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• Collective art as a form of resistance and hope 

  Collective creation offers resistance and hope by prioritising mutual understanding over self-expression.
• Imprisoned Kurdish singer Nudem Durak may lose her voice 

  Nudem Durak is facing serious health issues, and her mother is calling for the release of both Nudem and all seriously ill prisoners.
• Screening of 'The Life of a Snowflake' by Kazım Öz in Basel 

  The film 'The Life of a Snowflake', written, directed, and produced by Kurdish filmmaker Kazım Öz in 2022, was screened at the Kino Neues cinema in the city of Basel.
• Animation video of Ali Haydar Kaytan’s poem released  

  A new animation clip was made for the poem “Dîrok” by Ali Haydar Kaytan.
• 'Status for Mother Tongue' march takes place in Van 

  A call was made during the marches organized as part of the Kurdish Language Day events: "The national values of the Kurdish people must be recognized for an honorable peace."
• TEV-ÇAND: Comrade Cuma’s legacy will live on through art and struggle 

  In a letter to the family of slain artist Bavê Teyar, TEV-ÇAND said comrade Cuma will be remembered as an immortal guide in their path forward.
• Dersim Festival in Frankfurt: Cultural protest against assimilation and oblivion 

  The 15th Dersim Festival commemorated the region's history of resistance with music, political speeches, and a cultural program. The event was marked by a spirit of democratic renewal and called for the strengthening of collective identity.
• 15th European Dersim Culture Festival begins with a call for resistance 

  The European Dersim Culture Festival began with a call to resist assimilation and protect Dersim’s cultural heritage.
• Countdown begins for the 15th European Dersim Culture Festival 

  The organizing committee of the European Dersim Festival, led by FEDA, ADEF, and DIK, has announced that preparations are complete for the festival that will take place on 30–31 May.
• International Women’s Festival in Qamishlo, Hesekê, and Kobanê kicks off on Saturday 

  The KEZÎ collective promotes the Nujiyan International Women’s Festival.
• Kurdish Culture Days 2025 to kick off in Nuremberg on May 28 

  Kurdish culture, art, literature, and cinema will come together in Germany's Nuremberg city for a rich four-day program.
• 'Concrete Is Yours, Homeland Is Ours' documentary’s X account shut down by court 

  The documentary’s director, Halil Yakut, said that the reason given for the closure was the trailer posted on the X account.
• ÖHD: Kurdish should be an official language 

  On the occasion of 15 May, Kurdish Language Day, the ÖHD made joint statements in many cities, demanding that Kurdish be recognized as an official and educational language.
• Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival continues  

  The Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival, which kicked off on 17 May and will last till 23 May.
• Cemile Turhallı: Kurdish must be an official education language 

  Cemile Turhallı called for Kurdish to be recognized as an official education language at the Kurdish Language Symposium in Van.
• Photo exhibition on Yazidi genocide opens in Herford 

  In cooperation with Yekmal and the Marta Hoch Museum, photographer Rawend Jawad Smail opened a photo exhibition on the Yazidi genocide in Germany.
• “I Engraved My Heart on the Mountains” translated into Greek 

  The work, consisting of the diaries kept by Gurbetelli Ersöz, Turkey's first female editor-in-chief, between 1995 and 1997, was published by Agra, one of Greece's largest publishing houses.
• KJK: Let's increase our work for the Kurdish language in the new process 

  The KJK Education Committee said the new phase offers grounds to organize mother tongue efforts and called for collective mobilization.
• TEV-DEM: Protecting the Kurdish language and culture is our legitimate right 

  The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) celebrated Kurdish Language Day on May 15, emphasizing that the protection of language and culture is a great achievement of the Rojava revolution.
• The voice of women: Xabur FM 

  Xabur FM has celebrated 10 years of diverse broadcasts led by women in Hesekê.
• KCK: Let's raise the struggle for the Kurdish language to be officially recognized 

  The KCK Education Committee called for an increase in the struggle for "the Kurdish language to be officially recognized."
• Today is Kurdish Language Day 

  Kurds celebrate 15 May Kurdish Language Day with many events in various cities and countries.
• Kurdish Language Day celebrated in the Euphrates Canton 

  On the occasion of 15 May, Kurdish Language Day, three different events were organized in the cities of Kobanê and Ayn Issa.
• Prof. Scholz: The Kurdish University is a project of freedom 

  Prof. Dr. Christoph Scholz will be the rector of the Kurdish University in Germany. He said that the university is not just an educational institution, but also a project of identity and freedom.
• Activities on the occasion of Kurdish Language Day on May 15 begin in Kobanê 

  Euphrates Canton Education Institution, together with students and educators from Kobanê University, called for the Kurdish language to be officially recognized in the new Syrian constitution.