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The village of Peyindas in Bitlis province is under siege by the Turkish army. Last Friday, a military operation took place and the village was de facto blocked by the Turkish army. Eight villagers were mistreated by Turkish soldiers and…

Kurdish artist Emel Çiftçi, who went to hospital in Diyarbakir for treatment, has been taken into custody after an arrest warrant was issued against her. Emel Çiftçi was taken into custody as a result of an investigation launched…

In an operation carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Deir ez-Zor, a leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group was arrested, the alliance said. The statement pointed out that the arrested man was involved in…

Gültan Kışanak, who was arrested on 30 October 2016 while she was co-mayor of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, spoke about the torture she was subjected to. Gültan Kışanak, who attended her sister's funeral in Elazig on 9 August, was…

Sonia Sharifi, known for her iconic image of raising her hands in the air during anti-regime protests in Iran, has revealed that she has twice been kidnapped and tortured by Iranian law enforcement. Hengaw, a human rights organization…

Turkish border guards tortured and killed a young man in Heseke countryside. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the young man had been tortured to death and that his vital organs had been stolen. According to SOHR, a…

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) reiterated its call on the international community to initiate the judicial process for the trial of ISIS detainees and called for cooperation in establishing centers for the…

The German Association of Journalists (DJV) has advised journalists not to travel to Turkey for business or private purposes, after it emerged that Gökay Akbulut, a member of the Left Party (Die Linke), has been arrested in Turkey. The DJV…

In the midst of civil war, drug trafficking is growing rapidly in Syria. The civil war country has become the largest drug producer in the Middle East and poses a problem for surrounding states. Adjacent country Jordan has been greatly…

Just recently, Moroccan authorities have repatriated two young men after they were "accidentally" deported by the Turkish authorities to Northern Syria. According to local sources, Turkish authorities had deported those two young mean to…