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  • Published on May 3, 2025

    Veteran Turkish pro-Kurd MP Sirri Sureyya Onder dies

    Veteran Turkish pro-Kurd MP Sirri Sureyya Onder dies (Photo: AP) Sirri Sureyya Onder, a veteran politician who won respect across Turkey's political spectrum for his efforts to end years of conflict with the country's Kurdish ethnic minority, has …

    Source: The Times of India - Center-right
  • Published on May 3, 2025

    Turkish pro-Kurd party expects major statement from jailed PKK leader

    Turkey's pro-Kurd DEM party said it was expecting a historic declaration Thursday from the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan. "If everything goes smoothly... tomorrow, we expect Ocalan to make a historic …

    Source: LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) - Pending
  • Published on May 2, 2025

    Why the PKK Is Ready for Peace

    Tuncer Bakırhan The greatest challenge facing peace processes is their fragility. Often it is precisely the party with greater room for maneuver that falls short of expectations. Sri Lanka is another example of this, where Chandrika B. Kumaratunga, …

    Source: Jacobin - Left-wing
  • Published on May 2, 2025

    After a Century, the Question of the Kurds’ Place in Syria Remains Unresolved

    On May 30, 1945, as French forces bombarded Damascus in the final months of World War II, a rumor swept through the city’s Kurdish quarter, on the slopes of Mount Qasioun: The Syrian government had collapsed, and President Shukri al-Quwatli had fled the …

    Source: New Lines Magazine - Left-wing
  • Published on May 3, 2025

    Deputy parliament speaker Sırrı Süreyya Önder dies after 18 days in intensive care

    Sırrı Süreyya Önder, deputy speaker of Turkey’s parliament and a prominent figure in the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has died following complications from a serious heart condition. He was 62. The İstanbul Florence …

    Source: Bianet - Left-wing
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Over 35,000 women employed in Kurdistan Region

    2025-05-01T14:30:15+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ More than 35,000 women are currently employed across the Kurdistan Region, according to newly released official statistics from the Kurdistan Workers' Union. Hengaw Abdullah, …

    Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    PKK claims Duhok drone attacks on Peshmerga positions

    2025-05-01T10:58:15+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for two drone attacks targeting Peshmerga positions in Al-Amadiya district of Duhok province in northern Iraq …

    Source: Shafaq News - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Erdogan Says Syrian Kurdish Demand for Autonomy Is ‘Nothing More Than a Dream’

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday brushed aside the demands of Syrian Kurds for partial autonomy under a decentralized Syrian government as “nothing more than a dream.” The junta currently in control of Damascus was also unreceptive to …

    Source: Breitbart - Right-wing
  • Published on Apr 29, 2025

    Kurdish Newroz Celebrations Expose Iranian Chauvinists’ Fear of Ethnic Identity

    March 21 marks Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, a joyous celebration of renewal. But for Kurds, it is far more than the arrival of spring. It symbolizes resistance, a declaration of existence in the face of relentless oppression, and a reaffirmation of a …

    Source: Fair Observer - Left-wing
  • Published on Apr 29, 2025

    Future of Kurdish question

    The Middle East has been experiencing a huge transformation for the last decade. Since the eruption of the Arab insurgencies and revolutions, the cards in the region have been reshuffled. The first reshuffle was witnessed in the Arab world. Many failed or …

    Source: Sabah - Pending
  • Published on May 2, 2025

    A dangerous mind: The legacy of Bijan Jazani and Iran's 1975 Evin executions

    Fifty years on, the extrajudicial execution of a key leftist thinker and his comrades during the Shah’s reign continues to drive demands for justice “It was over in less than 45 minutes,” said Bahman Naderipour (also known as Tehrani), an interrogator for …

    Source: Middle East Eye - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 2, 2025

    Bizarro: Terrorist Turkey accuses Finland, Sweden of supporting terrorists

    Welcome to bizarro world. That’s where Turkey, a notorious state sponsor of international terrorism, has the sheer gall to accuse Finland and Sweden of supporting terrorists. Even more bizarre: Neither Finland, Sweden, the U.S., NATO, EU, nor any country …

    Source: The California Courier - Center-right
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    The Most Urgent Threats to Press Freedom Around the World

    Coinciding with World Press Freedom Day (May 3rd), global media outlets unite as One Free Press Coalition to publish this annual “10 Most Urgent” list, bringing attention to fellow journalists who are being imprisoned for seeking to tell the truth. These …

    Source: TIME Magazine - Center-left
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Türkiye stresses opposition to decentralisation in Syria

    ANKARA: Türkiye rejects any plans that undermine the central government in Syria or threaten its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Turkish sources said, responding to demands from Kurds for Syria to adopt a decentralised system of government. Türkiye …

    Source: Channel News Asia - Pro-Government
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Iraqi workers protest poor work conditions on May Day

    Hiwa Saeed, a blacksmith working at a construction site in Sulaimaniyah, told TNA he occasionally uses safety harnesses but often skips them. [Dana Taib Menmy/TNA] Iraqi labour unions and workers on Thursday voiced growing frustration over poor working …

    Source: The New Arab - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Swedish reporter gets 11-month suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan

    A Turkish court on Wednesday gave a Swedish journalist a suspended sentence of just over 11 months for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an Agence France-Presse correspondent and his legal team said. Although the judge ordered his release, Joakim …

    Source: Stockholm Center for Freedom - Left-wing
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Swedish journalist gets 11-month suspended prison term in Turkey for insulting Erdogan

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted a Swedish journalist of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Joakim Medin was given an 11-month suspended prison term, a media rights group said, but he remains in custody awaiting the …

    Source: Associated Press - Neutral
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Swedish journalist gets 11-month prison term in Turkey for insulting Erdogan

    A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted a Swedish journalist of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Joakim Medin was given an 11-month suspended prison term, a media rights group said, but he remains in custody awaiting the outcome of a separate trial …

    Source: The New Arab - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Swedish Journalist Sentenced in Turkey, Held on Terror Allegations

    A court in Ankara on Wednesday sentenced Swedish journalist Joakim Medin to 11 months and 20 days in prison for “insulting the [Turkish] president,” according to his Turkish legal team. The court suspended the sentence and ordered his release, but Medin …

    Source: OCCRP - Neutral

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  • Published on May 4, 2025 - 10:01 GMT

    Brussels suggests solution to Trump

    (MENAFN) The European Union is considering significantly boosting imports from the United States as a way to persuade President Donald Trump to lift newly imposed tariffs, according to European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, as reported by the …

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  • Published on May 4, 2025 - 10:01 GMT

    Russia’s Gazprom reports USD15 billion net profit

    (MENAFN) Russian energy company Gazprom reported a net profit of 1.2 trillion rubles (approximately $14.76 billion) in 2024, rebounding strongly after recording its first loss in over 20 years in 2023. The turnaround was largely driven by a recovery in gas …

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  • Published on May 4, 2025 - 09:02 GMT

    Zelenskyy Criticizes Hungarian Premier

    (MENAFN) Ukrainian Leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced strong disapproval on Saturday regarding Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban’s resistance to Ukraine’s inclusion in the European Union. Zelenskyy contended that most Hungarian citizens are in favor of Ukraine …

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  • Published on May 4, 2025 - 09:02 GMT

    Media reports Serbian leader skipping meetings in Washington

    (MENAFN) Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic abruptly ended his visit to the United States on Friday after falling ill, according to Serbia’s state broadcaster RTS. Vucic, who arrived in Florida on Wednesday for meetings with U.S. politicians and members of …

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