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Newroz 2015 program announced
The programme of Newroz celebrations to take place in Turkey and North Kurdistan between 17 and 22 March has been announced. -
Special screening for “Missing Girls of Dersim” documentary at UK Parliament
Britain Alevi Federation will host a special screening of the " Hay Way Zaman (Unburied in the Past- The Missing Girls of Dersim)" documentary film at the British Parliament on 2 March. -
Newroz celebrations to commence in Suruç
This year's Newroz celebrations will commence in Suruç district of Urfa on 17 March while one single rally will take place in the main Kurdish city Amed on the 21st. -
HDP marks International Mother Language Day
The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has issued a written statement to mark International Mother Language Day, saying that the mother tongue is the honour of an individual and that no one abandons their honour. -
HDP tables motion on ban on mother languages in Turkey
HDP has tabled a motion asking for an investigation into the prohibition in Turkey of the use of languages other than Turkish and promotion of the use and protection of all mother tongues. -
Mother tongue class opened in Dersim
A class for teaching Kurdish language has been opened at the Youth Cultural Centre of the Dersim Municipality. -
KCK: Let us step up the struggle for mother tongue education
The KCK Executive Council has issued a statement on the occasion of World Mother Tongue Day, 21 February, calling for the struggle against assimilation and denial and for mother tongue education and self-government to be stepped up in all spheres. -
Political prisoners in Siirt send books to Suruç
The political prisoners in Siirt Prison have sent 2 boxes of books to the Kader Ortakaya Library and Arin Mirkan Museum in the border village of Miseynter in Suruç. -
4th Copenhagen Kurdish Film Festival begins
The 4th Copenhagen Kurdish Film Festival has started. The title of this year’s festival is “Migration, Fleeing, Hopes and Dreams”. -
When music resists violence
When music resists violence -
London Kurdish Film Festival Screenplay Competition
London Kurdish Film Festival Screenplay Competition -
Dengbej at Siirt Festival
Dengbej at Siirt Festival -
Mom, Am I Barbarian ?
Mom, Am I Barbarian ? -
Mom, Am I Barbarian?
Mom, Am I Barbarian? -
Actor Kurtiz dies
Actor Kurtiz dies -
Youth Film Festival kicked off in Amed
Youth Film Festival kicked off in Amed -
Questioning the Answers
Questioning the Answers -
Filmamed Doc Festival in May
Filmamed Doc Festival in May -
Spokesman features dossier on the Kurdish Question
Spokesman features dossier on the Kurdish Question -
TEV-ÇAND artists demand freedom for Öcalan
TEV-ÇAND artists demand freedom for Öcalan -
Roboski massacre at Diyarbakýr film festival
Roboski massacre at Diyarbakýr film festival -
Demonstration in support of Grup Yorum
Demonstration in support of Grup Yorum -
Rock-A Festival in Foça
Rock-A Festival in Foça -
Two years prison sentence for singer Tunç
Two years prison sentence for singer Tunç -
New case against artist Ferhat Tunç
New case against artist Ferhat Tunç