Syrian Kurdish commander says Kobani likely target of threatened Turkish ground offensive


Syrian Kurdish commander says Kobani likely target of threatened Turkish ground offensiveTuesday, 22 November, 2022 , 18:27
Al-monitor.com | Amberin ZAMAN
 
Following Turkish airstrikes on his headquarters in northeast Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane spoke with Al-Monitor about Erdogan's threats of a new ground offensive.

  

Iran: Rights groups warn of crackdown in Kurdish Mahabad


Iran: Rights groups warn of crackdown in Kurdish MahabadMonday, 21 November, 2022 , 17:00

DW.com

Kurdish rights groups and a prominent Sunni cleric critical of Iran's government on Sunday said the regime had stepped up suppression of anti-government protests in the country's Kurdish region, deploying troops and killing four demonstrators on Sunday. 


  

Turkey Kurdish strikes: A population living in fear


Turkey Kurdish strikes: A population living in fearMonday, 21 November, 2022 , 16:40

BBC.com | By Anna Foster & Jewan Abdi, BBC News, Beirut and Derik

In the hospital in Derik, Syria, the air is thick with the sound of shouting and crying. There are muffled sobs as women hold each other tightly. One helps another to stand upright, as tears threaten to send her to her knees.


  

Stymied by Protests, Iran Unleashes Its Wrath on Its Youth


Stymied by Protests, Iran Unleashes Its Wrath on Its YouthMonday, 21 November, 2022 , 16:30

Nytimes.com | By Farnaz Fassihi

Hundreds of minors have been detained for joining the demonstrations, and many others have died in the crackdown, according to Iranian lawyers and rights activists.


  

Turkey Bombs Kurdish Foes in Iraq and Syria, Likely Killing Dozens


Turkey Bombs Kurdish Foes in Iraq and Syria, Likely Killing DozensMonday, 21 November, 2022 , 16:18

Nytimes.com

Turkish officials said the airstrikes were a counterterrorism operation against militants it accused of bombing Istanbul last week.


  

Tribute to Jina Mahsa AMINI


Tribute to Jina Mahsa AMINIWednesday, 9 November, 2022 , 15:30

On the 40th day of Jina Mahsa AMINI's death in police custody, thousands of people attended a tribute ceremony in her hometown of Saqqez marking the end of the traditional mourning period.


  

‘It Was a Massacre’: How Security Forces Cracked Down in Southeastern Iran


‘It Was a Massacre’: How Security Forces Cracked Down in Southeastern IranWednesday, 19 October, 2022 , 16:18

Nytimes.com | By Cora Engelbrecht, Nilo Tabrizy and Ishaan Jhaveri

A New York Times analysis of witness testimony and videos reveals a bloody scene that unfolded last month in Zahedan during Friday Prayer, with mats as stretchers and bodies piled in cars.


  

How the U.S. Can Help Support the Women of Iran Calling for Change


How the U.S. Can Help Support the Women of Iran Calling for ChangeTuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 18:04

Nytimes.com | The Editorial Board


  

Wind of Change: Iran’s Kurdish Women Have Had Enough


Wind of Change: Iran’s Kurdish Women Have Had EnoughSaturday, 1 October, 2022 , 18:08

Nationalinterest.org by Ala Riani Rezan Labady

Protests in the wake of Jina Mahsa Amini’s murder are not simply driven by compulsory hijab, but by the Islamic Republic’s decades of repression in Iranian Kurdistan.

 

  

How the death of a Kurdish woman galvanised women all over Iran


How the death of a Kurdish woman galvanised women all over IranWednesday, 28 September, 2022 , 17:50

Theguardian.com | Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

At first, the killing of Mahsa Amini by the morality police triggered protests only among a minority – but anger with the regime soon spread