2025-09-01T19:20:12+00:00 Shafaq News – Rawanduz A grape and local products festival was launched on Monday in Rawanduz, in Erbil, drawing farmers, agricultural enthusiasts, local residents, and visitors interested in the region’s homegrown varieties. Behzad Khodadad, ...

The Iraqi Initiative for Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan released a statement on the occasion of September 1, International Day of Peace, saying the following: “A peaceful solution is the only way to build a better ...

In its monthly report for August, the Amed (tr. Diyarbakır)-based Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association (DFG) denounced ongoing restrictions on press freedom in Turkey. According to the organization, at least 33 media professionals are currently in ...

French psychoanalyst and historian Elisabeth Roudinesco has declared her support for Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace. In a letter to the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), she wrote that the initiative is of ...

In a written message to a conference in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan emphasized the importance of the ongoing political process in Turkey and called on Kurds to unite on ...

On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the Platform for the Protection of the City and Solidarity in Amed (tr. Diyarbakır) (Amed) issued a public statement. Representatives of numerous parties and civil society ...

In a statement on the International Day of Peace on September 1, the Bakur Kurdish Women’s Union Platform emphasized that living freely with one’s identity, language, and culture is a fundamental human right. The statement ...

From August 3 to 17, the Zapatista Semillero Comandanta Ramona (Seedbed Comandanta Ramona) in Morelia, Altamirano, hosted the event “Gathering of Resistances and Rebellions: Some Parts of the Whole.” The Zapatistas had issued a worldwide ...

The Relations Office of the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) held a seminar titled “A Strategic Outlook for Syria’s Future” at its headquarters in Raqqa. The seminar was attended by representatives of political, social, and civil ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on 18 March 2014 that sentencing Abdullah Öcalan to aggravated life imprisonment without the possibility of conditional release violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The ...