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Amed Book Fair, an awaited return
Publishing houses representatives participating in the Amed Book Fair said that they were pleased with the interest and called on readers to buy books and authors. -
9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival continues in Qamishlo
The 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival continued on the 4th day with seminars on Kurds and Kurdistan. -
Panel on Kurdish language at the 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival
A panel titled "Kurdish grammar between acceptance and criticism" was organized at the 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival. -
MKM: We do not recognise the ban on our 32nd anniversary concert
After the banning of the 32nd anniversary concert, MKM will hold concerts at DEM Party Bağcılar and Sancaktepe district buildings at 18:00 and invited all people to the concerts. -
9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival kicks off in Qamishlo
The 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival kicked off in Qamishlo. It will run until 28 December. -
MKM's 32nd anniversary concert in Istanbul banned
MKM announced that the concert to be held on the occasion of its 32nd anniversary was banned and stated that they will announce the new venue and time tomorrow. -
Directors of ‘Bakur’ documentary sentenced to prison
Kurdish filmmakers stand trial for the work they do, mostly accused of "making propaganda for a terrorist organization" and "aiding a terrorist organisation". They are detained and tried. -
Orchid Group: Murals to develop street art on the walls of Rojava
The Orchid Group aims to develop street art with the murals on the walls of Rojava. Members of the group have accelerated their efforts to color the streets. -
Dilan Güvenç: We face a constant anti-Kurdish assimilation policy
Dilan Güvenç from the board of the MED-DER language association in Amed spoke of a continued anti-Kurdish assimilation policy. She said that Kurdish institutions will continue to struggle until Kurdish culture and language are given status. -
Third edition of Purple Meridians takes place in Durango
The third edition of the Purple Meridians 2023 will this year take place in Durango. -
Kurdish art exhibition opens in Moscow
In order to introduce Kurdish folk culture to the people living in Russia, an exhibition that will last 14 days was opened in Moscow. -
New issue of internationalist magazine Lêgerîn
The new issue of the internationalist magazine Lêgerîn has been publishe -
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi arrested again
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was arrested again around a week and a half after his release. The 32-year-old is accused of spreading false information in connection with allegations of torture. -
Laura Schrader's book "Berxwedan" meets readers
The book "Berxwedan" (Resistance in Kurdish) by Italian journalist and writer Laura Schrader, which examines the Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's peace and resistance adventure for the last 20 years, has been published. -
TEV-ÇAND Europe releases video of the song "Ez Ne Yek im"
TEV-ÇAND Europe released a video of the song "Ez Ne Yek im", composed by artist Hekim Sefkan for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. -
Shooting of 'Heval Kekê Min' started
The shooting of the movie 'Heval Kekê Min', directed by Haşim Aydemir, has started. The script of the film, produced by the Rojava Film Commune, was penned by Rêber Habeş. -
Video clip in memory of the guerrillas martyred at Girê Hekarî
Gerîla TV published a video clip in memory of the three guerrillas who fell in the Girê Hekarî Revolutionary Operation in Metîna on 26 November 2022. -
Appeal for the Global Öcalan Books Day
“Start reading a book from Öcalan to find methods to solve our common problems and create a future of freedom,” say the organisers. -
14th Hamburg Kurdish Film Festival to kick off on 22 November
The 14th Kurdish Film Festival will be held in Hamburg between 22-26 November. -
"Rojava, Syria's Ticking Time Bomb" documentary premieres worldwide in 11 languages
The highly anticipated documentary film, "Rojava, Syria's Ticking Time Bomb," can be accessed in English, German, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Pashto, Persian, Portuguese, Finnish, Kurdish and Turkish. -
Cards sent to writers and journalists behind bars in Turkey
The Kurdish Literature Association and the Kurdish PEN in Amed sent greeting cards to colleagues in Turkish prisons to mark Writers in Prison Day. -
Tearing Walls Down screening in Barcelona
Kurdish film director Şerif Ciçek to present Tearing Walls Down in Barcelona. -
Kurdish filmmaker Reber Dosky detained in Turkey for three days and deported
An acclaimed film director, Rêber Dosky, was detained in Turkey for three days before being deported from the country, according to media reports. -
Kobanê Literature Festival continues
On the second day of the Kobanê Literature Festival, dedicated to poet Feqîr Ehmed, short stories were read and a panel was held on the importance of the Kurdish language. -
Berbû by Sevinaz Evdike wins Travessias award at Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Women’s Film Festival
Berbû, a film about how the war in Serekaniye and the invasion of Turkey affected the lives of three young women, won the Travessias award at Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Women’s Film Festival.