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The Turkish state’s history of violence against Kurdish women
CENTRAL NEWS The violence of the Turkish state against women dates back, before the founding of the state itself. With a system of normalized prostitution and child marriages under the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish state both militarily and domestically protects this culture of violence against women and children. This culture...
43rd anniversary of PKK celebrated in the historic city of Kobane
KOBANÊ, ROJAVA Young people in the Kobane canton of Rojava celebrated the 43rd anniversary of the PKK in Kêfû village. While dozens of young people attended the celebration, the slogans"Bijî PKK, Bijî Serok Apo" were frequently chanted. During the celebration, which passed with great enthusiasm, a young person by the...
Youth of Qeladize say “no” to the massacre of nature
QELADIZE, SOUTHERN KURDISTAN Young women planted saplings in the district of Qeladize in Southern Kurdistan as part of the 'Em Dibêjin NA' move under the leadership of young women. Young people and young women stated that they planted the saplings against the massacres of nature and said, "We say NO...
Young women in Europe continue to demand the freedom of Leader Abdullah Öcalan
CELLE, GERMANY Activists of the TEKO-JIN (Young Women's Struggle), unfurled a banner in Celle, in Germany protesting the absolute isolation being imposed on People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. During the action organized within the framework of the "Em Dibêjin NA" campaign, banners saying "We Say No to the Torture System -...
A country nourished with the blood of goddesses… Martyr Amargi Zîlda
CENTRAL NEWS "The Leadership says "a woman fighting in Kurdistan means the creation of a country worthy of respect and love." How else could a woman be described, how else could one explain a fighting woman? No other words could define a country nourished with the blood of goddesses ......
“If I had one more letter to Heval Sara Dorşîn, I would tell her not to worry”
CENTRAL NEWS As we approach 25 November, international struggle against violence against women day, we increasingly search for any space in our lives where we are free. And when we fail to find free spaces in our lives, we search for free spaces in the world. For most young women,...
Rape threats against Kurdish politician who exposed Erdogan-linked terrorist organizations
CENTRAL NEWS The Limbourg prosecutor's office reported that an investigation has been launched into rape threats against a Kurdish politician Zuhal Demir. An investigation was initiated after Zuhal Demir, the Minister of Environment and Justice of Limbourg, was threatened by someone who supposedly knew where she lives. The email referred...
Young women unfurl “The PKK is not a guest” banner in Silêmanîyê
SILÊMANÎYÊ, SOUTHERN KURDISTAN Young women in southern Kurdistan hung a banner on the largest bridge in Silêmanîyê to protest the betrayal of the KDP. Young women unfurled a banner on the Kobn bridge, which is the largest bride in Silêmanîyê city, yesterday evening. The banner read "PKK is not a...
Leftist youth organisations in Turkey and Kurdistan unite under the roof of United Youth Assembly
ISTANBUL, TURKEY Members of the newly-formed United Youth Assembly, Volkan Atmaca and Esra Yeşilova made evaluations to our agency, expressing that it is the main duty of all young people to organise a joint struggle against the fascism of the AKP-MHP regime, and to build a free life. Several youth...
What is self-defence: Becoming the societal “I” and the independent “we”
Self has a universal basis, as part of the whole, of the whole universe. If the self, in the understanding, in the feeling, only encompasses the world itself, then the actions are not connected, but only refer to the survival of the life itself. Thus, society cannot be, because it...
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