25 Thousand Families In Need Of Aid In Cizre
The following report was compiled by DIHA and was carried by Özgür Gündem. It has been translated into English below. With the launch of a new aid campaign to help … Continue reading
New Interview With YPS Commander In Şirnex On Ongoing War In North Kurdistan
In a new interview for Özgür Gündem journalist Ersin Çaksu sat down with Xalid Şevger, the YPS commander in Şirnex (Turkish: Şırnak), on the occasion of the 17th anniversary … Continue reading
31 More Bodies Brought To Hospital Following Massacres In Cizre
Şirnek/Cizre – The bodies of 31 more people have been brought to Cizre State Hospital following the attacks carried out by state forces on buildings where scores of wounded … Continue reading
Three Women Shot As They Attempt To Bring Wounded Youth To Hospital In Cizre
Three women are reported to have been shot by Turkish security forces in Cizre as they attempted to bring Helin Öncü to hospital, according to a report from DIHA … Continue reading
Interview with YPS Commander In Şirnex, North Kurdistan
In a new interview for Özgür Gündem, reporter Ersin Çaksu speaks with Roni Botan, a commander with the Civilian Defense Units (Yekîneyên Parastina Sivîl / YPS) in the Kurdish town … Continue reading
Civil Defense Force Founded In Nisêbîn
Local youth have formed a new civil defense force in the border-city of Nisêbîn (Turkish: Nusaybin), where martial law has been declared 6 times in recent months – reports … Continue reading
Life Behind The Trenches: On The Struggle For Autonomy In North Kurdistan
The following article “Hendeklerin ardındaki yaşam” was written by Ismail Eskin for Özgür Gündem. It has been translated into English below. (Cizre) The doors of every last house remain open … Continue reading
Turkish Soldiers Shoot Another Child From Rojava On Border
(ANF) A 14 year old child from the Afrin Canton of Rojava has been wounded after being shot by Turkish soldiers while attempting to cross the border. (NOTE: Early ANF … Continue reading
Turkish Police Attack Mourners at Funeral after Suicide Attack in Rojava
Police attacked crowds of mourners attempting to meet the bodies of two brothers, Ömer and Mehmet Karana, as they were taken across the Nusaybin-Qamişlo border crossing – according to an … Continue reading
BPD/HDP Officially Begins Campaigning for 2014 Municipal Elections
The BDP and HPD have officially kicked off their campaign for the 2014 Turkish Municipal Elections to be held this coming March. The two parties are running in an alliance, … Continue reading
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