The 19th Assize Court of Ankara “ruled unanimously” for the release of the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
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Turkish court rules for release of ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 03-09-2019 07:14
Missing Yezidi victims continue to ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 30-08-2019 07:14
Although the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) territorially defeated the Islamic State on March 23 in Baghouz, there are still missing Yezidis (Ezidis) who are being rescued from refugee camps in Syria.
Head of pro-Iran militia threatens ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 30-08-2019 07:12
The leader of an Iraqi Shia militia, backed by Iran, threatened to take hostage “all” US citizens in Iraq in the event of a conflict between the US and Iran.
Belgian Kurd spent 40 days in ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 28-08-2019 08:22
Belgian Kurdish student Gulsum Cetinkaya (27), spent 40 days in prison in Turkey for posting on Facebook about Kurds in that country four years ago, local Belgian media reported.
Turkey begins 'Operation Claw 3' ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 24-08-2019 15:43
Turkey launched the "Operation Claw 3" military campaign against fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Friday, crossing over its southern border into the autonomous Kurdistan Region's province of Dohuk, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry announced the following day.
Ons Statenlid David Oude Wesselink, ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 24-08-2019 13:37
Ons Statenlid David Oude Wesselink, samen met andere GroenLinksers, in actie voor het klimaat! Hij fietste vandaag voor Cycling4Climate.
UN Special Rapporteur says half of ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 22-08-2019 06:29
"Kurdish political prisoners charged with national security offenses represent almost half of the total number of political prisoners in Iran."
UK opposition leader says Turkey’s ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 22-08-2019 06:27
“Turkey should respect human rights, the rule of law, and not undermine its democracy.”
US criticizes removal of Kurdish ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 22-08-2019 06:26
State Department Spokesperson, Morgan Ortagus, in a press briefing on Wednesday, criticized Turkey’s action two days before in ousting Kurdish mayors from their positions...
Iranian Kurds call on Scandinavia to ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 21-08-2019 05:47
"Kurds who speak out against human rights violations have faced arbitrary arrest, torture, and other ill-treatment."