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Suruç victim Polen was conscientious objector

12:18 23/07/2015 3

Polen Ünlü, one of the victims of the Suruç massacre on Monday, had declared herself to be a conscientious objector in 2012.

Women of Rojava denounce Suruç massacre

12:06 23/07/2015 9

In Rojava, members of the women's movement are speaking out against the massacre in Suruç on Monday.

22-year-old woman abducted by paramilitaries

11:41 23/07/2015 2

After a 22-year-old woman was abducted by state-armed "village guards" in Northern Kurdistan (Turkey), her family is demanding justice.

Refugees fleeing Daesh trapped by exploitation in Turkey

10:13 23/07/2015 4

Wetha Mahmud came to Turkey after her home and life were destroyed by Daesh. Now, it is factory life that threatens her existence.

'We will finish what they started'

09:57 23/07/2015 41

In Istanbul yesterday, crowds gathered to bury three women killed in the Suruç bombing on Monday.

Funerals for Suruç martyrs in Kurdistan

09:28 23/07/2015 10

Two victims of the Suruç bombing, Süleyman Aksu and Cebrail Günebakan, were buried in their native cities yesterday.

Suruç victims buried across Kurdistan and Turkey

09:03 23/07/2015 49

Victims of Monday's bombing in Suruç, Turkey were buried yesterday across Turkey and Kurdistan.

KJK: we can't lay down arms when there is no justice

13:26 22/07/2015 2

Besê Erzincan, of the coordinating body of the KJK (Kurdistan Communities of Women), says it is pointless to discuss the PKK laying down weapons when there is no justice mechanism in place in ...

Rojava women's groups vow to strengthen bonds across border

13:02 22/07/2015 3

After a bombing in the town of Suruç, Turkey, across the border from Rojava, members of the Rojava women's group Yekîtiya Star have vowed to strengthen their bonds across the border.

Twitter ban and censorship in effect in Turkey

12:56 22/07/2015 1

In Turkey, there has been a Twitter shutdown and a broadcast ban on footage of the Suruç bombing.

Vigil begins for slain youth in Suruç

12:55 22/07/2015 7

After a bombing targeting youth activists in the town of Suruç, a vigil in memory of the youth has begun in the garden of the culture center where they were slain.

City of Muş bids farewell to massacre victims

12:14 22/07/2015 4

The city of Muş, Turkey held funerals for three young people--Serhat Devrim, Med Ali Barutçu and Mücahit Erol--killed in the Suruç bombing on Monday.

Êzidî women refuse to give up in the face of Daesh

11:58 22/07/2015 3

August 3 is approaching--the first anniversary of the Shengal massacre. As Naima Faris, a survivor of the massacre, struggles for life in the mountain refugee camp, she says she refuses to give up ...

After Suruç, political groups prepare 'long-term action plan'

11:14 22/07/2015 2

Emine Ayna, of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in Northern Kurdistan (Turkey), says her party is preparing a long-term action plan in the wake of the Suruç massacre.

'All I want is to go to Kobanê'

10:36 22/07/2015 3

Fidan Kanlıbaş watched her friends and fellow activists die before her eyes in the bombing in Suruç on Monday. Now, Fidan says her only hope to recover from the massacre is to carry out her ...

Thousands carry Istanbul Suruç victims to their rest

09:52 22/07/2015 3

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the Gazi neighborhood of Istanbul for the funeral convoy of Cemil Yıldız and İsmet Şeker, victims of the Suruç massacre.

Thousands out for funerals of Suruç victims in Kurdistan

09:50 22/07/2015 4

Streets across Northern Kurdistan, in Turkey, were filled with funeral processions yesterday as those killed in the Suruç bombing were laid to rest.

Police attempt to stop mourning for Suruç victims

09:26 22/07/2015 11

As people across Turkey opened tents to mourn the victims of the Suruç massacre, Turkish police were out to stop them yesterday.

Rojava youth: ignore the borders, youth are one

09:24 22/07/2015 3

After the massacre in Suruç on Monday, Rojava youth activists have called for youth around the world to recognize no borders.

Women call anti-war noise demo in Istanbul

09:20 22/07/2015 2

Activists from Women's Initiative for Peace have called for a noise demo to protest the Suruç massacre in Istanbul tomorrow.