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Co-mayor of Hakkari's Esendere town detained
Co-mayor of Hakkari's Esendere town, Dilber Uzunköprü has been taken into custody. -
Three brothers murdered by Turkish soldiers on Rojava border
Occupant Turkish forces have murdered three people from the same family and wounded three women on the border with Rojava, West Kurdistan yesterday evening. -
Mothers condemn the state forces bombing their children's graves
Mothers condemned the Turkish state forces that have demolished cemeteries in Nusaybin, saying they will defeat this atrocity that bombs their children's graves. -
HDP Silopi district co-chairs arrested
HDP Silopi district co-chairs Aycan Azma and Ali Balın have been formally arrested. -
Turkish army attacks civilian houses in Kobanê
Turkish troops have now targeted the houses of civilians in Kaniya Kurdan neighborhood of Kobanê. -
Man suffers cerebral hemorrhage due to violence in custody
Kurdish civilian Halit Ataman who was detained after the murder by state forces of Hediye Yaman in Van's Erciş district last month, suffered cerebral hemorrhage after being subject to violence in custody. -
YBŞ: HRW report not true, we invite them to the battle front
YBŞ General Command denied the HRW report claiming a recruitment of children by Kurdish armed movement, and called on the HRW to the battle front to examine the truth on site. -
Two soldiers killed, 12 others wounded during clash in Amed countryside
Two soldiers were killed and 12 others were wounded during a clash with guerrillas in Amed countryside on December 15. -
Three more DBP-held municipalities in Bitlis seized by the government
AKP government has appointed trustees to the Hizan, Mutki and Yolalan district municipalities of Bitlis, the co-mayors of which were jailed four days ago. -
HSM denies HRW report on the recruitment of children by PKK
People’s Defense Center (HSM) Headquarters Command denied the HRW report on the recruitment of child soldiers by the Kurdish movement, stressing that they strictly abide by all the agreements they made with international powers. -
Bodies of YPS members discovered among the rubble in Nusaybin
YPS members’ bodies are discovered among the rubble created by the demolition efforts the state launched in Nusaybin. Former Co-mayor Kök protested the treatment of the dead and said, “This is trampling the values of humanity”. -
Three new prisons built in Van
Three new prisons have been built in Van province one month ago and inmates have been transferred to these prisons although they are still under construction. -
YPG: Turkish army attacked three villages with heavy weapons
YPG Press Office reported that the occupant Turkish army attacked two villages to the west of Kobanê on December 20-21. -
210 people detained in Urfa 10 days ago still kept in sports hall
210 people, mostly members of the HDP and DBP who were detained as part of political genocide operations in Urfa 10 days ago, are still held in custody. -
Five more co-mayors from DBP municipalities jailed
Five more co-mayors from DBP-held municipalities across North Kurdistan have been imprisoned as part of the Turkish state's increasingly ongoing operations of political genocide. -
Amedspor captain Şehmus Özer loses his life in traffic accident
Amedspor captain Şehmus Özer has lost his life in a traffic accident. -
KCK: Barzani's statements won’t benefit Kurd’s struggle for freedom
KCK issued a statement on Nechirvan Barzani’s remarks on Shengal and Rojava, and said “such statements will not benefit Kurdish people’s struggle for freedom in any way.” -
Trustee appointed to Baykan Municipality
Baykan district governor Mehmet Kocabey has been assigned trustee to the district municipality. -
Curfew in two villages of Nusaybin
Curfew has been declared in two villages in Mardin's Nusaybin district. -
YPG reports intensified attacks by Turkish military
YPG stated that Turkish army conducted attacks along the western and eastern borders of Kobanê and civilian settlements on the border throughout yesterday. -
KDP delegation meets with PUK and Goran for a solution to the crisis
KDP members have met with PUK officials in Sulaimani to discuss the ongoing crisis in Southern Kurdistan. -
HDP report on Gever: Dozens killed, thousands of houses destroyed
HDP issued a report on Gever (Yüksekova) and stated that 90 people have been killed and 6770 houses have been destroyed in the district. -
Internal conflict in Van: New trustee appointed in place of the trustee
Ministry of Interior Affairs is appointing new trustees as AKP members do not get along with the existing trustees at the DBP-held municipalities in Van province and its districts. -
Trustee appointed to Yüksekova Municipality
Yüksekova District Governor Mahmut Kaşıkçı has been assigned as trustee to the district municipality. -
"PKK member" killed by police in Şırnak turns out to be municipal worker
Şehmus Uğur who was executed by police in Şırnak as a PKK member the day before turned out to be a municipal worker.