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Jailed pro-Kurdish leader appears in court for first time


Friday, 12 January, 2018 , 13:49 AFP The jailed co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Friday appeared in court for the first time since his arrest in late 2016, insisting that his detention was unlawful.

Turkey summons US diplomat over Syria Kurd militia


Wednesday, 10 January, 2018 , 18:11 AFP Turkey summoned a senior US diplomat on Wednesday to complain about Washington providing training to a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara.

Jailed pro-Kurdish leader says no longer seeks political office


Wednesday, 10 January, 2018 , 03:24 AFP The jailed co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party has said he is not planning to run in any further elections, effectively ending a political career that threatened to shake Turkish politics.

Shots fired at Kurdish footballer on German highway


Monday, 8 January, 2018 , 11:11 AFP German prosecutors on Monday opened a probe into attempted murder after a German-Turkish football player known for his pro-Kurdish views was fired at on a motorway.

Kurds protest in Paris against 'assassin' Erdogan


Saturday, 6 January, 2018 , 17:59 AFP Thousands of Kurds protested in Paris on Saturday over the failure of the French authorities to convict anyone over the 2013 murders of three female Kurdish rebels in the French capital.

Kurds protest in Paris against 'assassin' Erdogan


Saturday, 6 January, 2018 , 16:04 AFP Thousands of Kurds protested in Paris on Saturday over the failure of the French authorities to convict anyone over the 2013 murders of three female Kurdish rebels in the French capital.

Terrorism-accused Kurdish actor aims for fresh break in France


Friday, 5 January, 2018 , 10:51 AFP Kurdish documentary maker Aram Ikram Tastekin, one of thousands of Turkish citizens who fled to Europe to escape purges in his country, remembers a brief moment when Kurds were free to speak their minds.

Jailed Demirtas says to step down as pro-Kurdish party leader


Thursday, 4 January, 2018 , 15:54 AFP The detained co-leader of Turkey's third largest political party said on Thursday he would step down from his post at the party's congress next month.

French jihadist wives 'should face trial in Syria'


Thursday, 4 January, 2018 , 14:11 AFP Female French jihadists arrested in Kurdish-held parts of Syria should face justice there so long as they can be guaranteed a fair trial, the French government said on Thursday.

Syrian offensive against Kurds would be a 'mistake': Mattis


Friday, 29 December, 2017 , 18:48 AFP US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Friday warned President Bashar al-Assad against launching an offensive against US-supported Syrian Kurds, after the Syrian leader recently slammed them as "traitors."