Turkey's parliament approved legislation introducing a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants to advance peace efforts with the PKK, pending full disarmament.
Kurdish filmmaker Gabar Choli details being force-fed twice daily during an eight-month hunger strike while detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas, following the denial of his asylum application.
Kurdish activist and asylum seeker Gabar Choli recounts being force-fed twice daily during an eight-month hunger strike in an ICE detention center in Texas, condemning the practice as torture.
Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's Kurdish region, met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, marking the first such visit since late 2024. Talks focused on bilateral ties, economic cooperation, regional stability, and the integration of the SDF into Syrian state institutions.
A Guardian investigation found that the Trump administration quietly attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in US immigrant detention to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding. At least three detainees were confirmed subjected to these procedures, which human rights groups widely consider torture, with others breaking their strikes as procedures loomed.
Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Iraq and Iran are on high alert as US-Israel strikes on Iran intensify, placing their bases on the front lines. While some discuss arming Kurdish fighters for regime change, leaders express skepticism about US intentions and the risks of large-scale operations, despite facing drone and missile attacks.
Jinwar, a women-only commune in northeast Syria, provides a safe haven for women escaping war, abuse, and societal pressures. Established in 2018, it features self-governance, communal living, and a focus on independence, with residents cultivating food and running their own school.
Two U.S. Army websites, the Open Innovation Lab and AI Integration Center, were defaced by hackers who altered error pages to display pro-Kurdish messages and call out President Donald Trump as a "pedophile" and "thief." The defacements were visible Monday before the Army took the pages down and began investigating the incident.
Germany has failed to reach the World Cup round of 16 for the third consecutive time, leading manager Julian Nagelsmann to criticize striker Deniz Undav. This echoes past scapegoating of Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, but fans are now directing their ire at Nagelsmann's tactical decisions, highlighting a persistent issue within German football.
German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann, who went missing in Syria in January while reporting on the civil war, has returned to Germany. Her lawyer confirmed her release and return, stating she arrived Friday afternoon. The circumstances of her disappearance and detention remain unclear.
Iran launched two missiles targeting Komala Party headquarters in the Alana Valley, Kurdistan Region, on Tuesday night. No casualties were reported, only material damage. This attack is part of ongoing Iranian strikes against Kurdish opposition groups, with over 82 missiles and drones used since the conflict with the US and Israel began.
Syria's Higher Election Committee announced the results of parliamentary elections in Kurdish-majority areas in northeastern Syria, filling nine seats. However, the Druze-majority Sweida province remains excluded from the electoral process due to ongoing tensions and demands for autonomy.
Syria's Supreme Elections Committee announced results for Kurdish-majority areas in northeast Syria to complete the People's Assembly. Sweida province remains excluded due to ongoing tensions and calls for autonomy. Kurdish groups criticized the limited representation.
Syria is holding elections in Kurdish-majority areas in the northeast to fill parliamentary seats, while the Druze-majority Sweida province remains outside the process due to ongoing tensions and demands for autonomy.
Iran secretly executed four men, including two Kurdish political activists and two Iraqi nationals, without notifying their families. Amnesty International reported Iran carried out the most executions globally in 2025.
Donald Trump accused Kurdish groups of withholding US weapons intended for Iranian demonstrators. Kurdish factions in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, as well as Iranian Kurdish leaders, have categorically denied these claims, calling them 'psychological warfare' and a political deflection.
A senior Kurdish security official denied Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claims of allowing US arms shipments to Iranian Kurdish opposition, calling them inaccurate. He stated the region does not permit arms smuggling to Iran for security reasons and to avoid conflict. However, he acknowledged the possibility of smuggling by arms dealers.
A 19-year-old neo-Nazi, Alina Burns, has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for attempting to behead a Kurdish barber in Bristol. Motivated by extremist ideology, Burns attacked Mohammed Mahmoodi with an axe, expressing desires to kill Jews and Muslims and expel non-whites from the UK.
Displaced Kurdish families live in a school turned shelter in Qamishli, Syria, after being uprooted multiple times following Assad's fall. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire handed control to Syrian government forces, prompting accusations that Washington abandoned Kurdish allies who fought ISIS alongside U.S. troops. Families describe harsh conditions with no fuel for cooking, and some remain searching for missing relatives including a 15-year-old girl killed in fighting.
Kurdish Syrian man, 26, said he fled forced conscription by YPG militia because he ‘didn’t want to kill people’An asylum seeker sent back to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme faces being returned to Syria after authorities in Paris ruled it was safe to do so, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.When the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the “groundbreaking” deal in July 2025 to stop small boats crowded with asylum seekers from crossing the Channel – by forcibly returning one small-boat asylum seeker to France in exchange for bringing one in northern France legally to the UK – they emphasised that France was a safe country for returnees. Continue reading...
