August 16, 2025
Preparations are complete for the 23rd Annual Kurdish Culture and Peace Festival, which will be held this year in Toronto, Canada. The festival organizing committee called on all Kurds living in Canada to attend the ...
At their 1064th vigil against “disappearances” in state custody, the Saturday Mothers sought information about the fate of Mehmet Salim Acar. The Kurdish man was abducted 31 years ago by a suspected death squad of ...
In Iran, the death sentence against labor rights activist and human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi has been finalized. This was reported by Amir Raesian, the lawyer representing the 45-year-old woman imprisoned in Lakan Prison in ...
Syrian Transitional Government forces and affiliated armed groups targeted villages in Suweyda, resulting in clashes. ANF NEWS DESK Saturday, 16 August 2025, 16:18 In the southern Syrian city of Suweyda, Transitional Government forces and affiliated ...
In light of increasing violence against women in southern Syria, particularly in the Druze province of Suweyda, the Women’s Defense Units (YPJ) Commander Viyan Adar has called for the establishment of independent women’s self-defense forces. ...
The participating forces affirmed that this campaign is part of ongoing efforts to enhance security and stability in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside. The operation was met with strong support and solidarity from the region’s tribes ...
Women have always played a leading role in the struggle to nurture peace on these lands. In particular, the call for “Peace and a Democratic Society” made by Abdullah Öcalan on 27 February received support ...
At a time when the search for a political solution in Syria continues, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and United Nations representatives met on 15 August 2025, in Damascus. The PYD delegation, headed by Co-Chair ...
KNK co-chair Ahmet Karamus met with the community in Toronto. ANF TORONTO Saturday, 16 August 2025, 10:34 Ahmet Karamus, co-chair of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), spoke at a community gathering held at the Kurdish ...
The forest fire, which began at noon in Hêni and spread to nearby villages in the Fis Plain of Amed’s Lice district, has been partially contained. Amed Metropolitan Municipality co-mayors Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun ...
