Kurdish families fight for justice for those killed by the Turkish state
Content Warning: graphic descriptions of state violence and disrespect for the dead In 2021 and 2022, I was part of ...
Tag: Kurdistan
Kurdish revolution teaches us to be wary of Western solidarity on Ukraine
The Rojava revolution, which broke out with the onset of the Syrian Civil War brought freedom to millions of local ...
The Turkish state is criminalising radical ecologists
The Turkish state is currently in the midst of a brutal campaign of repression against the Kurdish Freedom Movement. Twenty ...
The Turkish state is attacking radical women journalists
UPDATE: On the afternoon of 16 June, we received news that 16 of the jailed journalists had been remanded in ...
Two foreign reporters arrested by Iraqi Army in Yazidi territory
Two foreign journalists arrested by the Iraqi Army are now in police custody in Baghdad, according to reports. Named as ...
Despite recent repression, Kurdish women refuse to be silenced on International Women’s Day
International Women's Day is one of the focal points of the struggle for the Kurdistan Freedom Movement. Today supporters of ...
23 years of isolation: an interview with Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyer
February 15 2022 will mark the 23rd anniversary of the capture of Abdullah Öcalan, the co-founder of the Kurdistan Worker's ...
Meet the British journalist who’s banned from 26 European countries
This is Matt Broomfield. He's a professional journalist from the UK, banned from 26 European countries, just for doing his ...
Turkey is using chemical weapons in its attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Freedom Movement - together with solidarity groups and human rights organisations - are calling for an end to ...
108 people are currently on trial for speaking out against the Turkish state’s support for Daesh
108 people are standing trial this week in Ankara in a case that's been dubbed a political "show trial". Many ...
Afghan women continue to defy the Taliban with global support
Protests continue on the streets of Kabul and other cities in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, over hundreds of activist organisations and individuals ...
‘If they send me back that will be like murder’ – refugees in the UK fear deportation
Afghans have been rescued but many other migrants fear returning to the regime in their homeland.
Armenian, Cypriot, and Kurdish groups condemn Turkish aggression in Kurdistan
Armenian, Cypriot, and Kurdish organisations have condemned Turkish aggression in Kurdistan. In a press release, they called for sanctions and ...
A group of internationalists has travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan, in solidarity against Turkish bombing
A delegation of people from all over Europe has travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan to protest against the Turkish invasion and ...
On International Women’s Day, let’s take a look at one of the strongest women’s movements in the world
Perhaps the strongest women's movement in the world right now is the Kurdish Women's Movement. On International Women's Day, The ...
Jury takes under an hour to acquit Kurdish solidarity campaigner after watching damning police bodycam footage
A protester arrested for assaulting a police officer was found not guilty last week. A jury at Southwark Crown Court ...
Campaigners call for the strengthening of Welsh language rights as people globally stand up for oppressed mother languages
Sunday 21 February was International Mother Language Day, and people around the world took the opportunity to stand up for ...
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