On Thursday, reports spread on social media that activist Kader Ortakaya had been shot by the Turkish army when she was forming part of a human chain by the Suruç-Kobanê border. The 28-year-old sociologist had been taking part in shows …
Posted in Activism, Protests, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on Kurdish Activist Killed By Turkish Army: “Every Revolution Begins With A Small Spark”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 …
Posted in Culture, Discrimination, Kurdistan, Language, Protests, Turkey, Violence, Youth | Tagged Kurdistan, Kurds, Mother tongue, Protest, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on Turkish Police Attack Kurds Protesting Closure of SchoolMilitant fighters from the Islamic State (IS) have on Sunday attacked the Yezidi village Siba Sheikh Khidir and surrounding villages, writes Êzîdî Press. Kurdish peshmerge units and armed Yezidi residents joined forces to resist IS advancing into territory under Kurdish …
Posted in Displacements, Iraq, Kurdistan, Terror, United Nations, Violence | Tagged Iraq, ISIS, Kurdistan, Kurds | 1 CommentWhile the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) turns its attention to political aspirations for independence, the Peshmerga’s fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS), or now just the Islamic State (IS), continues. With the declaration of a Caliphate …
Posted in Iraq, Kurdistan, Violence | Tagged Kurdistan Iraq ISIS Peshmerga | 1 CommentTwo Kurdish protesters have died of gunshot wounds sustained during fierce clashes with Turkish soldiers in the country’s southeast on Saturday, AFP writes. Three people, including two soldiers, were hospitalised after the demonstrators opened fire, hurled stones and fireworks at …
Posted in Protests, Suppression, Turkey, Violence, Youth | 1 CommentThe 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 …
Posted in Call to Actions, Culture, Discrimination, General, Kurdistan, Violence, Women, Youth | Tagged Women Violence Murder KRG Kurdistan | 3 CommentsOn April 7, Kurdish students at the Near East University in Nicosia were attacked by a group of between 50 and 60 people, reports Dicle News Agency. The group …
Posted in Violence, Youth | Comments Off on Kurdish students attacked in CyprusYesterday, the 10-year old Mehmet Ezer was shot in the head by the police with a tear-gas canister. The incident took place during a rally for the pro-Kurdish BDP in Silvan, a town of Diyarbakir. After getting the initial treatment …
Posted in BDP, Leyla Zana, Turkey, Violence, Youth | 1 Comment