2 executed elders in Cizre refused to leave children
10:28 19/01/2016Mehmet Şahin (78) and Emame Şahin (75) were found executed in their home in Cizre. They would not leave their home despite their age. The two elderly parents said, "We can't leave behind our ...
Women activists in Southern Kurdistan denounce death threats
10:27 19/01/2016In Southern Kurdistan, women activists are facing death threats trying to silence
Nusaybin children’s latest innovation: the barricade periscope
09:55 19/01/2016As the town of Nusaybin resists again Turkish state attacks, children have contributed a new invention to the resistance: periscopes made of PVC pipes.
Circus for children of Dargeçit
16:08 18/01/2016As the town of Dargeçit, Turkey recovers from a 19-day curfew maintained by state forces, a circus show was held for the children of the town.
2 more killed as assault on Cizre forces civilians from homes
14:35 18/01/2016As the Turkish state continues a ruinous assault on the town of Cizre, two more residents have been slain.
Curfew to continue at intervals in Silopi
12:10 18/01/2016A curfew will be implemented overnight in Silopi where onslaughts have been maintained for 36 days.
Another citizen killed as attacks escalate in Cizre
12:02 18/01/2016With state forces’ attacks on the town of Cizre escalating since yesterday night, another citizen has been killed in the town of Cizre.
Kurdish traditional singers 'dengbêj' pass on tradition
11:26 18/01/2016Women have practiced Kurdish traditional singing as dengbêj for years. Raziye Kızıl, one of the dengbêj (singers) ,said, "All the forms of practicing dengbêj are produced from the emotion of ...
2 generations, 1 oppression: ‘the state won’t leave us be’ - EXCLUSIVE
10:36 18/01/2016When she was just a child, 28-year-old Gurbet Bakış’ mother smuggled her out of their village hidden in a saddlebag as Turkish soldiers burned their homes to the ground. Now, Gurbet is forced to ...
Green Yedikule gardens resist the city’s grey
09:48 18/01/2016The women defending their history, nature and livelihoods in Istanbul’s Yedikule gardens continue to resist city security officers’ attempts to demolish the garden.
Identity of the killed young in Nusaybin announced
17:12 17/01/2016Medeni Orak and a young were killed on December 22,2015 in Nusaybin distcirt of Mardin. The name of killed young is Rohat Karakoç. Rohat was buried in the Mardin Public Cemetery. Rohat's family will ...
Mortar attack on mosque in Cizre: one child died - FLASH
15:45 17/01/2016Turkish state continues to shell the houses in Cizre where thousands of people live. Mortar shells fired by state forces hit the Şex Seyda mosque in Kale neighborhoods, One child was died,one woman ...
Ayten Fırat: As Rojava people,we will defend common life
14:19 17/01/2016Rojava Public Security Forces General Command and the leaders of the Arab tribes in Cizîr Canton visited Mar İgnatius II. Efraim,Archbishop of the Syriac Church in the world, who came to Qamişlo. ...
Sezen Aksu: 'The Country is divided in half!'
13:06 17/01/2016Singer and songwriter Sezen Aksu took to the stage at Volkswagen Arena. Noting what happened in Turkey in recent days, Sezen said, " The country is divided in half. We are left helpless. The worst ...
Families on hunger strike for 17 days
11:46 17/01/2016For 17 days, the families of four young people slain by the Turkish state in Diyarbakır have been on hunger strike. Stating 17-year-old Rozerin and Ramazan have been graveless for 17 days, Elif ...
6 dead bodies remain in Sur
11:10 17/01/2016In the Sur district of Diyarbakır, now in the 47th day of a blockade by state forces, Violent attacks took place in the morning in Sur. Two individuals were killed near the Kurşunlu Mosque ...
Wounded child in Cizre issue brought to ECHR
10:30 17/01/201616-year-old Hüseyin Paksoy was wounded two days ago. The ambulance has not beeen allowed to enter to neighborhood to take him to hospital. Family lawyer has filed a request at the ECHR to take the ...
Solidarity campaign for Sur, Silopi, Cizre, Silvan
09:14 17/01/2016Solidarity Association of Rojava started a support and solidarity campaign for Sur, Silvan, Cizre, Silopi, Nusaybin, Derik and other districts. Zerife Özbekli,co-chair of the Association, said, "We ...
Vandana Shiva plants seeds at Yedikule gardens
17:03 16/01/2016Vandana Shiva has visited the threatened gardens of Yedikule in Istanbul to show support for the resistance there. “This place is our future,” said Vandana.
2 more killed in Cizre
16:43 16/01/2016Two citizens were killed in Cizre. Wounded child cannot be taken to hospital.