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First Friday prayer in Hagia Sophia
In Hagia Sophia a Muslim prayer was held for the first time in 86 years. As the leader of Diyanet, Ali Erbaş delivered the Friday sermon with a sword in his hand, publicist and theologian Ihsan Eliaçık drew comparisons to the ISIS. -
Families of Imrali prisoners submit visitation request
The relatives of the prisoners on Imrali have again applied for a visit to the island prison. -
Sinn Féin calls to pass Bill condemning Palestinian occupation
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs (Teachta Brady) John Brady has called on government to end its opposition to the Occupied Territories Bill after a successful meeting with the Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland Dr Jilan Abdalmajid. -
CDK-S: Hagia Sophia decision is continuation of Lausanne Treaty
Hagia Sophia is ready to reopen as a mosque with a Friday prayer today, Governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya has confirmed. -
Bolivian Supreme Electoral Tribunal postpones elections
Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced that the general elections will be postponed from September 6 to October 18. -
KCDK-E protest Maxmur embargo on anniversary of Lausanne Treaty
The demonstrations are to coincide with the anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, in 1923, which resulted in Kurdistan being divided. -
Online panel on the Kurdish Freedom Movement
A panel discussion celebrating the history and resistance struggle of the Kurdish freedom movement will be held online on 15 August. -
Body of YPG fighter exhumed and reburied in Turkey
The body of YPG fighter Faydan Yeşilırmak, who died in Kobanê and was buried in 2015 in Bitlis and later, by government order, under a pavement in Kilyos, has been exhumed and handed over to his relatives. -
Protest in Ottawa against arms exports to Turkey
In Ottawa, Kurds protested against the approval of arms deliveries from Canada to Turkey. -
Strict safety rules before Friday prayer in Hagia Sophia
On Friday Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will be inaugurated as a mosque. Strict security measures are in place, visitors should bring "a mask, prayer rug and patience", demands the Istanbul governor. -
“HDP and its struggle are the only alternative to AKP's policies"
In an ANF interview, HDP MP Sezai Temelli talks about state repression and the democratic assemblies that have been taking place. These meetings with social groups serve to shape the HDP's democratic project. -
Police violence against teenagers in Bursa
Photographs from Bursa in western Turkey show a new case of police violence. Juveniles were kicked, beaten and threatened with firearms by police officers while lying on the ground. -
Protest grows about possible exclusion of Correa from elections
Ecuador's "Unity to Win" Front rejects decision of the National Electoral Council which could exclude former President Correa from the 2021 elections. -
FAO says deforestation still a big problem
For the first time since 1990, the FRA 2020 report -published every five years- contains an online interactive platform with detailed regional and global analyses for nearly 240 countries and territories. -
Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali
Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client. -
HDP press consultant Dağ taken into custody
HDP Amed Provincial Organization Press Consultant Vedat Dağ was detained on Thursday evening. -
Activists in Kiel protest Turkish state attacks on Kurdistan
The fascist attacks of the Turkish state in Kurdistan were protested in an action in Kiel. -
HDP Councilor detained in Bozova
The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated. -
China: Palestinians can count on us to back their just rights
“China is a sincere friend of the Palestinian people. The Palestinian people can always count on China’s support for their just cause and legitimate national rights,” Zhang said. -
Greece slams Turkey’s actions in the Aegean
The foreign minister of Greece slammed Turkey’s actions in recent months in the Aegean Sea, which separates the two countries, saying Ankara must “abstain from its illegal gunboat diplomacy.” -
UN: Yemen sees return to alarming levels of food insecurity
Economic crisis, conflict, floods, desert locusts – and now COVID-19 - could wipe out improvements in food security in parts of Yemen, UN agencies warn. -
CPT-IK urges Turkey to end military operations in Iraq
CPT-IK calls on the Government of Turkey to respect civilian lives and put an end to its military operations in the territory of Iraq. -
ISIS plants Caliphate's flag in Germiyan
ISIS mercenaries carried out a raid on the village of Sherki in Khanaqin (Xaneqin) province in Diyala Governorate. -
Forum on Irish unity welcome if really working, says Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill has said the creation of any forum on Irish unity is welcome but must go beyond rhetoric. -
CDK-S calls on people to protest Treaty of Lausanne anniversary
CDK-S called for participation in the protests planned for 23-24 July, the anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, which divided Kurdistan into 4 parts.