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Turkey trial begins into 2015 killing of rights lawyer


Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 , 14:39 AFP A long-awaited trial opened Wednesday of three police officers for the 2015 killing of a prominent rights lawyer in Diyarbakir, Turkey's biggest Kurdish-majority city.

Turkey trial begins into 2015 killing of rights lawyer


Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 , 10:33 AFP A long-awaited trial opened Wednesday of three police officers for the 2015 killing of a prominent rights lawyer in Diyarbakir, Turkey's biggest Kurdish-majority city.

As oil prices dive, Iraqi Kurds seek to diversify economy


Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 , 04:03 AFP Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms.

Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad


Saturday, 17 October, 2020 , 16:36 AFP Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party's headquarters in Baghdad after criticism from a Kurdish ex-minister.

Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad


Saturday, 17 October, 2020 , 13:18 AFP Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party's headquarters in Baghdad after criticism from a Kurdish ex-minister.

Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad


Saturday, 17 October, 2020 , 10:36 AFP Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party's headquarters in Baghdad after criticism from a Kurdish ex-minister.

Syria Kurds release 600 IS-linked prisoners


Thursday, 15 October, 2020 , 15:12 AFP The Kurdish-led forces controlling northeast Syria on Thursday freed more than 600 Syrian prisoners detained over links to the Islamic State jihadist group.

Istanbul authorities ban Kurdish-language play


Tuesday, 13 October, 2020 , 21:16 AFP Turkish authorities have banned a Kurdish-language play that was due to open Tuesday in Istanbul's municipal theatre for the first time in its 106-year history, organisers told AFP.

Istanbul authorities ban Kurdish-language play


Tuesday, 13 October, 2020 , 18:58 AFP Turkish authorities have banned a Kurdish-language play that was due to open Tuesday in Istanbul's municipal theatre for the first time in its 106-year history, organisers told AFP.

Istanbul authorities ban Kurdish-language play


Tuesday, 13 October, 2020 , 17:49 AFP Turkish authorities have banned a Kurdish-language play that was due to open Tuesday in Istanbul's municipal theatre for the first time in its 106-year history, organisers told AFP.