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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow Syria’s Afrin became hell for KurdsTurkish backed militias have turned life in Afrin into one of constant fear of torture, kidnapping, and death.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran: how to kill a languageZara Mohammadi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish. This is part of a state policy against minorities.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe looming genocide against the Kurds: history should not repeat itselfTurkey’s military operations are part of an extermination policy against the Kurdish populations.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn times of crisis, diaspora groups know what to doKurdish diaspora associations in European cities have performed a crucial function to mitigate the challenging...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Turkey, Erdogan’s crackdown on Kurds takes no coronavirus breakIt is clear that Turkey’s Kurds can expect no respite during the coronavirus public health crisis.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPariah people in the 21st century: the Kurds’ predicament in the Middle EastThe resolution of the Kurdish question will pave the way for the democratisation of authoritarian regimes that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria, then Europe: the worst is yet to come, but…Europe and the West failed in embracing the generation of the Arab Spring; why should we fail again?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey’s occupation and expansion in SyriaTurkish-backed violations intensify in Northeast Syria: why we should not be surprised.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Turkish invasion of Syria: A new hope for JihadistsWhat are the geopolitical stakes of Turkey’s invasion of Syria?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe difficult relationship between the Kemalist CHP and the Kurdish HDPWill the CHP take the election result, achieved through the support of the HDP, as an opportunity to finally abandon...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKurdish women’s experience of state violence in TurkeyAn Interview with the Migration Monitoring Association (GÖÇİZDER) that illuminates the invisible aspects of the war...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe fate of the Syrian KurdsThe fate of the region became unknown after US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of his troops from...
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Published in: HomeCGI crime scene reconstruction opens new leads in Kurdish activist killingInvestigation into Tahir Elçi’s shooting by Goldsmiths research group Forensic Architecture sheds new light on stalled case.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMy scorched land: the story of Sardasht’s unhealed woundsThe story of Sardasht is a perfect example of the dark days of the Iranian regime’s unbridled hegemony over the Kurds.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Syrian Kurds at a crossroadThe sharp regional and international alignments that have currently gripped the Middle East in general, and Syria in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDon't do It: why attacking Afrin city would be a major blunder for the Syrian rebelsTo attack a major Kurdish population centre alongside the forces of a historical adversary is a mistake firstly in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe geopolitics of the Kurds and the case of RojavaHow does the military cooperation of the Kurds in Rojava and Northern Syria with the US, Russia and other forces...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe survival game: post-referendum politics in Iraqi KurdistanThe regional hostile post-referendum moves may seem to leave the Kurds with little reason for optimism, but in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIraqi Kurdistan: the fight for a seat at the table of nationsThe result of Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum was never in doubt, but the budding state’s future is.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKurdistan referendum: why now is the wrong timeIt appears that the referendum is arguably nothing more than a bargaining chip used by President Barzani, whilst...
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