Iraqi Kurdistan election delay likely, PM notes progress in Khor Mor attack probe
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has maintained its stance of boycotting parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, raising...
Turkish government maintains ban on May Day celebrations at Taksim despite court ruling
Despite a recent Constitutional Court ruling that overturned bans on public gatherings, the Turkish government announced that May Day celebrations...
Düsseldorf Kurdish film festival presents human rights awards, promises annual event
The Kurdish Film Festival (DKFF) in Germany’s Düsseldorf featured a host of Kurdish films with a spotlight on the Yazidi...
‘Let Toomaj breathe’: Jina Amini’s mother reacts as Iran hands death sentence to rapper
Mojgan Eftekhari, the mother of the late Jîna (Mahsa) Amini, urged Iranian authorities to lift the death sentence imposed on...
Champion Kurdish team Amedspor reaches First League after decade-long racism battle
Kurdish football team Amedspor was crowned champion of the Turkish Football Federation’s Second League on Sunday after a competitive season,...
Turkey’s top human rights lawyer exposes systematic torture in Turkey’s prisons as state policy
Torture is a state policy in Turkey, systematically applied and deeply ingrained in detention and interrogation practices, particularly against political...
Turkish prisons under scrutiny: 2022-2023 report reveals systematic human rights violations
The "2022-2023 Prison Rights Violations Report" highlights the severe and systematic human rights abuses in Turkish prisons, reflecting a disturbing...
Professor Lemkow decries ‘normalisation’ of unacceptable political repression in Turkey
In Turkey, the fact that things that should be unacceptable have become the norm is deeply concerning for observers abroad,...
European Union faces test of credibility over police raid on Kurdish broadcaster
Jürgen Klute On the night of 22 to 23 April 2024, the Belgian police broke into the facilities of the...
Amnesty International launches campaign for jailed Kurdish journalist in Iraqi Kurdistan
Amnesty International has launched a letter-writing campaign, asking the public to write to the Iraqi Kurdish authorities to demand the...
Calls intensify for release of elderly Kurdish prisoner in Turkey
Human rights advocates have called for the immediate release of Makbule Özer, an 82-year-old Kurdish woman detained again in Turkey...
CDK-F questions external influences leading to initial arrests as seven Kurdish activists released in France
Seven Kurdish activists arrested in France under terrorism charges were released on Saturday. The arrests, part of an investigation by...