Monthly Archives: April 2013
Posted on April 30, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Human Rights Watch has released a video that calls attention to the state killings and disappearances of Kurdish civilians in the 1990s committed by Turkey. It highlights the importance for immediate action to be taken in regard to the torture, …
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Discrimination,
Displacements,
Executions,
Human Rights Watch,
Torture,
Trials,
Turkey |
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Posted on April 28, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
The Alliance for Kurdish Rights (AKR) was founded in 2007 in an effort to highlight abuses against the Kurdish people throughout the Middle East. Apart from having a wide range of Kurdish contributors and activists join and support the initiative, …
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Activism,
Call to Actions,
Site info |
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Posted on April 25, 2013 by Tasbeeh Herwees
Kurdish journalists gathered in Hewler on Monday to demonstrate against attacks on Kurdish press freedom. They held up “yellow cards”, a warning to Iraqi officials that violations on their press liberties must stop. The 22nd was a significant day for …
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Free speech,
Journalists |
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Posted on April 21, 2013 by Suzan Boulad (Syria)
Last night’s episode of Arab Idol brought more than flashy dresses and big voices to the stage. As the number of contestants dwindles down and each singer can taste victory, one Kurdish woman by the name of Perwas Hussein wowed …
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Culture,
Discrimination,
Iraq,
Language,
Media |
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Posted on April 21, 2013 by Uzay Bulut
Nazife Babayigit is a 77-year-old Kurdish mother born in the Kars province in Turkey. Her son, Metin Babayigit, joined the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) in 1993. Overwhelmed with the longing for her son that she hadn’t seen for 21 years, …
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Discrimination,
Political Prisoners,
Trials,
Turkey,
Women |
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Posted on April 16, 2013 by Tasbeeh Herwees
Student clashes in Turkey’s Dicle University ended in aggressive police intervention last week when Turkish police dropped tear gas on a student protest. Distressing photos of the police raid capture officers attacking students with batons and gas clouds enveloping demonstrators …
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Turkey |
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Posted on April 12, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Fighting between the rebels and soldiers from the Syrian regime began early this morning after clashes on a rebel-controlled farm in the southern part of Qamişlo. During the two-year long war in Syria, the Kurdish People’s Defence Units (YPG) has …
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Arabic,
Syria,
Violence |
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Posted on April 7, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
The body of the 19-year-old Murat Izol who went missing 12 days ago was found earlier today by locals by the Tigris River in Amed in North Kurdistan (Southeastern Turkey). According to various sources, witnesses have said that around the …
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Protests,
Turkey |
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