July 1, 2025
2025-07-01T23:19:36+00:00 Shafaq News – Kirkuk A prominent statue honoring Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in Kirkuk remains neglected eight years after its construction, with visible damage and no restoration efforts to date, sculptors behind the project said ...
According to data from Duke University Reporters’ Lab, there are 443 platforms actively engaged in fact-checking worldwide (Duke Reporters’ Lab, 2025). These organizations play an important role in combating disinformation; however, their visibility and impact ...
2025-07-01T20:41:17+00:00 Shafaq News – Al-Sulaymaniyah A powerful explosion rattled Al-Sulaymaniyah province in the Kurdistan Region on Tuesday evening, according to local authorities. In a statement, Colonel Salam Abdul Khaliq, spokesperson for the Region’s Security Agency, ...
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported that the Islamic Republic’s military and security presence has escalated across the region, with widespread arrests, summonses, interrogations, and threats targeting local residents. Two civilians killed in Kermanshah ...
According to a report by the Mesopotamia Agency, preparations are underway to establish a commission under the Parliament to resolve the Kurdish issue, and the PKK is also expected to take practical steps toward laying ...
In İzmir province, 120 people have been detained in an operation against the CHP-run municipality. The public prosecutor’s office has issued arrest warrants for a total of 157 people. ANF NEWS DESK Tuesday, 1 July ...
A delegation from the European Forum for Freedom and Peace (EFFP) has officially submitted a request in Istanbul to visit Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan on the Turkish prison island of Imrali. With this step, the ...
According to data compiled by Rojnews, three women were murdered in different cities of the Kurdistan Region in June 2025, while four female lawyers were subjected to violence in custody. The cases include suspicious deaths ...
An international campaign titled ‘I want to visit Abdullah Öcalan’ was launched in early June under the initiative of the European Forum for Freedom and Peace (EFFP), calling for in-person visits to be allowed with ...
The hearing of the case regarding the “Return to Life Operation,” which took place in Bayrampaşa Prison in 2000 and resulted in the deaths of 12 prisoners, was held at the 13th High Criminal Court ...
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