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MedyaNews Daily Review: The brutal attack by Iranian security forces on the Kurdish city of Sanandaj in the last few days is 'a crime against humanity' says Hengaw, world-wide Free Öcalan rallies, Turkish Ambassador hints MİT assassinated Nagihan Akarsel.

Listen our Daily Review: Erdoğan 'violates legal principles of equality' by pardoning prisoners, Iraq to investigate Turkish and Iranian attacks in northern Kurdish region of Iraq, hundreds gathered in Sulaymaniyah to mourn murdered scholar Nagihan Akarsel.

The 9th of October is the 24th anniversary of Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) being driven from Syria under Turkish and international pressure, beginning the process which led to his eventual capture in Kenya with the collaboration of international intelligence agencies. The situation of the imprisoned Kurdish political figurehead was also on the news this week as...

At times it is hard to keep up with the fast-moving developments in the Kurdish issue, and particularly in the last three weeks this has been especially true, with Kurds in Iran taking part in general strikes, taking to the streets and in some places taking control of towns in uprisings sparked by the brutal killing of a young 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Jina Amini, by the so-called ‘morality polic...

In Sur district of Diyarbakır, grieving Kurdish families are protesting against a festival organised by Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry, saying it is inappropriate to hold a festival in a place where they have experienced such great suffering. The murder of Kurdish feminist activist Nagihan Akarsel has received global condemnation, most recently from Reporters Without Borders who have called...

Listen our Daily Review: Watch the late Nagihan Akarsel speak on her life work as a Kurdish feminist and academic, MEPs voice support for Iranian protesters, Brazil's left-wing Lula comes out ahead but presidency to be decided in run-off election.

Nagihan Akarsel, a prominent Kurdish academic known both for her scholarly work and her activism promoting women’s rights, was killed in an armed attack on Tuesday in Iraqi Kurdistan. After two explosions on Monday, which occurred around the police station of Hakkari in Turkey’s south east, the police have conducted a raid and detained a large number of people. In other news, the Syrian foreign mi...

A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture, CPT, has carried out an ad hoc visit to Turkey, including visiting the island of İmralı where Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has been held prisoner since 1999. Barham Salih, the president of Iraq has expressed his criticisms of both Turkey and Iran for their on-going cross-border attacks into the Kurdistan Region of I...

Listen our Daily Review: On Saturday a general strike was held in the Kurdistan Region of Iran following Iranian attacks on Kurdish communities in Iraqi Kurdistan, Human Rights Organisation Afrin- Report, Kurdish music group honours Amini Jin Jiyan Azadi.

Listen our Daily Review: Kurdish issues were on the agenda for the UK Labour Party's conference, Iranian attacks continue in Iraqi Kurdistan with at least nine dead, American feminist activist and Kurdish ally Meredith Tax dies aged 80, plus more.

Listen our Daily Review: German politician calls Turkish President a ‘Sewer Rat’ while claiming Erdoğan is creating a new refugee crisis, call for investigation into Turkey's alleged chemical weapon use, murder case of Tahir Elçi causes outrage as ex-PM's testimony is refused.

Listen our Daily Review: The protests inspired by Jina Amini's murder receive international solidarity, Turkish President accuses Europe of harbouring “nests of terror” citing Greek Lavrion refugee camp, Syria's Foreign Minister calls for an end to Turkish occupation.

Listen our Daily Review: Hadis Najafi, a 20-year-old female protester shot dead by police in Iran has joined Amini in becoming a symbol of women’s resistance, French Senator appeals to Turkish President to stop attacks on NE Syria, Amedspor fans arrested.

Watch our Daily Review: In Iran protests for Jina Amini -murdered by Iran’s morality police- continue despite rising fatalities, left-wing parties in Turkey unite in alliance led by pro-Kurdish HDP, the body of a Kurdish female fighter is finally returned to her family.

Kurdish people, and particularly women, in Iran have been living under double pressure for the last two years as the Islamist regime in the country has ramped up its aggression, said Nilüfer Koç, spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK). “The killing and torturing of Jina was the last drop, which has caused the cup to overflow,” said Koç in a po...

As protests over the death of Jîna Mahsa Amini continue, the Irani government shuts down the internet, restricting the use of Instagram and WhatsApp. United Nations experts have become increasingly concerned by torture practices in Turkey, and say that more must be done to prevent such things from occurring. In the final hearing of the Musa Anter case, a man who was assassinated in 1992, the court...

Listen our Daily Review: Seven protesters have been killed by Iranian security forces in mass protests after Jina Amini's death in custody, in Istanbul a Saturday Mothers trail was adjourned after police brutality, 2000 lawyers protest Öcalan's isolation.

Listen our Daily Review: Islamic cleric with 1.3 million YouTube followers tells Turks to prepare for hard times, 756 lawyers apply to visit jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, protests continue across Iran in wake of 22-year-old Amini's hijab murder.

Listen our Daily Review: Pollster says to win Turkey’s upcoming 2023 election opposition parties must unite with the pro-Kurdish HDP, protests were supressed following the murder of Kurdish Iranian Jina Amini, the press advisor of Sedat Peker has been arrested.

In North-East Syria, Asayish have completed an operation against ISIS in al-Hol camp, a University in Sweden produced a study on the regression of democracy world-wide, in Iran, a Kurdish woman was killed due to a so-called improper hijab.

Listen our Daily Review: Turkey’s Intelligence Agency visited Baghdad to discuss rivalry between the Sadr movement and Shiite Coordination Framework, the UN sounds alarm on Syrian cholera outbreak, Italy hosts event in support of Kurds.

Listen our Daily Review: A Turkish pollster said no candidate could win the 2023 Turkish elections without HDP's support, a teacher on hunger strike for nine months in a Turkish jail has reached critical condition, trailer released for new film ‘Kobane’.

Listen our Daily Review: 60 prisoners in KRI on prolonged hunger strike face rapidly declining health, demonstrations in Turkey call for use of Kurdish language in schools, journalists jailed in Turkey begin hunger strike, 10 years of Rojava self-rule.

Listen our Daily Review: Turkey's 1980 military coup set in motion violence and repression that continue to this day, Sweden's right-wing poised to win elections, no justice as Musa Anter murder case is statute barred 30 years on.

Hişyar Özsoy MP from the People’s Democratic Party Foreign Relations Commission speaks to Medya News about the struggles for democracy of the People’s Democratic Party and the critical upcoming Turkish elections.