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Turkey MPs back historic law on reintegrating Kurdish PKK militants

Turkey's parliament approved limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants on Monday, a key step in a peace process aimed at ending decades of conflict. However, the legislation excludes jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, whose release the group has made a central demand.

France 24

Turkey MPs back historic law on reintegrating Kurdish militants

ISTANBUL - Turkish lawmakers on Monday voted through a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants, a key step in the peace process that seeks to end decades of deadly violence.

Bangkok Post

‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding

Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left

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Kurdish hunger striker says ICE force-feeding ‘mentally broke me’

Exclusive: Film-maker Gabar Choli describes how he endured coercive treatment over eight months in detention in Texas

The Guardian - US

Kurdish PKK criticises Turkey bill on fate of its fighters

ISTANBUL - Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK on Sunday criticised a proposed Turkish law setting out the fate of its fighters after disarmament, a day before parliament prepares to consider it.

Bangkok Post

Iran says Hormuz won’t reopen until US ‘corrects’ its behavior

Iran issued new demands for the Strait of Hormuz reopening and the UAE reported an Iranian missile attack. Yemen's military launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in response to recent strikes. Turkey's parliament approved a draft law advancing peace efforts with Kurdish insurgents. The Strait of Hormuz remains crucial for…

The Economic Times

Turkey's new opposition party offers hope, but its future is already in jeopardy

The launch of the Yeni Party in Turkey promises to energise the country's struggling opposition. But while some polls show it leading, it remains vulnerable – already beset by arrests it says are "politically motivated".

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UN experts urge Iran to end 'targeting' of minorities

UN human rights experts have called on Iran to halt the increasing arbitrary detentions and executions that particularly impact Kurdish and Baluch minorities. Since the outbreak of protests, thousands have been detained, facing serious security charges. The rate of executions has surged, with members of these minorities disproportionately at risk,…

The Economic Times

Coming up: six promoted teams to look out for in Europe this season

Former European heavyweights, investment projects and teams from tiny towns will liven up the top tiers

The Guardian - UK

Turkish MPs back limited amnesty for Kurdish militants

ANKARA - A majority of Turkish MPs on Wednesday backed limited and conditional amnesty for PKK Kurdish militants, a first legislative step to end decades of deadly fighting.

Bangkok Post

Drivers endure overnight gas lines as a war-driven fuel shortage grips Iraq's Kurdish region

A fuel crisis has hit Iraq's Kurdish region, leaving drivers in Irbil waiting for hours, some overnight, to buy gasoline

The Independent UK

The Phantom Pain of Rojava review – Kurdish veterans of the war against IS tell story of courage and survival

Maryam Ebrahimi’s documentary about a home for survivors of the war in northern Syria is tender, gentle and incredibly moving

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: In Syria's Kurdish-majority city Kobane, postwar integration efforts get under way

Northern Syria’s Kobane, or Ayn al-Arab, was a flashpoint city during the Kurdish fight against the Islamic State (IS) group nearly a decade ago. Today, it’s at the heart of the Syrian government’s bid to integrate the northern Kurdish majority region and their fighters. FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr had a…

France 24

Iran launches drone, missile attacks on dissident bases in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iran's military forces recently carried out heavy air strikes on bases belonging to Iranian Kurdish militia groups in Iraqi Kurdistan. These unprecedented attacks underscore Tehran’s fear that these militias could become more offensive amid the instability fuelled by the war with Israel and the US.

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TechRadar

Multiple US Army websites defaced by hackers critical of Trump — error page displays message criticizing President

The websites were defaced with pro-Kurdish media, and messages directed at Trump and Tom Barrack.

The Times of India

Quote of the day by Saddam Hussein: 'A lion doesn't care if a monkey in a tree is laughing at him'

Even after losing power and facing trial for crimes against humanity, Saddam Hussein remained defiant. Sitting inside a Baghdad courtroom in 2006, the former Iraqi president brushed aside jeers from the public gallery with a remark that has since become one of the most widely quoted lines from his trial:…

The Guardian - UK

Shadow war: how use of proxy forces by Iran, Israel and US is driving Middle East instability

Across region there is a push to disarm militia and reinforce state authority but the temptation to use proxies remains

The Independent UK

Deniz Undav’s World Cup success for Germany lifts Yazidi and Kurdish pride

A standout at the World Cup, Deniz Undav is playing for Germany while representing his Yazidi and Kurdish heritage

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The Conversation

‘It’s a disgrace’: the US has abandoned the Kurds again – and this time, Trump is insulting them to boot

The United States and Iran are preparing to finalise a peace deal that would end their war – at least for the time being – as well as Israel’s bombing of Lebanon.

Euronews

Iran secretly executes four as it hits global death sentence record

Four more men, including two Kurdish political activists, were put to death in secret this week without informing their families, as Amnesty International recorded 2,159 executions in Iran last year — the highest of any country.

The Guardian - UK

Neo-Nazi obsessed teen jailed for trying to kill Kurdish man in Bristol with axe

Alina Burns, 19, who had said she wanted to ‘kill all Jews and Muslims’, attacked barber outside his shop

Latin Times

Arming the Iranian Opposition Faied, Lindsey Graham Wants the U.S. to Do It Again to 'Turn the Tide of Battle'

The comments followed President Trump's claim that the US had previously sent guns to Iranian protesters through Kurdish fighters, but that the weapons had not reached their intended recipients

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seeker sent back to France in ‘one in, one out’ scheme to be returned to Syria

Kurdish Syrian man, 26, said he fled forced conscription by YPG militia because he ‘didn’t want to kill people’

The Independent UK

Driven by the pressures of war, Iran gives its field commanders more power over militias in Iraq

Iran has granted its commanders more autonomy over militias in Iraq, allowing some to act without Tehran’s approval

AAP

'On the map': Parra rookie's pride as NRL's first Kurd

Araz Nanva is the first Kurdish player in NRL history and hopes he can put his homeland on the map with strong performances for Parramatta.

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