Iran At least five Kurdish border porters were killed after being caught in an avalanche in Sardasht province in Iran. The heavy snow covered …
Kurdistan Digest
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Iran On January 22, hundreds of Kurds in Iran secretly celebrated the 71st anniversary of the first independent Kurdish state: the republic of Mahabad. …
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Iran The Kurdish opposition of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KDP) elected a new leader after the general secretary Khalid Azizi resigned last month. …
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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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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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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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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 …