World News Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to prison over 2014 riots More than 100 people have faced trial in relation to a notorious incident that left 37 people dead. 16/05/2024
Iraq Iraq recalls its ambassador from Tehran following Iranian airstrikes Kurdish officials say four civilians were killed and six others wounded in the Iranian missile attack in the city of Erbil. 16/01/2024
Turkey Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria The strikes come after 9 soldiers were killed on Friday in a military base in Turkey. 13/01/2024
Syria Syrian sources say 20 people dead and 50 injured in a Turkish air raid Turkey has been targeting Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria after a gun and bomb attack in Ankara on October 1st 09/10/2023
Sweden Protest in Istanbul after Swedish politician sets fire to the Quran Turkish citizens furious over the burning of the Quran by a right-wing politician in Sweden are holding a rally in Istanbul on Saturday. 21/01/2023
Iran Words have power: The origins of 'woman, life, freedom' From revolutionary Kurdish political writings to the women fighting against ISIS in northern Syria, the phrase 'woman, life, freedom' has an interesting back story. 11/01/2023
No Comment Hundreds march in Paris in tribute to Kurds shot dead Hundreds of people marched in Paris on Monday to pay tribute to three Kurds shot dead in France's capital last week. 26/12/2022
France Kurds march in Paris after racially motivated killings Members of France’s Kurdish community have led a silent march through Paris, in honour of the three Kurds killed in the capital on Friday. 26/12/2022
France Parisians and police clash at rally in response to deadly Paris shooting Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated in Paris on Saturday after three people were killed in an attack prosecutors say was racially motivated. 24/12/2022
France Paris shooting: Clashes as vigil held for Kurdish victims of attack Hundreds of people converged on Place de la République in the French capital, some waving flags of the Kurdistan Workers' Party PKK as a show of solidarity. 24/12/2022
No Comment Clashes break out in Paris following a shooting in a Kurdish district A gunman opened fire in the 10th arrondissement in Paris near the Kurdish cultural centre 23/12/2022
Turkey North Syria needs 'clearing' of Kurdish forces: Erdogan tells Putin The Turkish president spoke to his Russian counterpart on Sunday, calling for the creation of a buffer zone in northern Syria. 11/12/2022
World News Fears grow of Turkish ground offensive in northern Syria Syrian Kurds have taken to the streets in the city of Qamishli in the far north of the country, along its border with Turkey. 27/11/2022
World News Protesters in Germany and Cyprus condemn Turkey’s airstrikes Hundreds of people took to the streets of Hamburg and Limassol calling for an immediate halt to Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria and Iraq. 21/11/2022
Turkey Doctor arrested after calling for Turkish army chemical weapons probe Ankara has denounced allegations of chemical weapons as a campaign of "disinformation". 26/10/2022
Europe News Finland hasn't received deportation lists from Turkey, says minister Finland's foreign affairs minister told Euronews he had low expectations for a breakthrough on possible NATO membership upon his arrival at the summit. 30/06/2022
Turkey Turkey arrests hundreds linked to PKK after troops found dead in Iraq More than 700 arrests were made after the bodies of 13 Turkish nationals were discovered during a military operation in Iraq. 15/02/2021
Travel News Refugees in Iraq use the power of radio to tell their stories For the thousands of Syrian Kurds exiled in Iraq, this community radio station helps to keep the community connected. 13/11/2020
World How are the arts thriving in the Kurdish region of Iraq? Located in the Kuridsh region of Iraq, the city of Sulayaniyah is transforming a 60,000 square metre abandoned tobacco factory into a cultural hub where young artists can gather, to create. 14/02/2020
Syria Car bomb kills at least 13 in town on Syria's border with Turkey A car bomb killed a dozen people and injured 30 on Saturday in Tel Abyad, a Syrian border town that Turkish-backed forces seized last month. 02/11/2019