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Another civilian death in Cizre
It came out that yet another civilian died in Cizre last night. -
Woman protesting state terror in Cizre murdered by police in Amed
Police forces attacked a group of demonstrators in the mainly Kurdish city Amed (Diyarbakır) yesterday evening. -
Sarıyıldız: Cizre heavily wounded but holds head high
The curfew in Şırnak's Cizre district, in effect since September 4, has been lifted today as a result of the resistance by local people despite massacres, and the solidarity with this resistance across Northern Kurdistan for the last 3 days. -
Co-mayor of Cizre removed from post
Co-mayor of Şırnak's Cizre district, Leyla İmret, has been removed from her post by the Interior Ministry on alleged grounds of inciting people to armed uprising and terror propaganda. -
Another civilian murdered by police in Cizre
Attacks by Turkish state forces against civilians continued yesterday evening and night as well despite the announcement by the Governor that the curfew which remains in effect since September 4th would be lifted as of this morning. -
Effective actions by guerrillas continue
People’s Defense Forces (HPG) Press Office has reported that 5 soldiers and 2 policemen were killed, while one soldier was wounded in the ongoing actions by HPG and YJA Star guerrillas against the war policies of the AKP. -
Turkish jets shelled Medya Defense Zones
People’s Defense Forces (HPG) has reported that aerial activities of Turkish aircraft over PKK-held Medya Defense Zones continue. -
ESP delegation reaches İdil
A delegation of the ESP (Socialist Party of the Oppressed) that left for Cizre in solidarity with the people resisting state terror, has managed to reach İdil district of Şırnak. -
Attack by state forces in Cizre continues
Turkish state forces have started a fresh attack on people in Nur neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district where a curfew has been in effect for over a week now. -
KONGRA GEL calls upon everyone to rise up for Cizre
KONGRA GEL has called upon the people of Kurdistan, Turkey and Europe to stand up against the massacres being perpetrated by state forces in Cizre. -
Hundreds of lawyers on their way to Cizre
Upon a call by Libertarian Lawyers' Association, Mesopotamia Lawyers' Association and Bar Associations in Northern Kurdistan,hundreds of lawyers have left for Cizre where state terror against civilians continues. -
HDP MP Sarıyıldız in Cizre: Is 35-day-old baby not a civilian?
HDP deputy Faysal Sarıyıldız, who remains in Cizre for days now, refuted the remarks of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu that “No civilians died in Cizre”. -
Turkish jets hit Gare, Zap, Xakurke and Metina
Turkish jets shelled Gare, Zap, Xakurke and Metina areas of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones last night. -
Three more people die in Cizre
In Cizre district of Şırnak where resistance against state terror continues, snipers attacked people who took to the streets yesterday to protest the ongoing attacks by Turkish forces. -
Masses attacked by police after reaching Cizre
Special operation police attacked thousands of people who arrived Cizre after a long walk from Şırnak and Silopi since yesterday. People responded to the police by carrying out self-defense and chanting slogans. -
KCK calls upon all Kurdistan people to rise up everywhere
KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council Co-Presidency has called for total resistance against the increasingly ongoing terror by Turkish state forces in Northern Kurdistan, the Kurdish region in Turkey. -
Thousands from Şırnak and Silopi reach Cizre
Thousands who left for Cizre from Şırnak and Silopi yesterday morning have reached the town where at least eight people have been killed since last night. -
Turkish soldiers shoot truck drivers, one dead, six wounded
Turkish soldiers opened fire on truck drivers as they tried to cross from Zaxo city of South Kurdistan into Northern Kurdistan today afternoon. One truck driver died in the fire. -
Zana: I will go on death fast if deaths are not stopped
HDP Ağrı deputy Leyla Zana called for an immediate end of deaths, stressing that the resistance will never be broken in Cizre which has always been a castle of resistance in Kurdistan. -
HDP calls for urgent international action against increasing state violence
HDP has warned that Turkey is increasingly drifting into a civil war, and called for urgent international action against the policies of violence that have escalated after the general elections of June 7 led by the AKP provisional government. -
Eight civilians killed in Cizre last night
It has come out that at least eight civilians were killed by state terror in Şırnak's Cizre district last night which witnessed intense attacks with heavy weapons and tanks against Nur, Cudi and Yafes neighborhoods. -
Thousands continue the march to Cizre despite attacks
Thousands of people are continuing their march from İdil to Cizre district of Şırnak from two sides despite the ongoing attacks and hindrances by Turkish security forces. -
PKK and PAJK prisoners: We salute the resistance of our people
PKK and PAJK prisoners on hunger strike urged the AKP to immediately abandon policies of denial and annihilation, and called upon the Kurdish people to defend self-rule and democratic autonomy under any circumstances. -
Kurdish politicians attacked by police on their way to Cizre
Riot police forces have blocked and attacked the delegation of Kurdish politicians on their way from İdil to Cizre district of Şırnak Thursday morning. -
Father and daughter killed in Cizre
Snipers in Cizre have shot dead daughter of civilian Eşref Edim who lost his life as a result of attacks by Turkish state forces on Varol Street of Nur neighborhood in Şırnak's Cizre district early this morning.