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Music for children in Maxmur
Fonti di Pace and the FLC CGIL union in Milan have financially supported a project for the purchase of musical instruments for the boys and girls in Maxmur camp. -
‘Bans on Kurdish-language events in Turkey are political’
Decisions to ban Kurdish theater plays in Turkey have drawn criticism from various segments of society, including artists, actors, and legal experts, who assert that the decisions to ban Kurdish concerts and theater performances are politically motivated. -
KCK: No demand is more legitimate than the demand for education in the mother tongue
“The need for education in one’s mother tongue is the most legitimate demand there is, as it serves as the fundamental basis for the formation and mentality of society,” said the KCK on International Mother Language Day. -
DEM Party asks UNESCO to take action against violation of rights to the mother tongue in Turkey
DEM Party requests that UNESCO take the necessary steps to remove the reservations that Turkey has placed on Articles 17, 29 and 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, so as to fulfill the requirements of the convention. -
KCDK-E celebrates Mother Language Day
Celebrating International Mother Language Day, KCDK-E asked every Kurdish citizen to speak their mother language and pass it on to future generations. -
Today is International Mother Language Day
The theme of the 2024 International Mother Language Day is "Multilingual education – a pillar of learning and intergenerational learning". -
DEM Party holds multilingual parliamentary group meeting to mark Mother Language Day
To mark World Mother Language Day, the DEM Party held its parliamentary group meeting in several languages. "Our language is neither unknown nor incomprehensible. Our language is Kurdish," stated the party co-chair, Tuncer Bakırhan. -
24 institutions in Van demand status for the Kurdish language
Tomorrow is International Mother Language Day. On Monday, 24 institutions gathered in Van and demanded that all Kurdish groups unite for the freedom of the Kurdish language and the recognition of its official and international status. -
Singer Gêşbîn Nebo: Women should get more involved in culture
Singer Gêşbîn Nebo said: "Women should get more involved in culture. Each woman has different abilities. They shouldn't keep these talents to themselves." -
DEM Party's program for 21 February, World Mother Language Day, kicks off today
DEM Party Language and Culture Commission announced the program for 21 February, World Mother Language Day. -
TEV-ÇAND: We will be in Cologne to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan
The Kurdish cultural movement TEV-ÇAND artists said that they will be in action together with the Kurdish people and their friends in Cologne tomorrow, 17 February, and called on everyone to participate in the rally for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan. -
Raqqa Arts and Culture Center, a place where creation and people meet
The Raqqa Arts and Culture Center has become a focus of understanding and connection for the people of Raqqa, where different identities can exchange artistic ideas and create fusions. -
Art performance in Zurich calls for “Freedom for Öcalan”
The Kurdish Culture and Art Movement in Switzerland staged a performance in Zurich in support of the international campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question. -
Kurdish artists in Hamburg protest the International Conspiracy against Öcalan
Kurdish artists protested in Hamburg on the anniversary of the February 15 International Conspiracy and sent a postcard to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. -
Police raid Cultural Centre in Istanbul, detain members of Grup Yorum
Turkish police raided Idil Cultural Centre in Istanbul on Tuesday and detained five members of the left-wing music band Grup Yorum. -
Artist Aycan Kobanê releases new song about the importance of the Kurdish language
Artist Aycan Kobanê released a new clip called "Zimanê me xweş e", which draws attention to Kurdish language education with her own words and composition. -
French artists and intellectuals: Let us be a voice for peace
The “Voice for Peace in Kurdistan” collective is organizing a conference in Marseille on Saturday, 13 January. -
Filmmaker Karimiyan buried in Sulaymaniyah
Eastern Kurdistan director Mansour Karimiyan, who was killed in the attacks by the Turkish state against Rojava, was buried in Sulaymaniyah. -
Artists in Amed join the campaign “Let us be a voice for peace”
Artists in Amed announced their participation in the campaign “Let us be a voice for peace” launched in Istanbul today. -
Artists in Turkey: Let us be a voice for peace
Over 500 personalities from the art and cultural scene in Turkey are calling for negotiations on a solution to the Kurdish question. The appeal "Let us be a voice for peace" was presented in Istanbul today. -
PKK Cultural Committee calls on artists to raise their voices against massacres
The PKK Cultural Committee invites all artists and filmmakers of the Middle East and the world, especially Kurdish artists, who are the conscience and voice of society, to take a stance and attitude against massacres and to raise their voices. -
Govend Camp in NRW dedicated to Michael Panser
Over a hundred participants spent a week in North Rhine-Westphalia exploring Kurdish art and culture. This year's "Kampa Govendê" was dedicated to the fallen internationalist and musician Michael Panser. -
Tribute to filmmaker Mansour Karimian killed in Turkish attack in northern Syria
Kurdish filmmaker Mansour Karimian, who lived in Rojava due to repression by the Iranian regime and was involved in the production of well-known feature films, lost his life in a Turkish airstrike in northern Syria on 24 December. -
Mesopotamia Book Fair ends with 500 thousand visitors
The Mesopotamia Book Fair ended on its 9th day. Approximately 500 thousand people have visited the fair, which attracted great interest from surrounding provinces as well as from the city of Amed. -
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.