NEWS

Latest News

• Court accepts indictment against TTB President Fincancı 

  The TTB president is accused of "terror propaganda" because of her demand for an independent investigation into the possible violation of the ban on chemical weapons by the Turkish army.
• Demo in Rome denounces Turkish use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan 

  “We have to say enough to these massacres and start being aware of what is happening without closing our eyes, Erdogan is a mass murderer, a greedy bloodthirsty dictator, not the saviour the media portray in relation to the war in Ukraine.”
• Two injured as Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê strike police and prison guards in Istanbul 

  The Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê Initiative hit police and prison guards in Istanbul with firearms and explosive devices. One police officer and one prison guard were injured.
• University of Pisa occupied against the war in Kurdistan 

  “Turkey is one of the main buyers of 'technological' weapons produced in Italy by companies such as Leonardo S.p.A., which has its headquarters in Ankara, and with which our universities have for years had close research and production collaborations."
• MEPs express concern over Turkish attacks against Rojava and South Kurdistan 

  A group of members of the European Parliament, in a letter they sent to the EU Commission, expressed their concern about Turkey's military attacks against Rojava and South Kurdistan and called on the EU to react.
• KON-MED calls on activists to take to the streets for Abdullah Öcalan 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization KON-MED has called on activists to take to the streets to demand news about the situation of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Bristol activists organize action at Boeing Defence 

  On the 1st December, as part of the ‘Defend Kurdistan’ days of action, activists from Bristol Kurdistan Solidarity Network (BKSN) returned to the offices of Boeing Defence in Filton to demand that the company immediately halts its sale of arms to Turkey.
• Woman prisoner released after 30 years is taken into custody again 

  Şadiye Manap, who was released from Gebze Women's Closed Prison after 30 years, was taken into custody before she left the prison.
• Young Kurds take to the streets in Bern and Luzern against isolation imposed on Öcalan 

  Concerned about the health and safety of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, after the statement made by Asrın Law Office, young people took action in Bern and Luzern.
• Green Party office in Göttingen occupied 

  The initiatives "Defend Kurdistan" and "Women Defend Rojava" demand effective action against the Turkish attacks in Syria and Iraq. In Göttingen, activists have occupied the office of the Green Party.
• Livorno for Rojava in solidarity with “those fighting for a more just and freer society” 

  Activists took to the streets here in Livorno to stop the war, to denounce the Italian government's complicity with the Ankara regime, and to express solidarity with those fighting for a more just and freer society.
• France: Turkish attacks pave the way for the escape of ISIS members 

  French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said that the Turkish attacks on North and East Syria threaten the combat against ISIS and help ISIS members escape.
• KCDK-E: Let's mobilize for the health and safety of President Öcalan  

  After the Asrın Law Office's statement, KCDK-E stated that the concerns about the health and safety of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan have increased. "We invite you to actively participate in the actions to be held on 3 December."
• Defend Kurdistan launches #StopNATOcrimes Twitter storm today  

  A Twitter storm will take place today at 6pm (CET) organized by Defend Kurdistan to say #StopNATOcrimes
• Activists in Naples block Turkish Airlines counter 

  Activists in Naples blocked the check-in counter of a Turkish airlines flight at Naples International Airport.
• KNK calls on CPT and Council of Europe to fulfill their responsibility over Imrali 

  The KNK stated that the CPT and the Council of Europe should fulfill their responsibility regarding the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan as soon as possible and inform the people of Kurdistan and the whole world.
• Activists block Turkish Airlines counter in Berlin 

  Activists blocked the Turkish Airlines counter at Berlin airport as part of the action days against Turkey's war crimes in Kurdistan. The counter had to be closed due to the action.
• CJEU announces ruling on the PKK's action against terror list 

  The CJEU has confirmed that the 2014 "terror list" must be annulled with regard to the PKK. With regard to the subsequent lists until 2020, the PKK's complaint was dismissed.
• Heyva Sor launches campaign “East Kurdistan is Not Alone” 

  The aid campaign seeks to collect donations for the victims of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Revolution in eastern Kurdistan.
• Open letter on allegations of the use of chemical weapons by Turkey calls for action 

  “The Kurdish people do not have a government that can speak up for them,” say dozens of intellectuals who call for action against the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds.
• Give a smile campaign to help children in Kurdistan 

  The Initiative for Peace and Hope in Kurdistan e.V. has started its annual gift campaign for children and young people in Maxmur, in Shengal and, this year, also in Rojava.
• Activists in Bologna express solidarity to Kurdish people 

  A march was held in the Italian city of Bologna with the participation of many institutions and movements to show solidarity with the Kurdish people against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state against Kurdistan.
• Norway’s Foreign Minister says her country “concerned about increased military activity in N. Iraq" 

  Norway’s Foreign Minister told Red Party MP Aydar that she was “concerned about increased military activity in northern Iraq. Norway is concerned that warring parties in all contexts comply with international humanitarian law.”
• Kurdish organizations in Switzerland call for protest outside UN office tomorrow 

  The Swiss Democratic Kurdish Council (CDK-S) and the Swiss Kurdish Women's Union (YJK-S) called for a protest to be held on November 30 in front of the UN office in Geneva against the chemical attacks of the Turkish state.
• Protests continue in Iran and East Kurdistan on day 73 

  Popular anti-government protests continue in dozens of cities in Iran, especially in East Kurdistan, as state forces have escalated abductions and threats in addition to mass arrests.