Iran Saeed Shirzad, a jailed Kurdish activist, has been on a hunger strike for over a month now. As Iran’s regime continues to jail…
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The Kurdish forces of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) in Syria released an annual report on war and resistance for 2016. The YPG announced…
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Iran On Thursday, December 29, The Iranian regime arrested dozens of Kurdish human rights and social media activists for links to banned Kurdish parties.…
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Turkey The Turkish authorities have launched a new wave of arrests against Kurdish officials. Aysel Tugluk a prominent Kurdish politician and the Deputy Co-chair…
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Turkey After the car bomb attack that targeted Turkish soldiers in Kayseri city, mob attacks targeted the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) offices in Kayseri,…
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Yousif Ismael December 15, 2016 After remarks by Qais Al-Khazali, head of Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq (League of the Righteous) militia against the Kurds, the…
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Turkey The People’s Democratic Party (HDP) denounced the deadly attack on police in Istanbul by the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK). The imprisoned HDP Co-Chair…
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Washington Kurdish Institute December 6, 2016, by Yousif Ismael After Turkey’s ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), ended the peace process with…
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Turkey On December 6, 2016, Amnesty International released a report about Turkey’s military campaigns in the historical Kurdish town of Sur. “suppression of opposition…
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Turkey While Turkish government still jails People’s Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers including HDP Co-leaders, HDP deputy Hishyar Ozsoy warned that the government has replaced…