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DAILY NEWS: Turkish gov't accused of election fraud // Turkey silent on German citizen killed in combat with Turkish forces // Hunger strike for Öcalan enters 24th day // Turkish police shoot Kurdish villager then sue family for damages //

DAILY NEWS: Iraqi-Kurdish parties secure Kirkuk, Mosul in local elections // Turkey: 23,000 pro-Kurdish politicians detained since 2015 // Kurdish politicians condemn Kobani trail // Language debate ensues in Turkish parliament //

A burst of violence has been noted in eastern Syria's Deir ez-Zor governorate, as unidentified gunmen conduct a series of attacks, resulting in casualties among members of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. Rojîn Hedad, a 17-year-old Yazidi, who spent nine years in ISIS captivity has finally returned home to Sinjar. Hedad was liberated near Idli...

Daily News: US stands firm with Kurdish allies, Kurdish journalist remains missing, Turkey: Kurdish journalist released, international women’s delegation in Diyarbakır.

DAILY NEWS: 'Turkey increasingly distant from EU': EU Council // New 'social contract' for Syria's Kurdish-led autonomous region // Latest sanctions hit Hamas financiers // Geneva march joins global Free Öcalan initiative //

DAILY NEWS: Pro-Kurdish politician in Turkey assassinated // Hunger strike in Turkish prisons reaches 17th day // Ex-CPT chief: 'Human-rights focus' needed on Öcalan // Kurdish journalist charged with terrorism //

Jina Amini wins Sakharov prize // Turkish airstrikes leave Syrians in humanitarian crisis // DEM Party co-chair delivers speech in Kurdish // Margaret Owen joins 'Free Öcalan' campaign //

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party rebrands // Healthcare crisis in Turkish prisons // Alevis rally in Istanbul to demand civic equality // World celebrates Öcalan Books Day //

The 18th EU Turkey Civic Commission conference concludes with a resolution condemning Turkey's anti-democratic actions. Urgent global intervention is sought on issues like the Kurdish question, gender-based violence, and human rights abuses. Amnesty International released a report on 6 December exposing the sexual violence that protesters involved in the ‘Jin, Jîyan, Azadi’ or ‘Woman, Life, Freedo...

The 18th International Kurdish Conference, held between 6-7 December in Brussels, stressed that the Kurdish issue transcends regional borders and is a global human rights matter requiring dialogue and political engagement. A hunger strike in Turkish prisons has reached its 11th day. Prisoners demand immediate release of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan from absolute incommunic...

Former co-chair of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, Selahattin Demirtaş, has been behind bars for seven years, accused of "publicly denigrating the government". Today Demirtaş tells court his lengthy detention is due to his Kurdish identity and political views. An exclusive Medya News interview with Kurdish rights advocate Dr. Thoreau Redcrow offers a fresh look at the role of Abdul...

In a local election campaign speech, pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party Co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları vows to stand united with the public against the Turkish government's undemocratic practice of trustee-appointment. Turkey's nationalist Good Party rejects a coalition offer from main opposition Republican People's Party, following suit of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy...

The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party announced it will independently field its own candidates in the upcoming local elections across Turkey. This new strategy marks a transformative moment for the party. Turkey's Kırıkkale 1st High Criminal Court has dismissed the 1993 Vartinis case. The case involved the tragic death of a Kurdish family in an arson attack, believed to be a retaliatory act by...

Daily News: Members of Turkish Medical Association dismissed, Henry Kissinger dead at 100, international delegation to visit Turkey, Italian lawyer reaffirms responsibility for Öcalan's asylum.

Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency has removed several organisations including the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from its list of foreign terrorist organisations. A Turkish court's postponement of the Tahir Elçi murder case to 6 March 2024 has drawn sharp criticism, with legal representatives expressing concern over ignored evidence and unfulfilled requests. A Turkish journalist has clai...

A mass hunger strike by Kurdish prisoners in Turkey started on Monday, and is set to continue well into 2024 or until demands are met for an immediate resolution to the Kurdish issue and freedom for Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan. The Turkish government has frozen the assets of certain humanitarian organisations following its devastating military campaign against Kurdish-con...

The Turkish Interior Ministry has confirmed 98 detentions in raids across 18 provinces on Tuesday. Some of those detained were party representatives of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, accused of "propagating an illegal organisation on social media". The Kurdish Assembly in London calls for unity among the UK's ethnic, religious, and cultural groups to fight against the crimi...

Europe has witnessed numerous commemorations marking the 45th anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Spread across several cities the events coincided with calls to remove the organisation from the terror list. The strategically vital Gulf emirate, Qatar, remains central in Hamas-Israel mediation efforts, balancing ties between the US and divergent allegiances in the Middle East. As the...

Daily News: Civilians killed in escalating Turkish attacks on north-east Syria, pro-Kurdish Turkish opposition party to alter abbreviation of name, Iran executes another protester in prison, Sweden 'unable' to join upcoming NATO meeting.

Unconfirmed reports and visual evidence from Kurdish sources suggest Turkey, with Qatar's collaboration, plans to resettle Palestinian families in Afrin, northern Syria. Far-right leader Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom has won the Dutch general election, according to unofficial results, outstripping his Kurdish-Dutch competitor. Lawyers from Asrın Law Office have again applied to meet with their...

Israel has agreed to pause the bombardment of Gaza in exchange for the release of 50 hostages, while Hamas has demanded the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners. The People's Defense Forces or HPG, the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, has claimed 49 Turkish military casualties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Female figures from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Pa...

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq's ruling party stands accused of enabling the Turkish army to establish positions in the region and allowing Turkish military incursions by the Kurdistan National Congress. The debate over Turkey's electoral threshold reignites, following President Erdoğan's suggestion to depart from the 50+1 rule. Pro-Kurdish HEDEP Co-Chairs Hatimoğulları and Bakırhan condemn electora...

Four people have been killed in Turkey's Kurdish-majority Batman province following severe flooding on Sunday. Among the deceased are three young siblings, all under the age of ten. A new indictment has been levelled against Ogün Samast, just released from prison after serving 16 years for the 2007 murder of Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of the Armenian Agos newspaper. New York City Mayor has showed...

Daily News: Turkish president to visit Berlin, Kurdish family grave vandalised again, release of Ogün Samast sparks protests in Turkey, Democratic Modernity Academy to host conference, Kurds ready to march for Öcalan.

The release of Ogün Samast, convicted for the brutal murder of renowned Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in 2007, has sparked outrage in Turkey. Many opposition MPs have reacted with dismay and disbelief. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged accusations over their respective countries’ actions against Kurds and Palestinians Turkish Parliament...