Yesterday (the 23rd of December, 2022) three Kurds were shot and killed in a terrorist attack in Paris. The gunman also wounded another three people in three different locations that all belong to the Kurdish community in Paris. In this context this attack is more than simply a racist attack, which is how state authorities and the mainstream media are presenting it. It is a politically motivated assassination targeting the …
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This article is based on the contribution by Iida Käyhkö on the PRESS BRIEFING and Q&A Session with Newroz Ahmed (SDF) On Turkey’s attacks in NESyria. In order to understand the silence of Western states in the face of the Turkish state’s latest attacks on Rojava, it is crucial to look at the geopolitical context and highlight the impact of the global acceptance of the security agenda of the Turkish …
Open letter on allegations of the use of chemical weapons by Turkey On the occasion of November 30, the Day of Remembrance of all Victims of Chemical Warfare, we write with deep concern about disturbing allegations of the use of prohibited weapons by the Turkish military in its ongoing military operations against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Moreover, we are writing at a time …
