Al-Nusra fighters connected to Turkish government revenge on civilians due to the defeat from Kurdish fighters. Kurdish urban area is under artillery by Al-Nusra front. They have shell Kurdish urban area in Shex Maqsud suburb...
The 8th annual report on the death penalty in Iran shows that the Islamic Republic of Iran had one of the darkest years of its history with reference to the number of executions. On average...
A member of the Socialist Youth Associations Federation, or SGDF, 24-year-old Ekinci was one of a growing number of Western students forging links with Kurdish youth groups in both southeastern Turkey and in the town...
Professional criminals convince parents that their daughters are going to a better life in Turkey. The parents are given 2000-5000 Turkish liras ($700-$1700) as a “bride price” — an enormous sum for a poor Syrian...
The shift in the US’ approach to Turkey became visible when President Obama wouldn’t hold an official meeting with the Turkish leader during the latter’s ongoing visit to America. Despite several common objectives with Ankara, Washington seems to be incapable of turning a...
According to London Times, Turkish border forces are shooting refugees dead as they flee the civil war in Syria, The Times has learnt. Sixteen migrants, including three children, were killed by guards as they crossed...
USA and Syrian Kurdish forces have agreed upon a joint operation to liberate Jarabulus and Manbij cities on the west bank of Euphrates River. A source revealed to BasNews that a number of US officials...
According to Mafnew, Mostafapour, a 25-year-old political prisoner, was expected to be released this year. He was arrested in 1991 on a charge of being related to one of the Kurdish political parties. He was...
20 Kurdish magazine and newspapers in one city were closed down by Iranian government According to news agency Kurdpa, Press General Office of the Ministry of Culture said in a previous statement last year, the...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan24) – Yousef Kakehmami, an Iranian Kurd already serving a nine-year sentence in Oroumieh Central Prison, was sentenced to five more years for writing a letter to the United Nations (UN). Kakehmami...