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Euphrates at risk of drying up
Imad Ubeyd from the administration board of the Euphrates dam near Hesekê underlined that the water level in the reservoir has fallen dramatically. If Turkey continues to block the water supply, irrigation and electricity supply will collapse. -
Zîlan River is being poisoned
Due to the dams, marble quarries and mines, the North Kurdish Zîlan River has become an ecological death zone. Mir Bahattin Demir from the Zîlan Ecology Platform reports high concentrations of heavy metals. -
Iraqi President: Turkey and Iran's water cuts pose a threat to Iraq's water security
Iraqi President Latif Rashid said that Turkey’s and Iran's water cuts pose a threat to his country’s water security, causing the water level to drop. -
Iraq's mighty river Tigris is drying up
It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilisation itself. But today the Tigris is dying, AFP reports. -
Felled trees to be used for heating military bases in Şırnak
The forests in Northern Kurdistan are systematically cut down, through which paramilitaries earn vast sums of money. Some of the wood goes directly to military forts in the region and is burnt there for heating. -
The beauty of Hakkari mountains
In the mountains of Hakkari, despite the fact that it is autumn, all four seasons are experienced together. -
Pollution from oil production linked to increase in cancer rates in and around Basra
Iraqi Environment Minister Jassem al-Falahi acknowledged that pollution from oil production is the main cause of the increase in cancer rates in and around Basra. -
Surp Sarkis Armenian Church defies destruction
Surp Sarkis Armenian Church, which is located in the historical borough of Sur in Amed, defies destruction. -
Yet another dam to be built in Zap Valley
The AKP-MHP government is planning to build another security dam on Zap Valley where thousands of people make a living from agriculture and animal husbandry. -
1200 families left their homes due to drought in southern Iraq
1,200 families have left marshlands and agricultural areas in the last six months due to drought and water shortages in the rural and poor province of Zikar in southern Iraq. -
Turkey accelerates ecocide in the Kurdish region
The AKP-MHP government is speeding up ecocide in the Kurdish region of the country. Trees have been felled massively in a village in Bingöl province for five months. -
Second conversation with radical grass-roots solidarity economy organisations: Aboriya Jin
For the series of Conversations with Gamechangers, a webinar will take place on 8 October. The conversation will be with Aboriya Jin (Women's Economy). -
Water of Iraq and the Kurdistan region reduced by 80 percent due to the blocking of Turkey and Iran
The Head of the Department of Civilization at Komar University said that the waters of Iraq and the Kurdistan region have decreased by 80 percent and the underground water resources have decreased significantly due to the obstructions of Turkey and Iran. -
‘Pressure should be put on Turkey to re-allow water flow of the Euphrates’
The lands of North and East Syria are becoming desert due to the Turkish state which has reduced the water flow of the Euphrates River for two years. Decreased and polluted waters also cause many diseases in the region. -
HDP: The government is destroying and plundering nature in Mount Cudi
HDP calls on all democratic institutions, and all political parties concerned with environmental justice, especially environmental and ecological organizations, to take action against ecological destruction in Mount Cudi and all over Turkey. -
Mesopotamian Ecology Movement vows to fight the plunder and exploitation of nature
The living spaces of the Kurdish people are in jeopardy, said the Mesopotamian Ecology Movement, insisting that “our struggle will continue until the plunder and exploitation is over.” -
Mount Cudi March kicks off in Batman
The crowd gathered in Batman set off to attend the Mount Cudi March. -
Venice Climate Camp discusses Abdullah Öcalan's idea
“Let’s change the system, not the climate” was this year’s slogan of the Venice Climate Camp, where Abdullah Öcalan's ideas were also discussed. -
Naci Sönmez: Let's be in Cûdî to protest plunder of nature
HDP deputy co-chair Naci Sönmez said that people should fight united against the plunder of nature and called on everyone to attend the march on Cûdî. -
KCK Ecology Committee calls for participation in the protest march to Mount Cudi
The KCK Ecology Committee called for broad participation in the protest march to Mount Cudi to be staged on September 17 against the Turkish destruction of nature in Kurdistan. -
Deforestation and plunder increase in Şırnak
Hundreds of trees are cut down each day in the regions of Mount Cudi, Besta and the Navyan village in the countryside of Şırnak province. -
Parties and organizations in Van call for participation in protest march to Mount Cudi
Several non-governmental organizations and parties in Van province called for participation in the protest march to Mount Cudi to be staged on September 17. -
Third Edition of Climate Camp kicks off in Venice
Rise Up 4 Climate Justice and Fridays for Future Venice/Mestre organized the third edition of the Venice Climate Camp. -
Solidarity Economy Association launches webinars about building a cooperative economy
Solidarity Economy Association organized an online series of conversations with radical grass-roots solidarity economy organisations across the world. -
Kalçık: Historical buildings reminiscent of Kurdish and Armenian identity are being destroyed
Van ÇEVDER President Ali Kalçık said that all areas with historical buildings reminiscent of Kurdish and Armenian identity were destroyed by a conscious policy.