical weapons, unconventional explosives and tactical nuclear bombs. [...]
Protest against Sweden’s accession to NATO in Stockholm
A demonstration against Sweden's accession to NATO and the associated commitments to Turkey took place in Stockholm. The participants carried PKK flags and demanded the release of Abdullah Öcalan. The Alliance Against NATO network [...]
Initiative in Austria calls for international protection for Kurds
Political asylum is a human right and Turkey is not a safe country. An initiative in Austria supported by political and cultural figures is calling for international protection for Kurds. In many cases, Kurds [...]
Sorxwîn Kobane: ISIS is a danger to humanity itself
Sorxwîn Kobane of the leadership of the Federation of the Wounded of War in Northern and Eastern Syria spoke about ISIS, highlighting the security risk that the tens of thousands of ISIS prisoners and families [...]
HPG: Four Turkish soldiers were killed by snipers in Zap
HPG and YJA Star guerrillas continue their actions against the Turkish occupation army in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan. YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) and HPG (People's Defence Forces) continue the resistance against [...]
Gerîla TV publishes footage of action in Girê Amediyê
Gerîla TV published footage of action in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area of Martyr Delil, Western Zap. Gerîla TV published footage of the action in which 3 Turkish soldiers were killed in the Girê [...]
A journalist and four HDP politicians sentenced to one and a half years in prison in Bursa
In Bursa, a journalist and four HDP politicians were each sentenced to one and a half years in prison in an appeal process for alleged “terrorist propaganda” . An appeal trial against several members [...]
SGDF: Prison won’t break young people
After their release, the co-chairs of the socialist youth association SGDF in Turkey, Okan Danacı and Yaren Tuncer, spoke about their experiences in prison and said that their fight would increased. As many reports [...]
Turkey tops Europe’s organised-crime index: 2023 Global Report
The 2023 report of the International Organised Crime Initiative has identified Turkey as the country with the highest organised crime index in Europe. Turkey now holds the top position in Europe for organised crime, while [...]
Soldiers storm houses in the village under military siege for 2,5 months
The village of Ormaniçi has been under a military siege since July after skirmishes between the Kurdish guerrillas and Turkish soldiers. The village of Ormaniçi (ku: Bana) in the Güçlükonak district of Şırnak has [...]
FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival kicks off
The 8th FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival opened in Amed. The 8th FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival started with the opening film, "Zimanê Dakike" by by Sarkew Mesgarî. Organized by the Middle East Cinema Academy Association, the festival [...]
One more Yazidi woman rescued from the hands of ISIS mercenaries
Another Yazidi woman was rescued from the hands of ISIS mercenaries. Hüseyin Faidi, director of ISIS Rescue Office, reported that one more woman was rescued from ISIS mercenaries. A total of 3,574 people have been [...]
ÖHD lawyers call on Turkish government to adhere to its own and international laws
The legal association ÖHD called on the Turkish government to adhere to its own laws and international regulations and to end the illegal isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and his three fellow prisoners. The legal [...]
Turkish drone attack on a village in Qandil results in casualties
Two consecutive drone attacks by Turkey in the region of Binarê Qendîl in northern Iraq have resulted in casualties. Turkey bombed the community of Binarê Qendîl in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Wednesday [...]
ISIS leader apprehended in North Syria
SDF confirmed the enduring strength of their partnership and their unwavering commitment to continued joint operations with the International Coalition forces in north and eastern Syria. In light of the close partnership and the [...]
Turkey’s human rights violations: leading watchdog releases annual report
A recently published annual report by the Human Rights Association (İHD) reveals extensive human rights violations in Turkey, including extrajudicial killings, violence against women, restrictions on freedom of expression, and abuses within the country's penal [...]
Iraqi Kurdistan’s press freedom under scrutiny as US Consulate sounds warning
The escalation of challenges to press freedom in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, including arbitrary arrests, has been raised by the US Consulate General in Erbil (Hewlêr). The United States Consulate General in Erbil (Hewlêr) [...]
Kurdish female activist abducted by Iranian forces
A member of KJAR was abducted near Sine on 10 July and no news has been received from her since. The Community of Free Women in East Kurdistan (Komelgeha Jinên Azad a Rojhelatê Kurdistan, [...]
Lawyer Demir: Solution to the Kurdish question can only be achieved through dialogue with Öcalan
Lawyer Cemal Demir said that the Kurds and their friends should protest much more strongly on the anniversary of the 9 October conspiracy, and stressed that the solution to the Kurdish question can only be [...]
YPG commander Aslan Qamişlo martyred in Turkish drone attack
The YPG announced the death of one of their commanders, Aslan Qamişlo, as a result of a targeted drone attack by the Turkish state in North-East Syria. The People's Defence Units (YPG) announced the [...]
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia confronts mass displacement as Azerbaijan eyes demographic shift
Armenia faces a humanitarian challenge as thousands are displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, whilst Azerbaijan's legislative body discusses plans that critics argue could alter the ethnic makeup of both Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia itself. Armenia is currently dealing [...]