Human rights workers report legal violations in Varto
09:12 21/08/2015In Turkey, a delegation of human rights workers and lawyers has released a report on events in the town of Varto, where two residents and two civilians were killed recently during clashes.
Police raid assemblies after self-government declaration
09:10 21/08/2015Turkish police raided neighborhood assemblies in the main Kurdish city of Diyarbakır yesterday in the wake of declarations of self-government.
Istanbul commemorates Suruç bombing victims one month on
09:09 21/08/2015One month ago, a bomb targeting youth socialist activists killed 33 in the town of Suruç, Turkey. Yesterday in Istanbul, activists held a commemoration of the Suruç massacre.
Bombing continues in Lice
12:10 20/08/2015For two days, Turkish soldiers have been conducting operations in the Kurdish district of Lice. Bombing is again underway in the area.
Women hold vigil on mountain against war
12:08 20/08/2015Since August 16, local people in the largely Kurdish province of Mardin have been standing vigil to prevent clashes between Turkish forces and guerrillas. Women on Mt. Bagok called for all to stand ...
400 children killed in four months in Yemen
11:19 20/08/2015400 children have been killed since March in Yemen, according to a new UNICEF report.
Women's anger at harassment at a tipping point in Van
09:44 20/08/2015Women in the city of Van, in Northern Kurdistan (in Turkey), say that street harassment has become a "war on women" in the city and that they are considering taking preventive measures.
Women take up vigil to stop war in Turkey
09:29 20/08/2015Women in Istanbul held a peace vigil yesterday against the Turkish state's attacks in the towns of Silvan, Varto, Silopi, Şemdinli and Lice.
Three dead in Silvan
09:18 20/08/2015As the dust settled on clashes in the Kurdish town of Silvan, Turkey yesterday, the scope of the damage began to emerge.
Women speak from the site of Ekin Wan's death
09:09 20/08/2015Yesterday, women activists from across Turkey headed to the town of Varto, where woman guerrilla Ekin Wan was killed, stripped naked and displayed on social media.
'We don't recognize a state that doesn't recognize us'
09:08 20/08/2015"We don't recognize a state that doesn't recognize the political representatives chosen by the people," said Diyarbakır co-mayor Gültan Kışanak, denouncing the arrest of co-mayors in the region.
Thousands of women march and protest for Ekin Wan
09:08 20/08/2015Yesterday, thousands of women across Turkey took to the streets to protest Turkish police who stripped and displayed the naked body of guerrilla Kevser Eltürk (nom de guerre Ekin Wan).
Qamişlo explosion leads to casualties
13:00 19/08/2015This morning at 9:20, a vehicle was detonated in the city of Qamişlo, in Rojava, killing and injuring workers.
Kurds decide on self-government in the face of war
12:58 19/08/2015Since Turkish President Erdoğan's new wave of attacks in Kurdistan in the wake of Turkey's June election, people of all ages have joined the effort to defend and govern themselves in the area.
Assyrian women take up self-defense
10:35 19/08/2015Assyrian women have begun self-defense training in order to protect their people from Daesh attacks.
Co-mayors attacked in police raids in Diyarbakır
10:33 19/08/2015In the Diyarbakır province of Northern Kurdistan (Turkey), police have started an arrest operation in several towns, violently arresting nine including local co-mayors.
Istanbul neighborhood of Gazi declares self-government
10:24 19/08/2015In the Gazi neighborhood of Istanbul, the people have declared that they are rejecting the AKP's police and military attacks and have declared self-government.
KJK calls for support for Kurdish people's demand for self-government
10:13 19/08/2015The KJK has issued a statement calling for support for the Kurdish people's legitimate demand for self-government.
Diyarbakır takes to the streets against attacks
10:04 19/08/2015The people of Diyarbakır protested the AKP's new attacks in Northern Kurdistan (Turkey) with noise demos and protests yesterday evening.
Nusaybin women and youth dig trenches
09:58 19/08/2015Residents of the town of Nusaybin in Northern Kurdistan (Turkey) dug self-defense trenches, with women ululating as they joined the trench-digging effort.