Funerals for 123 victims of Kobanê massacre
09:14 27/06/2015The people of Kobanê, Rojava have laid to rest 120 civilians who were massacred in a Daesh attack on the city on Thursday. Three victims were also buried across the border in Turkey.
Life sentence for femicide perpetrator
12:29 26/06/2015In a rare development in Turkey, where perpetrators of femicide are frequently given "sentence reductions for good behavior," femicide perpetrator Bayram Fırtına has received life in prison for ...
YPG/YPJ on second day of fighting back Daesh invaders in Kobanê
12:10 26/06/2015YPG/YPJ forces are continuing efforts to clear Kobanê canton of members of the Daesh gangs in the wake of yesterday's attacks.
Survivors of Kobanê massacre describe details of attack
10:14 26/06/2015In an attack on the Rojava canton of Kobanê yesterday, Daesh gangs killed at least 42 civilians. Survivors described a scene of terror in the city and the surrounding villages.
HDP co-leader: if Turkey wasn't involved in Kobanê attacks, prove it
09:20 26/06/2015HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ said that the Turkish government must prove that it is not involved in the attacks on civilians in the city of Kobanê yesterday.
YPG/YPJ fight day-long operation against Daesh
08:41 26/06/2015After Daesh gang members attacked the Rojava city of Kobanê yesterday morning, YPG/YPJ fighters killed dozens of gang members and captured several others in day-long operations to repel the gang.
Purple Roof activists continue the fight against anti-woman violence
11:36 25/06/201525 years into their struggle against violence against women, activists with Turkey's independent women's shelter foundation Purple Roof say they will keep struggling until they live in a world where ...
Memories of pain behind a locked door: Azize's story
11:05 25/06/2015Behind a locked door in the Kurdish city of Diyarbakır, there is a room full of memories—and stories of resistance.
Rojava women organize peacekeeping through self-defense
10:23 25/06/2015In the Rojava city of Girkê Legê, women asayish (peacekeeping) forces deal not just with basic security, but with the struggle for gender equality.
A Saturday Mother's life searching for justice
09:55 25/06/2015Vasfiye Avcı is a Saturday Mother: one of the many women in Kurdistan who have dedicated their lives to seeking justice for the loved ones they have lost at the hands of the state.
To be an Armenian, a refugee and a woman in Turkey
12:33 24/06/2015Armenian Syrian refugee Claudia Brounsuzian is one of countless refugee women who have fled the war in Syria for Turkey. Claudia, who lost her father and brother in the war in Syria, now serves on ...
Journalist Canan Coşkun faces 23 years in prison
12:05 24/06/2015Canan Coşkun, a reporter for the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet, is facing 23 years in prison for her reporting on corruption in the Turkish judiciary.
Istanbul march will demand that Camp Armen by returned to Armenians
11:28 24/06/201550 days in, a group of resisters are continuing to protect the historic Armenian children's camp of Camp Armen from demolition in Istanbul.
People's vigil frees body of Kurdish woman guerrilla
11:18 24/06/2015After the Turkish state refused to surrender the body of Kurdish woman guerrilla Maxzume Muhammedzade, an eight-day popular vigil in the city of Siirt, Turkey has finally succeeded in returning ...
Girê Spî full of Daesh torture cages
11:06 24/06/2015Now that YPJ/YPG forces and their allies have driven Daesh out of the city of Girê Spî (Tel Abyad), the brutality of the gang's rule is beginning to emerge. The people of the recently liberated ...
Purple Roof women's shelter foundation turns 25
10:36 24/06/2015Turkey's storied Purple Roof Women's Shelter Foundation celebrated 25 years of work with a celebration yesterday in Istanbul.
RT releases documentary on YPJ
10:34 24/06/2015YPJ fighters fighting alongside male militants against ISIS gang members are the topic of a new documentary by Russian state television station Russia Today.
Kurdish politician Leyla Zana back in Turkey's Parliament
10:18 24/06/2015Leyla Zana, imprisoned 21 years ago for discussing Kurdish issues in Turkey's Parliament, has taken her oath and been sworn in as a Parliamentary representative.
Women in Şırnak protest femicide
10:14 24/06/2015Women in the Kurdish city of Şırnak, Turkey took to the streets yesterday to protest the wave of femicides in the country.
KJA calls for restarting of peace negotiations in Turkey
09:42 24/06/2015The Kurdish women's group Congress of Free Women (KJA) has stated that the re-starting of peace negotiations in Turkey must ensure PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom and security.