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People celebrate Newroz across North Kurdistan
In numerous cities of North Kurdistan, the New Year festival Newroz has been celebrated today. In some places, snowfall and temperatures around freezing point left the celebrating crowds covered in a layer of white. -
Shengal youth: We will stoke the Newroz fire up
In celebration of Newroz, young Yazidi activists from Shengal said, “We will stoke up the flames of the Newroz fire started by Mazlum Doğan and Rehşan all over the world to secure the physical freedom of Öcalan, and that of Êzidxan and Kurdistan." -
Kurdish organizations and parties release joint Newroz declaration
Dozens of Kurdish organizations called for unity and solidarity in a joint statement to mark March 21, Newroz Day. -
Hozan Kawa: We must flock to the squares in Newroz
Hozan Kawa, the author of the song "Newroz," stated that everyone in Kurdistan should stand up and participate in celebrations wholeheartedly on this Newroz. -
‘East Kurdistan should celebrate Newroz with unprecedented enthusiasm this year’
The Democratic and Free Society of East Kurdistan (KODAR) Member Ferhad Pawe called on the Kurdish people in East Kurdistan to participate in the Newroz celebrations in the spirit of Amed Newroz and Mazlum Doğan's struggle. -
Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Metina
HPG/YJA Star guerrillas celebrated the 2022 Newroz with great enthusiasm in Metina. The guerrillas stated that they were preparing themselves for new operations with the arrival of Newroz. -
Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Şemzînan
Gerîla TV broadcast footage of the action carried out by the YJA Star guerrillas in Şemzînan on 15 September 2021. -
PJAK releases Newroz message
Newroz is directly related to the existence and freedom of the Kurdish people, said PJAK and called for strong participation in the events marking the day of resistance. -
KCK calls for "celebrating the 50th party year with a very strong Newroz festival"
The KCK calls for "celebrating the 50th party year with a very strong Newroz festival" and making it a year "of smashing fascism, liberating Öcalan and the Kurdish people." -
HSM: We welcome Newroz with the determination to liberate our leader physically
“We welcome our 50th Leadership Newroz with the determination to physically liberate our leader. We express our determination to fight ferociously until we crown our goal of Free Leader-Free Kurdistan with victory.” -
Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Heftanin
NATO's second largest army has failed to drive guerrillas from the Heftanin region of southern Kurdistan despite years of bombardment. This is shown by footage of a group of fighters celebrating Newroz in the mountains. -
YJA Star guerrillas: Newroz 2022 will mark the success of our resistance
YJA Star guerrillas Darsîn Amed and Hesret Dilgêş celebrated Newroz and said that they will defeat today's tyrants through struggle. -
Mêrdîn: The spirit of 8 March resistance will be seen in Newroz as well!
KJK Coordination Member Rewşen Mêrdîn emphasized the need for women's organization and alliance against the patriarchal system's efforts to dismantle women's achievements and said the spirit of 8 March will be seen in Newroz. -
KCK: All those responsible for massacres like Halabja will be held accountable!
Condemning the Halabja Massacre, the KCK said: "The best attitude to protect Halabja today is to oppose the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons." -
Hakkari is getting ready for Newroz
Hakkari Newroz Organizing Committee member Kadir Şahin said that they would welcome this year's Newroz under the motto "Dem Dema to Serkeftinê ye" (Time for Victory) on March 20, and in Gever, Şemzînan and Çelê on March 21. -
Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Zagros: We are prepared for everything!
At a guerrilla Newroz celebration in the Zagros Mountains, HPG commander Amed Malazgirt said there was a possibility that the coming year would be even more difficult than the past one. The guerrillas have prepared themselves accordingly, he noted. -
Victims of Halabja Massacre commemorated across South Kurdistan
People paid tribute to victims of the Halabja Massacre in several cities of South Kurdistan. -
'The Turkish state maintains the genocide in Halabja'
Commemorating the victims of Halabja massacre, parties and organisations stressed that the Kurdish people kept on fighting despite the genocides. It was stated that the Turkish government is still carrying out genocides. -
Dr. Berwarî: There is a lesson to be learned from Halabja
Stating that the Kurds should learn from Halabja, Anfal, and Shengal, otherwise similar events will continue to happen, Kamuran Berwari said that “Whoever takes the enemy's hand becomes an accomplice in the massacres." -
Kurdistan Alliance remembers Halabja: Chemicals weapons are still used in Kurdistan
In a statement, parties in the Kurdistan Alliance Working Group commemorated those who lost their lives in the Halabja Massacre. The alliance said that chemical weapons are still used in the mountains of Kurdistan. -
Guerrillas: We will win a victory with the spirit of Newroz
“We will lead this war to victory with the spirit of Newroz,” say the guerrillas fighting in the mountains of Kurdistan. -
Still no news about HDP member Musa Çiftçi, detained in Hewler by KDP forces
HDP member Musa Çiftçi was detained by the KDP Asayish at the entrance to Hewler 8 days ago. It was learned that Çiftçi was held in Gişti Public Security in Hewler. -
16 March 1988: Remembering the Halabja massacre
Today marks 34 years since Saddam Hussein massacred thousands of his own people in a chemical attack on the city of Halabja. -
‘The Newroz fire built by Kawa the Blacksmith will not die down’
HPG and YJA Star guerrillas celebrated the peoples of the Middle East for the upcoming Newroz and vowed to “make the 2022 Newroz the Newroz of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's physical freedom” and to “increase our struggle”. -
Newroz fire lit in Beytüşşebap: "The time of victory has come"
This year's celebrations of the resistance and New Year festival Newroz have started in Northern Kurdistan. "The time of victory, the time of freedom for Abdullah Öcalan has come,” said DTK co-chair Berdan Öztürk.