Since 2006, thousands of children in Turkey, some as young as 12, have been prosecuted under the anti-terrorism legislation, solely for their alleged participation in demonstrations focused on issues of concern to members of the Kurdish community, Amnesty International reported. …
Posted in Political Prisoners, Torture, Turkey, Youth | 1 CommentMeasles vaccines that were injected to children in the Kurdish provinces of Urfa, Diyarbakır and Batman during the rule of Osman Durmuş, the former minister of health of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have led thousands of children to death …
Posted in Health, Turkey, Youth | Comments Off on Turkish Ministry of Health Injects Kurdish Children with Deadly VaccineDilan Alp, a 17-year old Kurdish high school student, was rushed to the hospital after she was struck to the head by a police tear gas canister during May Day celebrations yesterday. According to AFP, at least 28 people, including riot police, …
Posted in Protests, Uncategorized, Women, Youth | Comments Off on Istanbul police injure 17-year old Dilan Alp on May DayRojava, Syria- Kurdish cities in Syria have seen numerous demonstrations in the last two weeks for a wide variety of reasons. Demonstrations have been used as a celebration of Newroz and the 2nd anniversary of the Syrian revolution, and as …
Posted in Protests, Syria, Youth | Comments Off on Beautiful Kurdish protests across Syria celebrate Newroz and the RevolutionThe Danish author Adil Erdem both rebukes and celebrates the Kurdish identity when he is interviewed in a new series on Danish-Kurdish portraits, “KURDISH PROFILE,” as he answers personal questions about his Kurdish origin. Published first on the left-wing web …
Posted in Culture, General, Turkey, Youth | 2 CommentsAmidst 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 AnniversaryPhoto by Bezav MahmodI once met Kurdistan. He said to me: I am denied my existence and my identity by heartless oppressors. I am treated as trash by indoctrinated adherents. I am mocked, molested and murdered by those who do …
Posted in Censorship, Discrimination, Free speech, Youth | 6 CommentsTwo young Kurdish men in Iran will be executed as early as this coming Friday, according to news website Rooz Online. In October of last year, activist organization United4Iran led a campaign urging the Iranian authorities to halt their execution. …
Posted in Executions, Iran, Youth | Comments Off on Zanyar and Loqman Moradi: Two Kurdish citizens in Iran awaiting execution