Today marks the 26th anniversary of the Halabja Genocide that claimed the lives of more than 5,000 Kurdish civilians in a poison gas attack carried out by the state of Iraq on the orders of then president Saddam Hussein. The …
Posted in Genocide, Iraq, Kurdistan, Terror, Violence | 1 CommentTwo people were yesterday killed in clashes with Turkish police in the district of Gever (Yüksekova) in northern Kurdistan (southeastern Turkey). Protesters were demonstrating against ongoing attacks on the graves of PKK members when police attacked them with tear gas, …
Posted in Protests, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on Two Kurdish Men Killed in Clashes with Turkish PoliceKurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has passed several laws to ensure the Region protects women from violence, and has set up a commission, which will create monitoring boards to measure the effectiveness of laws passed, and their enforceability in protecting women …
Posted in Kurdistan, Violence, Women | 3 Comments“No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited. Pillage is prohibited. Reprisals against protected persons and their property are …
Posted in Call to Actions, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on “There is Going to Be a Massacre Here Today”: Remembering Lice 20 Years LaterYesterday was the 21st anniversary of the massacre that took place in the Kurdish city of Şırnak in Turkey. In an attempt to wipe Şırnak off the map on 18 August 1992, Mete Sayar, Turkish brigade commander, attacked the city, …
Posted in Displacements, Genocide, Reports, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on 18 August 1992: When Şirnak Was Turned Into a Dead CityThree of the families who fled to the desert to survive the massacre committed by Al-Nusra and FSA militants in the Tel Aran and Tel Hasil districts of Aleppo arrived in Afrin. Out of the 3 families that consisted of …
Posted in Discrimination, Executions, Syria, Violence, Women, Youth | 5 CommentsThe barricades of the Al-Qaeda-linked groups and Free Syrian Army (FSA) massacred scores of Kurdish youths, and kidnapped hundreds of people, mostly Kurdish women and children, Etkin News Agency (ETHA) reported. The world is still silent on the massacre. The …
Posted in Reports, Syria, Violence | Comments Off on Massacre in Aleppo ContinuesHaving had to run away from Serê Kaniyê to the Kurdish town of Ceylanpınar in Turkey after clashes between the PYD and Al-Nusra flared, Ali Halil Mamu told about the war in Rojava, Taraf Daily reported. Ali Halil Namu and …
Posted in Syria, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on Al-Nusra Kills Kurds During Iftar, Witness Says