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• Sur Children Festival to kick off on Friday 

  The Sur Children Festival organized in a collective way by civil society organizations in the city, will begin on Friday.
• Taşhoron Church: A story of neglect  

  Many Armenian families lived in this area until the 1970s. But many were forced to leave after the 1980 military coup.
• Nuremberg Kurdish Culture Days ends today 

  The 10th edition of the Kurdish Culture Days was very successful.
• KON-MED called on people to join First Yazidi Culture Festival 

  KON-MED called on all people in Europe to join the First Yazidi Cultural Festival to be held in Cologne. 
• Nuremberg Kurdish Culture Days continue with success 

  Today will be the third day of the Kurdish Culture Days in Nuremberg. 
• Kurdish Culture Days to kick off in Nuremberg on Wednesday 

  The Kurdish Culture Days, organized every year in Nuremberg, begin on 29 May and will last 4 days full of concerts, panels, movies and dance.
• Kurdish culture and language promoted in Switzerland 

  The event was organised as part of the activities for the Kurdish Language Day.
• Awaze Çiya released new video clip on guerrilla resistance 

  Awaze Çiya, the guerrilla music group, released a new video clip to pay tribute to the guerrilla resistance.
• Zehra Doğan at Tate Modern in London 

  E Li Dû Man (Left behind) is an emotional journey through the most intimate and personal objects of the people of Nusaybin. The exhibition will close on 25 May.
• European Dersim Festival to be held in Frankfurt 

  Everything ready for the 11th European Dersim Festival to be held in Frankfurt on 24 and 25 May. 
• First screening of documentary "Gitmek" in Europe  

  The documentary “Gitmek” (“Going”) tells the story of the 33 revolutionaries murdered in Suruç and is now being screened in Europe as part of the SGDF's campaign ‘We defended together, we build together’.
• Photo exhibition on the Saturday Mothers in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, an exhibition has been opened with photos of the Saturday mothers.
• Yazidis in Europe prepare for 1st Ezidxan Cultural Festival 

  Yazidis in Europe are preparing for the 1st Ezidxan Cultural Festival, which will be held on June 1 in Bielefeld, Germany.
• Call to join Hasan Kızıler Sport and Culture Festival on Saturday 

  Organisers called on everyone to join the Hasan Kızıler Sport and Culture Festival which will take place on Saturday, 18 May, in Solothurn, Switzerland.
• 7th FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival ended 

  The 7th FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival came to an end with the screening of the documentary “Her Malek Dibistanek" (“Every house is a school”).
• 7th Edition of FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival opens today 

  FilmAmed will present 44 documentaries in this which is the 7th edition of the festival. 
• "Rojava Experiment in Syria - A society in transition" 

  On the 5th of May the documentary "Rojava Experiment in Syria - A society in transition" can be seen at phoenix. The author has met people who want to carry out and promote the socio-political experiment of democracy from below.
• Call to join Hasan Kızıler Sport and Culture Festival 

  Organisers called on everyone to join the Hasan Kızıler Sport and Culture Festival, which this year will be held on 18 May in Solothurn, Switzerland.
• New Doc about Öcalan and the International Peace Delegation 

  The film is narrated by British actress Maxine Peake, known for her role in TV series "Black Mirror" and "The Village", who was a member of the 2019 International Peace Delegation to İmralı.
• 7th edition of Amed Theatre Festival kicked off today 

  The 7th Amed Theatre Festival has begun. The program of the festival, which will be held between 26 April and 5 May, will offer 12 plays.
• Appeal for Kurdish cinema 

  Kurdish cinema is under attack in Turkey: directors are sentenced to prison, their film censored. The Kurdistan Information Office in Italy - UIKI has promoted a signature campaign.
• Palestine Festival of Literature kicked off 

  Like previous PalFests, this year's events will bring out an international group of writers, including British-born Ghanaian poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Mojave poet Natalie Diaz.
• Kurdish Culture Week kicked off in Basel 

  The Kurdish Culture Week promoted every year by the Med Culture Center in the Swiss city of Basel, began.
• Freedom poems for Öcalan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign has published a book of poems to mark Öcalan's 70th birthday.
• Öcalan's birthday celebrated with an exhibition in Hesekê  

  Exhibition opened in Hesekê to mark the 70th birthday of Abdullah Öcalan.