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The 19th Assize Court of Ankara “ruled unanimously” for the release of the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).

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.

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 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 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.

"Kurdish political prisoners charged with national security offenses represent almost half of the total number of political prisoners in Iran."

“Turkey should respect human rights, the rule of law, and not undermine its democracy.”

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...

"Kurds who speak out against human rights violations have faced arbitrary arrest, torture, and other ill-treatment."