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Turkish police fire tear gas at Kurdish protesters


Thursday, 9 January, 2014 , 17:06 AFP Turkish police fired tear gas and plastic bullets on Thursday at hundreds of demonstrators demanding justice for three female Kurdish rebels killed in Paris a year ago.

Turkish police fire tear gas at Kurdish protesters


Thursday, 9 January, 2014 , 14:26 AFP Turkish police on Thursday fired tear gas and plastic bullets at hundreds of demonstrators marching to the French consulate demanding justice for three female Kurdish rebels killed a year ago in Paris.

Protest after sexual assault on Syrian Kurd refugee


Thursday, 9 January, 2014 , 12:34 AFP Dozens of Syrian Kurds demonstrated outside the Iraqi Kurdish parliament on Thursday calling for six men held after the sexual assault of a teenage Syrian refugee to be executed.

Turkey clears army over deadly attack on Kurds


Tuesday, 7 January, 2014 , 13:29 AFP Turkish military prosecutors on Tuesday cleared five army officers accused of perpetrating a botched air strike on Kurds in 2012 that killed dozens of people including children.

Turkey orders release of three more jailed Kurdish lawmakers


Saturday, 4 January, 2014 , 14:10 AFP Three Kurdish lawmakers suspected of ties to PKK rebel separatists were to be released from prison on Saturday, a day after two other Kurd parliamentarians were freed, a judicial source said.

Turkey frees two jailed Kurdish lawmakers


Friday, 3 January, 2014 , 14:00 AFP A Turkish court on Friday released two Kurdish lawmakers from prison after the country's top court ruled that their long pre-trial detention violated their rights, media reported.

Oil shipments from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey begin


Thursday, 2 January, 2014 , 11:34 AFP Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan to the southern Turkish port of Ceyhan have started, the energy minister said on Thursday.

Turkey honours once-defamed Kurdish singer


Tuesday, 24 December, 2013 , 12:05 AFP Turkey on Tuesday honoured the once-defamed Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya, who died in France in exile 13 years ago, granting him an award posthumously.

Pro-Kurdish MPs end hunger strike in Turkey


Friday, 20 December, 2013 , 22:16 AFP Six pro-Kurdish lawmakers on Friday ended a hunger strike they began on Tuesday to denounce court rulings against the release of jailed MPs with suspected links to Kurdish rebels.

Global envoy holds fresh Syria meet as peace talks loom


Friday, 20 December, 2013 , 16:21 AFP UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held fresh talks Friday to pave the way to a January peace conference between Syria's government and rebels, amid wrangling over who will be at the table.