Thursday, 23 March, 2006 , 16:54 AFP — At least 12 people were injured Thursday when Turkish riot police broke up a demonstration in the southeastern city of Hakkari against the arrest of a Kurdish politician, witnesses said.
Thursday, 23 March, 2006 , 15:27 AFP — At least two people were injured Thursday when riot police broke up a demonstration in the southeastern city of Hakkari to protest against the arrest of a Kurdish politician, witnesses said.
Tuesday, 21 March, 2006 , 14:00 AFP — Tens of thousands of people gathered in southeastern Turkey Tuesday to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, amid heavy police measures over fears that radical Kurds may use the event to stir unrest in the already tense region.
Tuesday, 21 March, 2006 , 10:36 AFP — Iraq's predominantly Kurdish northern provinces celebrated New Year or Newroz on Tuesday with dancing and singing amid tight security as violence wracked the rest of the country.
Tuesday, 21 March, 2006 , 09:51 AFP — Tens of thousands of people gathered in southestern Turkey Tuesday to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, as police beefed up security over fears that radical Kurds may use the event to stir unrest in the already tense region.
Monday, 20 March, 2006 , 20:48 AFP — Syrian security forces Monday broke up a demonstration by thousands of Kurds celebrating their New Year in the northern town of Aleppo and made several arrests, a human rights activist said.
Monday, 20 March, 2006 , 10:42 AFP — The Turkish army condemned as "baseless" Monday accusations that its number two acted outside the law in the fight against Kurdish rebels and urged the government to find those responsible for what it called a unjustified, intentional attack on its ranks.
Sunday, 19 March, 2006 , 16:36 AFP — Demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails as Turkey's restless Kurdish community celebrated its new year Sunday amid tight security with renewed demonstrations of support for its separatist movement.
Sunday, 19 March, 2006 , 15:42 AFP — Syria's state security court on Sunday sentenced six Kurds to prison terms on charges of either separatism or belonging to illegal groups, human rights lawyer Anwar Bunni said.
Friday, 17 March, 2006 , 18:06 AFP — Two private regional television channels and a radio station will start brief Kurdish-language broadcasts for the first time in Turkey next week.
