Browsing: Middle East
Global Assault On Freedoms, Warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger, as short-term national self-interest and draconian security…
Turkey is Attacking YPG to Drag NATO Into Syria’s War
On Saturday, Turkish forces shelled YPG positions in Syria. The military action took place on the same…
German-led NATO Operation Will Deport Refugees Back To Turkey
NATO has launched naval patrols in the Aegean sea between Turkey and Greece to stop the influx…
Leaked Documents: EU Helped Erdogan Win Elections
Leaked documents about a meeting between Turkish president Erdogan, European Union commissioner Juncker, and the…
Families Facing Starvation and Famine in Madaya, Syria
UPDATE: The Syrian government has allowed humanitarian workers access to an opposition-held town near the…
Kurdish Woman’s Address to Turkish Citizens
Turkey – A Kurdish woman pleads to the Turkish citizens, asking them not to turn…
LA Protest at Turkish Consulate Honors Tahir Elçi, Hrant Dink
Kurdish, Armenian, and other oppressed groups joined political activists in front of the Turkish Consulate today to…
Curfews, Military Ops, and Resistance: Eastern Turkey under Siege as Kurdish Youth Rebel
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) recently published a note on imposed curfews in predominantly…
Refugee Children Washing Ashore in Turkey
30% of all the refugees who have died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean…
Kurds Resist Russian and American Imperialism in Syria
KCK co-president says Kurds will not be pulled either way in the proxy war being waged in…
Worldwide Solidarity with Victims of Extremism
The so-called Islamic State has claimed victims in several countries this week. Attacks in Iraq,…
Tens of Thousands in Kabul Protest Taliban Beheadings
Two women, a 9-yr-old girl and 4 men from Kabul have been beheaded with razor…
Israeli occupation forces shot over 2,600 with live and rubber bullets in October
Israeli forces shot and wounded at least 2,617 Palestinians with live and rubber-coated steel bullets…
Palestinian woman shot at Israeli bus station to be released without charge
A Palestinian woman shot in an Israeli bus station earlier this month is expected to…
Israel demolishes Bedouin village of Al Araqib — for the 90th time
This piece has been re-posted with permission from the author, Avi Blecherman from +972 Mag. Related Reading: Southern Israel:…
At Least 180 Dead in Massive 7.5 Earthquake in South Asia
Update: The death toll from the earthquake has reached 214 in Pakistan, according to BBC. Local…
River of Garbage in Beirut as Torrential Rains Compound Garbage Crisis
After a night of heavy rains, the people of Beirut woke to discover flooded streets…
Israeli PM Netanyahu Blames Muslims for Sparking Holocaust
Benjamin Netanyahu, in a Tuesday speech, made the historically erroneous accusation that Hitler got the…
Violence Continues to Escalate in the West Bank and Jerusalem
Palestinian protesters try to break an opening in the Israeli Apartheid Wall during clashes with…
You’re Not Alone – Ankara Bombing Solidarity Demonstrations
In the wake of Saturday’s horrific bombing attack on a Peace Rally in Ankara, that…