American Tanks Will Leave Diyarbakir
Local residents in Diyarbakir are voicing their anger at the United States and European countries for providing Turkey with weapons while failing to condemn its security services’ attacks against … Continue reading
6-Story Building Collapses In Sur Following Turkish Army Shelling
(ANF) A six-story building has collapsed in the Savaş neighborhood of the Sur district of Diyarbakır following a heavy bombardment by the Turkish Army. Turkish security forces are shelling the … Continue reading
Sûr District Of Diyarbakır Under Attack By Security Forces From Ground And Air
The Sûr district of Diyarbakır is once again under attack by Turkish state security forces, with plumes of smoke and the sounds of large explosions coming from the district, which … Continue reading
General Strike In Diyarbakir To Protest Turkish Military Attacks
Life came to a halt today in Diyarbakir as the local branch of the DBP called a one-day general strike in protest at repeated attacks launched by the Turkish military … Continue reading
First Bricks Laid For New Life In Kobanê
The following article “Yeni yaşamın ilk harcı karıldı” was written by Kadri Özkan and Rojda Korkmaz for DIHA and carried in Özgür Gündem. The first part has been translated into … Continue reading
Armenian Genocide Remembered In Diyarbakir On 99th Anniversary
Civil-society organizations and local community leaders have gathered in Diyarbakir to remember the victims of the Armenian Genocide and to condemn the atrocities, according article in today’s Özgür Gündem. April … Continue reading
The Women Of Rojava Have Broken Their Chains – Part I
(ANF) In a report carried by ANF, Jina Zekioğlu interviews members of a 6-women committee from the Cizîre Canton in Rojava which is currently on a visit to Diyarbakir. The … Continue reading