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• "Amara" exhibition opens in Cologne 

  The exhibition "Amara" curated by Sinan Hezer with works by Kurdish artists opened on Friday evening in the Cologne-Mülheim Kulturbunker.
• Video clip released in memory of Martyrs Mihemed and Zozan 

  Martyrs Mihemed Gabar and Zozan Ömer, who were killed on 14 June 2023.
• "Women, Migration, Art and Empowerment", a collective exhibition about the challenges of migration 

  "Women, Migration, Art and Empowerment" is a collective exhibition depicting the challenges faced by women in migration, at the Lola cultural center in Hamburg. The exhibition will be open until 18 July.
• Arts and culture organisations in Amed: Do not remain silent against injustice 

  Culture and arts associations and academies in Amed (Diyarbakır) reacted against the appointment of a trustee to Hakkari Municipality and called on the people and democratic circles not to remain silent against injustice.
• Çiyager Hêvî Youth and Culture Festival to be held on Sunday 

  Thousands of people are expected to attend the Çiyager Hêvî Youth and Culture Festival, which will be held in Reims next Sunday.
• Koma Amara releases multilingual music video ‘Apo Roj e’ 

  Koma Amara's music video ‘Apo Roj e’ is more than just a piece of music, containing deep messages about the Kurdish people's and especially women's struggle for freedom.
• Koma Amed back on stage after 27 years  

  The crowning finale of the Kurdish Cultural Festival in Paris was a concert by Deza Amed, Chopy and Koma Amed at the Cirque d'Hiver. For the legendary band Koma Amed, the performance was a celebrated comeback after 27 years.
• Historic Koma Amed concert to close Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival 

  The third edition of the Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival will be crowned by a major concert by Koma Amed and other artists.
• International Commune of Rojava: Revolutionary art in solidarity with Rojava 

  The Rojava Revolution, the International Commune of Rojava called on activists around the world to send pieces of art by the end of June.
• Artist Emel Çiftçi acquitted  

  Artist Emel Çiftçi was acquitted in the case where she was tried for “membership in a terrorist organization” and “leadership of a terrorist organization”. Suffering from cancer, Çiftçi was unable to attend the trial.
• Kurdish Cultural Festival in Paris: Dengbej performance in Mantes-la-Jolie 

  At the Kurdish Cultural Festival, organised for the third time this year in the Paris region, dengbêj performance was presented against cultural assimilation.
• Kurdish women participate in Festival of Cultures 

  Kurdish women participating in the Festival of Cultures Against Racism and Fascism in Bochum exhibited their culture and exposed the German state's criminalization practices against the Kurds.
• 'Free Prisoner' painting exhibition meets art lovers in Switzerland 

  An exhibition in St. Gallen shows paintings by Kurdish prisoners Aynur Epli, Ferhan Mordeniz and Mehmet Boğatekin, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in Turkey for political reasons.
• Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival starts 

  The Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival, organised by the Kurdish Democratic Council in France and the Kurdistan Cultural Association started today. The festival will last until 1 June.
• "Create two, three... many Vietnams", new article from Lêgerîn magazine  

  Lêgerîn magazine published a new article on its website.
• Third edition of the Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival opens on Saturday 

  The Paris Kurdish Cultural Festival will take place from 25 May to 1 June.
• "Freedom for Leader Apo, Status for Kurdistan" concert in Nantes  

  TEV-ÇAND held the "Freedom for Leader Apo, Status for Kurdistan" concert in Nantes with the participation of thousands of people.
• Women prime at 35th Festival of Folklore Dances of Kurdistan  

  Eight out of 18 traditional dance groups that took the stage on Saturday consisted entirely of female members.
• Kurdish Language Symposium starts in Van 

  Organised by the Eğitim-Sen union, the 1st Kurdish Language Symposium has started in Van with the participation of guests from four parts of Kurdistan,
• Kurdistan Folklore Dance Festival starts in Esslingen 

  This year's Kurdistan Folklore Dance Festival is being held in the German city of Esslingen. Many groups are taking part in the dance competition, and the dancers kicked off the festival with a colourful procession through the city.
• PEN International "utterly condemns shocking sentencing of Selahattin Demirtaş 

  PEN International utterly condemned the shocking sentencing of writer and honorary PEN member Selahattin Demirtaş to 42 years in prison.
• Ararat Socio-Cultural Center in Rome celebrates 25 years of activity 

  On the anniversary of the Ararat Socio-Cultural Center in Rome, the Kurds will tell their story with a day of celebration and meeting.
• Casco to host event in Utrecht in support of Kezi, Rojava Women Film Collective 

  On Thursday evening in Utrecht, the group Casco will host an event in support of Kezi, the all-women Rojava Film Collective.
• Language, a short text by Martyr Xelil Dağ 

  Martyr Xelil Dağ wrote: "Language is the expression of our common culture, our thoughts and our feelings. When thoughts become words and leave our bodies, we initiate change."
• Kurdish Language Day events in Qamishlo, Shehba and Chilaxa 

  Kurdish Language Day on 15 May was celebrated with various events in Qamishlo, Shehba and Chilaxa in North-East Syria.