Halime Erkurt was beaten while in labour. The 27-year old was insulted and cursed by medical staff in Urfa City hospital because she was Kurdish. She says, “They told me that Kurds are bad people and cursed. They were slapping …
Posted in Kurdistan, Turkey, Violence, Women | 1 CommentEditor’s note: Naila is a frequent contributor to both KurdishRights.org and MideastYouth.com. Her poems and stories capture the spirit of Kurdistan. Below is her latest poem: A Wan Minute Kurdistan brushes my hair, gently singing I am your mother, I …
Posted in Displacements, Free speech, Kurdistan | Leave a commentThe Iranian Supreme Court has reduced Zeinab Jalalian’s death sentence to life in prison. She was arrested in 2008 in association with an outlawed rebel group PJAK, which she later denied. Her trial was speedy, and legal procedures were not …
Posted in Iran, Kurdistan, Women | Leave a commentIn the past months, hundreds of Kurdish activists and Pro-Kurdish activists have been arrested. Among them, politicians, writers and political thinkers detained on questionable grounds in Turkey. Recent arrests have been made, once again on the grounds that they have ‘hidden’ …
Posted in BDP, Campaigns, Censorship, Kurdistan, Turkey | 1 Comment