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‘Strangers in their own land’: Iraqi Yazidis and their plight, 7 years on from genocide
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoDuring my ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2019, I witnessed how this festival brings joy to the displaced Yazidis as they celebrate with family ...
Pro-Kurdish lawmakers stage protest in Turkey's parliament to denounce the ouster of a new mayor
Houston Chronicle· 8 hours agoMore than a dozen legislators from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party staged a demonstration in parliament...
Lawmakers brawl in Turkish parliament over pro-Kurdish mayor's detention
Reuters via AOL· 9 hours agoOn Monday, police detained Mehmet Siddik Akis, mayor of the southeastern Hakkari province bordering Iran and Iraq, just two months after he won power in local elections. Turkey's Interior Ministry ...
Map shows countries with bans on Israeli passport holders
Newsweek· 2 days agoThe Maldives has announced it will ban Israelis from entering the tiny South Asian island nation, in...
Turkey objecting to Kurdish groups’ election plans in northern Syria | Northwest Arkansas...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 19 hours agoPlans by U.S.-backed Kurdish groups to conduct local elections in northern Syria are "unacceptable"...
Iran executed dissident on charges of spying for Israel after five-minute trial
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt took just five minutes for an Iranian court to consider the case against Pejman Fatehi before...
Turkish drone strikes in Syria kill 4 U.S.-backed fighters, wound 11 civilians, Kurdish group says
Fox News· 4 days agoTurkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria on Friday evening killed four U.S.-backed fighters and...
Turkey signals new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold municipal election
Seattle Times· 6 days agoTurkey will not hesitate to carry out a new offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish-led groups – which Ankara accuses of linked to outlawed Kurdish militants – go ahead with plans to hold local ...
Iran accused of paying criminals to attack Israeli embassies
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“They use them for all sorts of illicit purposes – from drugs to weapons – and they use people from...