Category: Discrimination
Posted on November 29, 2014 by Naila Bozo
This article is cross-posted from New Internationalist It has been called ‘the secret war’, ‘the unknown war’ and ‘a war inside a war’; all names for a battle that began when the Islamic State (IS) launched its attack on Kobanê, …
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Posted on October 25, 2014 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Today marks the 500th week that the Saturday Mothers have gathered in a public square in Istanbul to demand justice for their family members who went missing at the hand of the Turkish state. The Saturday Mothers are women of …
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Posted on September 16, 2014 by Naila Bozo
When Turkey’s ruling party AKP announced its “democratic package” that among other things included reforms meant to address Kurdish calls for greater rights, some people expressed hope in this promise while others, especially Kurds, remained skeptical. AKP and its supporters …
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Comments Off on Turkish Police Attack Kurds Protesting Closure of School
Posted on September 8, 2014 by Naila Bozo
Photo by Bezav Mahmod (www.bezavmahmod.com) I am sitting on a couch in a small dorm room, flicking through the pages of the latest issue of Vogue Magazine. My friend is pouring me Kurdish tea that he just made in …
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Kurdistan,
LGBT |
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Posted on August 10, 2014 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
The disastrous situation in Kurdish cities in Iraq and northern Iraq continues after The Islamic State (IS) a week ago took control of cities in the area. Up to 150,000 Yezidi Kurds are still trapped in the mountains and they …
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Posted on May 28, 2014 by Lawen Azad
The events in Syria, the abhorrent actions of Boko Haram, the increasing violence in Ukraine are just a few headlines that have summoned our attention of late. But now, Kurds in Southern Kurdistan under the protection of the Kurdistan Regional …
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Posted on March 5, 2014 by Naila Bozo
Sweet freedom, everyone is looking, so come here Sweet freedom, our eyes are tired because we have been looking for so long Mihemed Şexo, a legendary Kurdish musician, sang this song with as much longing for freedom as his ardent …
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Posted on January 9, 2014 by Naila Bozo
A massacre against thirtyfour men and boys has been deemed an error. The error lasted six and a half hours. At six pm, the Turkish military assessed that drone images were …
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