Early this morning, a massive earthquake struck the North of Kurdistan (Turkey) and Rojava/North and East Syria, leading to a humanitarian catastrophe.This earthquake, with a reported magnitude of 7.8, had its epicenter near Mereş (tr. Kahramanmaraş) and Dîlok (tr. Gaziantep) not far from the Syrian border, and has caused hundreds of deaths, destroyed thousands of…
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Invitation to participate in the protest action in Paris on Saturday
At a critical political juncture, the Kurds in Europe have faced a second act of Turkish state terrorism. Not only in terms of domestic policy, but also in terms of foreign policy, the war against the Kurds has become a national strategy in the era of Erdogan. The first Turkish state terrorism took place on…
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Press Release II: TURKEY’S EXTRATERRITORIAL MASSACRES MUST END
Today a Kurdish Cultural Centre and two other Kurdish-owned businesses in Paris were targeted by an armed man, killing three people and injuring three others. We condemn this heinous attack and all forces behind this act of barbarism in the heart of Europe. In the last few years the Turkish state has initiated an all…
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The Turkish state has once again carried it’s state terror to Europe!
The latest attack in Paris is clearly once again organised from Ankara. This attack is also an attack against the French people. According to eyewitnesses, an armed gunman first attacked the center, then a Kurdish restaurant and a Kurdish hair salon across the street. There are martyrs and wounded in the attack. The attacker was…
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Professor Joma was an internationalist, revolutionary, and committed socialist
Tragic news of the death of Jose Maria Sison (known as Joma), has not only deeply saddened people in the Philippines and throughout Asia, but also us Kurds. Joma, who was a writer and activist alongside being a revolutionary, sacrificed his whole life to his faith and conviction that constructing a just world was possible.…
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KNK congress call to increase joint struggle against Imrali isolation and attacks
The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), which held its founding congress in Europe on 26 May 1999, has convened to hold its 21st congress. Representatives of political parties, intellectuals, writers, politicians from the 4 parts of Kurdistan, and observers attended the congress. The 21st congress of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), started on Friday in Den…
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KNK calls on CPT and Council of Europe to fulfill their responsibility over Imrali
The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) issued a communique regarding the statement made by Asrın Law Office’s lawyers regarding Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan, who is kept under heavy isolation in Imralı Prison. The CPT and the Council of Europe are as responsible as Turkey is for the situation in Imrali. We have not heard from…
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Stop Turkish military aggression against Kurdistan! EN-ES-FR-IT
On 20 November at midnight, Turkish warplanes began bombing hospitals, schools, and other civilian targets in and around Kobanê, including the village of Belûniyê in Shahba, southwest of Kobanê, which is now populated by displaced Kurds from Afrin, as well as the village of Teqil Beqil near Qerecox in Dêrik in the eastern part of…