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News from the Revolution in Rojava and Wider Kurdistan

Monthly Archives: December, 2013

BDP/HDP Delegation Returns from Kandil

A BDP/HDP Delegation has returned to Turkey from the Kandil mountains, where it had traveled yesterday, December 29th, to meet the with members of the KCK. Pervin Buldan, the BDP … Continue reading

December 30, 2013 · Leave a comment

45 Declare Themselves Conscientious Objectors To Remember Roboski Massacre

(ANF) 45 people have openly declared their intentions to refuse mandatory military service in the Turkish Armed Forces in order to remember the 34 young men killed in the Roboski … Continue reading

December 29, 2013 · Leave a comment

Demirtaş: Corruption Investigations Will Strengthen The Peace Process

According to a report from DİHA and carried on Yüksekova Haber, Demirtaş countered claims by certain new outlets that he had said that the current corruption investigation would damage the … Continue reading

December 27, 2013 · Leave a comment

Christians Offer Prayers for Kidnapped Leaders on Christmas in Rojava

(ANF)/Hesekê – Local Orthodox Syriac and Arab Christians have flocked to churches in the town Hesekê to celebrate the Christmas Holiday. At one service, Father Gabriyêl Xac asked his parishioners … Continue reading

December 25, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Rojava Revolution in 2013: The Success of the YPG

In a new report for ANF, Dildar Aryen highlights the progress the Rojava Revolution has made in 2013 and the important developments over the past year. What follows is the … Continue reading

December 24, 2013 · Leave a comment

Karasu: PKK Agrees with KDP on Four Principal Points (Part II)

(ANF) What follows is the second part of an interview conducted by ANF with Mustafa Karasu, a member of the Executive Council of the PKK. In the interview Karasu discusses … Continue reading

December 24, 2013 · Leave a comment

Karasu: PKK Agrees with KDP on Four Principal Points (Part I)

(ANF) Mustafa Karasu, a member of the PKK Executive Council, has spoken to ANF about the ongoing talks between the Worker’s Party of Kurdistan (PKK) and the Democratic Party of … Continue reading

December 22, 2013 · 1 Comment

Aldar Xelîl Gives Interview on the Progress of the Hewler Negotiations

(ANF) Aldar Xelîl, a member of the Kurdish High Council, spoke to ANF about the ongoing meetings between MGRK and ENKS, indicating that the results of the negotiations could emerge … Continue reading

December 20, 2013 · 1 Comment

KCK Executive Council Releases Statement Concerning Imprisoned BDP MP’s

The KCK Executive Council has released a new statement concerning the denial of release to imprionsed BDP MP’s. According to an article in Özgür Gündem, the written statement is a … Continue reading

December 19, 2013 · Leave a comment

HDP Hunger Strike in Parliament Enters Second Day

(ANF) As the hunger strike undertaken by the four HDP MP’s in Parliament entered its second day, the striking MP’s were visited by colleagues from the CHP and AKP who … Continue reading

December 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

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