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Turkish soldier killed in attack on Iraq base


Saturday, 17 February, 2024 , 19:36 AFP A soldier was killed and another injured in an "attempted intrusion" of a Turkish military base in northern Iraq, Turkey's defence ministry announced Saturday.

Kurds march in German city of Cologne to demand Ocalan's freedom


Saturday, 17 February, 2024 , 16:24 AFP About 15,000 Kurds marched in the German city of Cologne Saturday to demand the liberation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has spent the past 25 years in a Turkish jail.

Ocalan: the PKK's silenced leader jailed in Turkey


Saturday, 17 February, 2024 , 07:36 AFP Abdullah Ocalan, who founded the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) nearly half a century ago and has languished in solitary confinement on a prison island since 1999, is hailed as an icon by some Kurds but denounced by many Turks as a terrorist who deserves to die.

Dissident directors hold up 'mirror' to Iranian women's desire


Friday, 16 February, 2024 , 16:27 AFP Two Iranian directors said they have been barred from travelling to the Berlin film festival for their new movie's premiere Friday for breaking one of their country's biggest taboos: showing a woman pursuing a "normal life".

Dissident directors hold up 'mirror' to Iranian women's desire


Friday, 16 February, 2024 , 12:28 AFP Two Iranian directors said they have been barred from travelling to the Berlin film festival for their new movie's premiere Friday for breaking one of their country's biggest taboos: showing a woman pursuing a "normal life".

Campaigning begins in Iran for key assembly elections


Wednesday, 14 February, 2024 , 08:32 AFP Candidates running for seats in the Iran assembly in charge of appointing the country's supreme leader began election campaigns on Wednesday, state media reported.

Musk's X feeds monetization of wartime misinformation


Wednesday, 14 February, 2024 , 02:38 AFP Influencers on X are monetizing misinformation about conflicts in the Middle East, leveraging the platform's contentious policies that researchers say prioritize engagement over accuracy.

Iran jails Mahsa Amini uncle for over five years: rights groups


Tuesday, 13 February, 2024 , 15:03 AFP Iranian authorities have handed down a jail sentence of over five years to the uncle of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian-Kurdish woman whose custody death sparked months of protests, over his anti-government views expressed during the 2022 demonstrations, rights groups said on Tuesday.

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party enters Istanbul mayor's race


Friday, 9 February, 2024 , 14:34 AFP Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Friday selected two low-profile candidates to run for mayor of Istanbul after the wife of the repressed community's jailed elder statesman dropped out of the March 31 vote.

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party enters Istanbul mayor's race


Friday, 9 February, 2024 , 13:55 AFP Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Friday selected two low-profile candidates to run for mayor of Istanbul after the wife of the repressed community's jailed elder statesman dropped out of the March 31 vote.