Rojava, Syria: The northern Kurdish region of Syria has seen dramatic street protests and other forms of resistance against the Assad regime since the beginning of the revolution, and even before. But in recent weeks, revolutionary forces across Syria seem …
Posted in Activism, Protests, Syria, Videos | 1 CommentHundreds of protesters took to the streets in the city of Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey, and were met with brutality by Turkish police forces earlier today. The Turkish government constantly extends its support towards Syrian protesters and the Syrian uprising …
Posted in BDP, Protests, Turkey | Comments Off on Kurdish protesters, MPs and academics brutally attacked by Turkish policeAmidst international tension, continued violence from the regime, and literal blows exchanged between the opposition, the Kurdish Youth Coordinating Committee celebrated its first anniversary from its branch in Lebanon on Saturday 7 July. The anniversary was marked by a special …
Posted in Protests, Syria, Turkey, Youth | Comments Off on Kurdish Youth Coordinating Committee Celebrates Its First AnniversaryRecent events in Turkey have shed a critical, if heated, light on the prison system in Turkey. On Saturday 16 June, several inmates of the Urfa prison set their bedding on fire in protest of the prison’s extreme overcrowding. Thirteen …
Posted in Political Prisoners, Protests, Turkey | 1 CommentAmoude, Syria- A small girl with a giant voice chants about how beautiful freedom is while a wave of men smile and dance behind her, waving Syrian and Kurdish flags. The Kurdish region of Syria has continued to see campaigns …
Posted in Protests, Syria | 1 CommentSyrian streets were once again filled with protesters last Friday, as has been the case for most Fridays throughout the course of the year-long revolution. However, for Kurds, this Friday, nicknamed “In Solidarity of the Kurdish Intifada” marked a special …
Posted in Protests, Syria | Comments Off on Kurdish Protests of 2004 are honored in Syria in 2012The death of a Kurdish youth in Harasta on Thursday morning and the injury of three protesters in Qamişlo were a result of the sniper fire of the Syrian regime, which has killed over 5,000 civilians since the start of major …
Posted in Protests, Syria | 1 CommentTens of thousands across Syria took to the streets today, protests have been on-going for the past 10 months. Among them, thousands of Kurdish people who were singing the national anthem, clapping and calling for President Bashar al-Assad to step …
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