‘They told us they didn’t kill, but now the dead bodies remain in the streets’
09:10 21/01/2016Altusaç Bişici and Birgül Ekinci are two women who are searching for their brothers lost in 90s. Two women want to have at least their brothers’s graves. “ They hit and took the dead bodies ...
Arrest, torture of wounded in Cizre
17:21 20/01/2016After Turkish state forces opened fire on a crowd in the town of Cizre, three wounded in the attack were transported to Cizre’s city hall. Before the wounded could reach the hospital, police drove ...
Professor investigated for exam questions about peace statement
16:37 20/01/2016After Professor Gökçen Alpkaya of Ankara University’s School of Political Science included a question on a recent exam relating to the “Academics for Peace” statement recently released in ...
Hunger striking families to continue struggle
16:27 20/01/2016In Diyarbakır, the families who went on an 18-day hunger strike demanding the right to retrieve and bury the bodies of their children slain by police have announced that they are replacing their ...
YPS-Jin declared in Şırnak
16:05 20/01/2016In the town of Şırnak, facing attacks by Turkish state forces, women have declared the formation of the Women’s Civil Defense Forces (YPS-Jin).
World March of Women calls day of action against assault in Kurdistan
15:50 20/01/2016The World March of Women has called for women across the world to converge on Turkish embassies tomorrow in protest, in a day of action for Kurdish people under siege.
3 wounded in Cizre attack still trapped
15:27 20/01/2016After Turkish state forces attacked a group attempting to retrieve the wounded in the besieged town of Cizre earlier today, three of those wounded in the attack are still trapped in the town. ...
Many wounded in attack on group of civilians in Cizre
13:41 20/01/2016In the town of Cizre today, Turkish state forces attacked a group of people attempting to retrieve the wounded and the dead in the Cudi neighborhood. At least 10 have been wounded.
Culture center brings art to Istanbul streets
11:23 20/01/2016The Street Culture Center brings free art activities to the residents of Istanbul’s Gazi neighborhood. Culture center instructor Çağla Aydın explained that the role of art is important in ...
Nusaybin children at the barricades until dawn
10:44 20/01/2016As giant speakers blast revolutionary marches, the children constructing the barricades in the blockaded town of Nusaybin are also leading the construction of a new, communal life.
‘Women’s ululation will defeat state oppression’
10:29 20/01/2016Reacting to state and AKP’s massacre policy against Kurdish, the women of Dêrik, Rojava stated that women in North Kurdistan are resisting with their ululations against tanks and artillery. ...
Police prevent showing of documentary on Kurdish women’s struggle
09:12 20/01/2016Police in Istanbul prevented yesterday evening’s showing of the documentary “Sara,” which chronicles the life of PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) co-founder Sakine Cansız.
ECHR issues third injunction on Cizre attacks
09:12 20/01/2016The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has issued its third injunction in recent days regarding Turkish state forces’ denial of medical care to citizens of Cizre. This injunction calls for ...
DBP Co-chair Reyhan Kavak shot
08:34 20/01/2016Reyhan Kavak Özbek, district co-chair of DBP, was shot in the back in the Hasırlı nehirborhood of Sur by special forces yesterday evening. Reyhan has heavily wounded. Police don't allow people to ...
2 bodies of hunger strikers' children retrieved from Sur
15:47 19/01/2016The bodies of two people killed in the Sur district of Diyarbakır were retrieved from the district today. The two bodies were brought to Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital. The bodies ...
4 arrested in Istanbul public transit occupation for slain women
13:31 19/01/2016Women blocked a public transit lane in Istanbul to protest the blockades of cities in Kurdistan and the state’s murder of women. Police arrested four protestors and brutalized journalists covering ...
Wounded boy in Cizre dies despite ECHR decision
12:11 19/01/201616-year-old boy Hüseyin Paksoy has passed away in the besieged town of Cizre. The boy was the subject of an urgent application to the European Court of Human Rights for the boy’s right to medical ...
HDP politician, 13 others arrested in Derik
11:45 19/01/2016Rojin Durmaz, the HDP Derik co-chair, and 12 people have been taken into custody, including the HDP and DBP district managers as well as members of the city council, during house raids this morning.
Hunger striking families begin displaying medical issues
11:25 19/01/2016Families in Diyarbakır are on the 18th day of a hunger strike for the right to retrieve and bury the bodies of their children, slain in the Sur district. Dr. Halis Yerlikaya, speaking on the ...
‘Lust lesson’ from harassing teacher
10:59 19/01/2016A high school teacher in Istanbul reportedly used the excuse of giving a religious lesson to tell the class that he “felt lustful” when girls wore leggings. Teachers and women’s organizations ...