The Struggle for Peace in Northern Kurdistan…
In amidst the deep silence of the western media in the face of the violent suppression of Turkey's Kurds
“Displaced and Dispossessed”. Turkey Condemned for Forced Exodus of Kurds from Diyarbakir
Tuesday, 6th December 2016, Amnesty International release their report "DISPLACED AND DISPOSSESSED: SUR RESIDENTS’ RIGHT TO RETURN HOME".
Ercan Aybo?a: “We are facing yet another attack on kurdish people”
We asked Ercan Aybo?a, representative of the Mesopotamian Ecology Movement and author of the book “The Rojava Revolution”, his assessment of the latest events in Amed
Pro-Kurdish Newspaper “Özgür Gündem” Violently Shut-Down in Istanbul
The images say it all. Journalists handcuffed, shirts torn. Beaten
Ozgur Gundem closed, journalists detained
Twenty-four journalists were detained with charges of resisting arrest in the raid on the newspaper building following the court decision to close down Özgür Gündem
THE CIZRE REPORT
The report, compiled by the 4 HDP members who visited Cizre for 10 days after the blockade was lifted, collects the narrative from witnesses and attempts to document the list of atrocities perpetrated during the siege
Erdo?an’s New Turkey Project
we are witnessing once again the full scale of the violent repression the Turkish state is capable of. Scores are thrown in jails every day, and of course the war against Kurds is back to levels seen in the ’90s
Turkish state wants Kurds to make war not do politics
Thousands of youths are joining the guerrilla in the mountains, saying 'Turkish state has left us no choice other than armed struggle'
Erdogan declared war on Kurds
After the first general elections in Turkey in June 2015, some 186 people have died (44 of them children) as a result of the the violence promoted by government's forces
Sur (Diyarbakir) under attack
The photos we are presenting were taken in Sur (a district of Kurdistan "capital", Amed-Diyarbakir). Here curfew was imposed 6 times since the summer. Ten people died in the area since July, 5 of them during the curfew
