They do not exist, said Syria. They were not Syrians. Their citizenship was taken away from them, they were not allowed to travel outside the country, their way through the educational system was impeded. They were not Kurds either. They …
Posted in Arabic, Discrimination, Kurdistan, Suppression, Syria, Turkey | Comments Off on Syria: Fueling a false image of the Kurdish strugglekurds in #syria led a humiliating life under the assad regime and no one supported them. now syria is fighting assad, still no support. — naila bozo (@nailabozo) February 8, 2013 I read with horror about the attacks in Serê Kaniyê …
Posted in Call to Actions, Culture, Discrimination, Syria | 3 CommentsFor a long time after the Syrian uprising began almost two years ago, West Kurdistan (the Kurdish northern parts of Syria, also called Rojava) remained free of fights between the regime and the Free Syrian Army. This has since changed …
Posted in Call to Actions, Culture, Discrimination, Media, Protests, Syria, Turkey, Uncategorized | 1 CommentA two week long battle has been raging in Rojava, Syria for control of the Kurdish city of Serê Kaniyê, right on the Turkish-Syrian border. Two Islamist brigades, Jabhat al-Nusra and Ghuraba al-Sham, affiliated with the Free Syrian Army have attempted …
Posted in Reports, Syria, Turkey, Urgent, Violence | Comments Off on Report: FSA brigades attack Serê KaniyêSerêkaniyê, Rojava Syria- In the battle for the overthrow of the Assad government, Kurds in Rojava are struggling against more than just Assad’s forces. In an intense period of shelling from Assad’s government last month, six Kurdish civilians were killed in Serêkaniyê, …
Posted in Protests, Syria, Torture | 1 CommentAleppo, Syria: One of the most diverse cities of Syria didn’t see any of the supposed ceasefire that was supposed to be implemented across Syria over Eid al Adha. Aleppo, which hosts a large Kurdish minority and has been the …
Posted in Protests, Syria, Torture, Uncategorized, Violence | Comments Off on Kidnappings and Conflicts: Kurdish Civilians Heavily Affected in SyriaEw berî her tiştî mirovbû û bi hesanî xwe berda dilê kesê kurd, wek dengê req reqa tavan û şewqa birûskan, deng û şewq daye her çar perçên Kurdistanê. Before anything he was a human and with ease he let …
Posted in Culture, Discrimination, Kurdistan, Syria | 2 CommentsTurkey has dominated mainstream news reports about the Syrian conflict, as Turkish and Syrian forces exchange fire for the second week in a row. The resulting increase in tension has threatened to spill into an all-out war, one that would …
Posted in Kurdistan, Syria, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on Kurdish Protests in Syria: Playing Politics with Human Rights