Funeral for 6 slain in Cizre
14:12 13/01/2016Six residents killed by Turkish state forces in the town of Cizre, where the state has reacted violently to the people’s demand for self-government, have been buried in the town of İdil.
Women of Botan: ‘We want nothing from them’
10:56 13/01/2016As the Botan region of Kurdistan continues its resistance against attacks by the Turkish state, the resistance is not just made up of those in the trenches. It’s also made up of the women ...
Families on hunger strike: ‘The state deceived us’
10:34 13/01/2016For 12 days, the families of four young people slain by the Turkish state in Diyarbakır have been on hunger strike. Their goal is to obtain the bodies of their children, which the state is refusing ...
‘Kurdish problem can’t be solved by usurping self-government rights’
09:15 13/01/2016Stressing that the Kurdish problem cannot be solved by usurping Kurds’ right to self-government, the academic Yıldız Önen said, “The reason for massacres of civilians is not the digging of ...
Wounded man dies in Cizre
17:57 12/01/2016Veysi Elçi, a resident of the town of Cizre shot this morning when security forces opened fire on the Şah neighborhood, has lost his life in hospital.
2 killed in Kızıltepe
17:46 12/01/2016Special operations police have shot and killed two people in the town of Kızıltepe, in Mardin province.
Portuguese Parliament condemns killing of Sêvê, Pakize and Fatma
17:23 12/01/2016The Portuguese Parliament has condemned the killing of Kurdish women politicians Sêvê Demir, Pakize Nayir and Fatma Uyar in Silopi. The Parliament held a minute of silence in the women’s honor.
Nusaybin women found YPS Jin defense units
17:15 12/01/2016As people in the town of Nusaybin resist the Turkish state’s violent state of martial law, the women of Nusaybin have declared the founding of the YPS Jin, or Women’s Civil Defense Forces.
Academics for Peace called 'traitors'
17:08 12/01/2016The President Tayyip Erdoğan and partisan media called the Academics for Peace 'traitors'.
Thousands see off 12 lost in Şırnak
16:48 12/01/2016Tens of thousands attended a funeral ceremony for 12 people killed by state forces in the towns of Cizre, Silopi and Şırnak. Kurdish woman politician Sêvê Demir’s mother Sakine Demir, speaking ...
Delegation who tried to retrieve the dead bodies return
16:08 12/01/2016A delegation was formed to retrieve the dead bodies from Sur where the curfew was lifted for 2 hours in one street. The delegation returned back without retrieving the bodies because of conflicts.
One more killed in Cizre
15:35 12/01/2016Garip Mubariz was killed in the Cudi neighborhood of Cizre. Police announce from armored vehicles: 'Go your home or we will attack you'.
Woman wounded in Sur
15:33 12/01/2016A young woman has been shot and wounded in Diyarbakır’s Sur district, now in the 42nd day of a blockade.
Barcelona calls on Turkey to abandon deadly policy on Kurdistan
12:22 12/01/2016The City Council of Barcelona, capital of the autonomous Catalan region, has called on the government of Turkey to end its violent attacks in Kurdistan.
At least 10 dead, 15 wounded in Sultanahmet explosion
12:08 12/01/2016After an explosion in Istanbul’s historic tourist district of Sultanahmet, early reports point to at least 10 dead and many wounded.
Women marchers: ‘this will spread to cities’
10:55 12/01/2016For two days, a march of women struggled with police opposition to march into the blockaded Botan region of Kurdistan to protest the attacks on the people there. The women, speaking from the Gercüş ...
Zeyla died after being denied abortion, family pays the price
10:02 12/01/2016Zeyla Süer died in the city of Aydın, Turkey after doctors refused her a medically necessary abortion. As Zeyla’s family seeks justice in the Constitutional Court, the court has now demanded that ...
Mothers : 'That's enough'
09:36 12/01/2016Members of the Van Peace Mothers Assembly condemned the executing of 12 youth in Van and said, "Our call to the Van people: All mothers must stand up against the massacres, we should not keep silent."
The women whose smiles light up the world
09:28 12/01/2016As YPJ members fight alongside people of all ethnicities in the Syrian Democratic Forces, their smiles show their challenge to Daesh and their commitment to build a new life.
Cizre bids farewell to slain healthcare worker
09:15 12/01/2016Healthcare worker Aziz Yural was recently slain by state forces in the town of Cizre while trying to aid a wounded woman. Hundreds attended a funeral to bid farewell to Aziz yesterday in Cizre.