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No intervention to extinguish fire on Gabar Mountain
No intervention to extinguish the fire that broke out on Gabar Mountain in Şirnak. -
Resistance continues in the village of Sürgücü
Resistance continues in the village of Sürgücü, after DEDAŞ raided once again with soldiers. The people set up barricades with stones on the Sürgücü-Savur road. -
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Dêrik partnership builds first solar-powered drinking water well
The Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Dêrik twin town partnership has built the first solar-powered drinking water well for a district of the twin town of Dêrik in Northern Syria. -
Perspectives from Rojava, third video from the Internationalist Commune
Perspectives from Rojava: “Democratic Nation means that no people is superior to another” is the third video published by the Internationalist Commune of Rojava. -
7 detained as soldiers attack villagers protesting against hydroelectric power plant in Muğla
Turkish soldiers attacked the villagers on vigil against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in Fethiye and detained 7 people. -
Protest against mining project in Hasandin: We will not sacrifice this place to economic rent
At the rally against the mining project in Hasandin Plateau, people said: "We will keep watch every day if necessary. The entry of a mine here means our extinction." -
Villagers in Kars say solar power plant will modify environment
Villagers in Tekneli said that if the solar power plant project is implemented, the pastures will be rented for grazing animals, the endemic plants will be damaged, and animal husbandry will be destroyed. -
'We do not want mines, hydroelectric power plants and dams on our lands'
Reacting to the mining companies taking samples in the villages, Recep Aslanhan, a resident of Amed’s Kulp district, said: "We do not want mines, HEPPs and dams on our lands. We do not want to have to leave our land. We will continue to stand against it." -
'Ecological City' workshop in Amed
Speaking at the "Ecological City" workshop in Amed, Yüksel Genç said that they are facing a major ecocide. -
Afrin-Shehba Canton Ecology Board exposes Turkish environmental attacks in the region
The Afrin-Shehba Canton Ecology Board demanded accountability for the environmental attacks by the Turkish state and its mercenaries. -
Hundreds of tonnes of trees cut down in Şırnak countryside every day
The occupying Turkish state cuts 600-700 tonnes of trees daily in the Bêtkar region of Uludere district and transports them to different cities., -
22nd Munzur Culture and Nature Festival kicks off today in Dersim
The 22nd Munzur Culture and Nature Festival will kick off today in Dersim. Its main focus will be the attacks on the city's nature and culture. -
Şirnak: Engineer killed by drilling rig, two workers injured
An engineer was killed by a fallen drilling rig in an oil field in the Gabar massif in Şirnak. Two other workers were injured. -
Environmental organizations to meet in Şirnak on 28 July
Environmental organizations will meet in Şirnak on 28 July to condemn nature plunder. -
Make Rojava Green Again: Politics of the scorched earth continue in whole Kurdistan
An article by Make Rojava Green Again addressed the issue of global warming and its effects on Kurdistan. -
Village guards cut down trees in Beytüşşebap
Village guards are cutting down trees in the area of Komate in Beytüşşebap. -
Ecologists in fire-devastated area: Those who destroy our nature must be held accountable
Environmental activists from Kurdistan and Turkey have made serious accusations against the Turkish government and the state electricity company during a visit to the fire area between Mardin and Amed. -
South Kurdistan Women's Initiative protests Turkish state's attacks on the nature of Kurdistan
The South Kurdistan Women's Initiative protested the Turkish state's attacks on the nature of Kurdistan and said in a statement that "there are no natural disasters in Kurdistan, there are Turkish state disasters". -
KCK Ecology Committee: DEDAŞ committed three massacres at once
"Only our common ecological struggle can stop this fascist, genocidal mentality. Preventing the disasters of the government will only be possible with the struggle we wage wherever we are," said the KCK. -
Ecology Union: The state and DEDAŞ are responsible for the fires
Drawing attention to the fire in Kurdistan, the Ecology Union stated that the lack of timely intervention led to a disaster and denounced the failures of the state and DEDAŞ. -
People intervene with their own resources to bring wildfire between Mardin and Amed under control
At least five people are reported dead and dozens injured as the huge fire destroyed crops of wheat and corn. -
North Kurdistan: Control through the destruction of memory
An article by the Union of Libertarian Communists addresses the issue of ecocide in North Kurdistan. -
Rojava: Drip irrigation against desertification
Agriculture is one of the main causes of desertification due to its massive water consumption. In Northern and Eastern Syria, attempts are being made to stop the desertification process through drip irrigation. -
Forest on fire in South Kurdistan
A forest has caught fire in Çoman in South Kurdistan. The cause is unknown. -
Fifty villages to be flooded by a dam project in Amed
The Geliyê Godernê region in Amed, which has been inhabited since ancient times, is being depopulated for a dam project and fifty villages are to be flooded. The people are resisting expulsion and military violence.