Tuesday, 29 December, 2009 , 15:15 AFP — A 50-year-old Turkish Kurd was jailed for life in Germany on Tuesday over the brutal "honour killing" of his 20-year-old daughter, a murder carried out by the victim's twin brother and an accomplice.
Monday, 28 December, 2009 , 16:18 AFP — Syrian security forces have arrested four Kurds, including three senior members of the banned Yakiti party, a local human rights group said on Monday.
Sunday, 27 December, 2009 , 15:10 AFP — Clashes erupted between Kurdish demonstrators and police in southeastern Turkey Sunday with about 10 people hurt, including two policemen, and a dozen arrested, a security official said.
Saturday, 26 December, 2009 , 08:47 AFP — A Turkish court has charged 23 Kurdish officials, including eight mayors, for links with Kurdish separatists, a judicial source said Saturday.
Friday, 25 December, 2009 , 18:06 AFP — A Turkish military court on Friday ordered jail terms of up to 30 months for eight defendants who were captured by Kurdish rebels in 2007 while serving in the army, judicial sources said.
Thursday, 24 December, 2009 , 08:07 AFP — Turkish police detained 31 people, including eight Kurdish mayors, in a sweeping dawn operation Thursday targeting Kurdish separatists, a local security source said.
Monday, 21 December, 2009 , 11:14 AFP — Turkey had improved the prison conditions of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, following the prisoner's complaints and major protests, the press reported Tuesday.
Monday, 21 December, 2009 , 02:38 AFP — Turkish cinema has made its maiden attempts at a cool-headed look at the bloody Kurdish insurgency in the country's southeast, with one film outshining even Hollywood blockbusters and drawing praise from both the army and pacifists.
Friday, 18 December, 2009 , 13:34 AFP — A group of Kurdish lawmakers announced Friday they had reconsidered a decision to resign from Turkey's parliament after a ban on their party that triggered deadly protests.
Friday, 18 December, 2009 , 13:21 AFP — A group of Kurdish lawmakers announced Friday reconsidered a decision to resign from Turkey's parliament after a ban on their party that triggered deadly protests.
