Just saw footage of UK counter-terrorism police raiding Berfin Kurban’s bedroom. Interestingly, when the raid footage was shown, one of the jurors was smiling.
No other court reporters are present, apart from myself and Tom Anderson. #KurdishRight #OldBailey #KurdishPolitics #UKKurds
No other court reporters are present, apart from myself and Tom Anderson. #KurdishRight #OldBailey #KurdishPolitics #UKKurds
The main trial of 6 #Kurdish activists Ercan Akbal, Türkan Özcan, Ali Poyraz, Agit Karataş, Mücahit Sayak and Berfin Kurban accused of membership in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) began three weeks ago at the Old Bailey in London. The defendants deny the allegations. #KurdishPolitics
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Just saw footage of UK counter-terrorism police raiding Berfin Kurban’s bedroom. Interestingly, when the raid footage was shown, one of the jurors was smiling.
No other court reporters are present, apart from myself and Tom Anderson. #KurdishRight #OldBailey #KurdishPolitics #UKKurds
No other court reporters are present, apart from myself and Tom Anderson. #KurdishRight #OldBailey #KurdishPolitics #UKKurds
The main trial of 6 #Kurdish activists Ercan Akbal, Türkan Özcan, Ali Poyraz, Agit Karataş, Mücahit Sayak and Berfin Kurban accused of membership in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) began three weeks ago at the Old Bailey in London. The defendants deny the allegations. #KurdishPolitics
January 30, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The main trial of 6 #Kurdish activists Ercan Akbal, Türkan Özcan, Ali Poyraz, Agit Karataş, Mücahit Sayak and Berfin Kurban accused of membership in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) began three weeks ago at the Old Bailey in London. The defendants deny the allegations. #KurdishPolitics
Fear and uncertainty for Yazidis and Kurds in Syria amid government advances: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Fear and uncertainty for Yazidis and Kurds in Syria amid government advances
For minority groups in the northeast, the fragile ceasefire comes with more profound questions over their future in Syria.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Fear and uncertainty for Yazidis and Kurds in Syria amid government advances: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
My piece for Agos Newspaper: London marched for Rojava on Sunday - www.agos.com.tr/tr/haber/biz...
“Biz varız ve daima var olacağız"
Sadece birkaç gün önce çağrısı yapılmış olmasına ve bu bir Newroz kutlaması olmamasına rağmen 25 Aralık'ta Londra'da bu denli büyük çapta bir Kürt buluşmasının gerçekleşmesi Londralıları da şaşırtmışt...
www.agos.com.tr
January 27, 2026 at 10:11 PM
My piece for Agos Newspaper: London marched for Rojava on Sunday - www.agos.com.tr/tr/haber/biz...
Women around the world are braiding their hair in solidarity with Rojava, after a female YPJ fighter was killed and her hair cut and shared online by an HTS member.This global movement highlights their struggle and resistance. Journos, cover this story. Help the world see what’s happening in Rojava.
Brit–Turkish artist Büşra Mirador braided her hair in solidarity with Kurdish women in Rojava after a jihadist shared a braid of an executed YPJ fighter. A nationalist and patriotic Turk, she chose courage over silence, despite risks of backlash and harassment. www.instagram.com/stories/busr...
Instagram
www.instagram.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Women around the world are braiding their hair in solidarity with Rojava, after a female YPJ fighter was killed and her hair cut and shared online by an HTS member.This global movement highlights their struggle and resistance. Journos, cover this story. Help the world see what’s happening in Rojava.
@postopinions.bsky.social I pitched the Washington Post an op-ed on the humanitarian crisis in Rojava, affecting Kurds, Alevis and Christians across Europe and the US.
Rejected without comment — and addressed to “Misti.” My name is Hilal Seven.
Silence is an editorial choice.
Rejected without comment — and addressed to “Misti.” My name is Hilal Seven.
Silence is an editorial choice.
January 24, 2026 at 1:09 PM
@postopinions.bsky.social I pitched the Washington Post an op-ed on the humanitarian crisis in Rojava, affecting Kurds, Alevis and Christians across Europe and the US.
Rejected without comment — and addressed to “Misti.” My name is Hilal Seven.
Silence is an editorial choice.
Rejected without comment — and addressed to “Misti.” My name is Hilal Seven.
Silence is an editorial choice.
Brit–Turkish artist Büşra Mirador braided her hair in solidarity with Kurdish women in Rojava after a jihadist shared a braid of an executed YPJ fighter. A nationalist and patriotic Turk, she chose courage over silence, despite risks of backlash and harassment. www.instagram.com/stories/busr...
Instagram
www.instagram.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Brit–Turkish artist Büşra Mirador braided her hair in solidarity with Kurdish women in Rojava after a jihadist shared a braid of an executed YPJ fighter. A nationalist and patriotic Turk, she chose courage over silence, despite risks of backlash and harassment. www.instagram.com/stories/busr...
@article19.bsky.social Several outlets covering Kurdish issues were banned in Turkey, forcing them to open new accounts. This is a direct attack on freedom of information and expression. They are among the few reporting on massacres in Rojava, Syria.
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 PM
@article19.bsky.social Several outlets covering Kurdish issues were banned in Turkey, forcing them to open new accounts. This is a direct attack on freedom of information and expression. They are among the few reporting on massacres in Rojava, Syria.
@indexoncensorship.org Several outlets covering Kurdish issues were banned in Turkey, forcing them to open new accounts. This is a direct attack on freedom of information and expression. They are among the few reporting on massacres in Rojava, Syria.
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 PM
@indexoncensorship.org Several outlets covering Kurdish issues were banned in Turkey, forcing them to open new accounts. This is a direct attack on freedom of information and expression. They are among the few reporting on massacres in Rojava, Syria.
@IndexCensorship Several outlets covering Kurdish issues were banned in Turkey, forcing them to open new accounts. This is a direct attack on freedom of information and expression. They are among the few reporting on massacres in Rojava, Syria.
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 PM
@IndexCensorship Several outlets covering Kurdish issues were banned in Turkey, forcing them to open new accounts. This is a direct attack on freedom of information and expression. They are among the few reporting on massacres in Rojava, Syria.
@nytimes.com For years, the US allied with the Kurds in Syria—not out of solidarity, but to protect Western interests. Now, they have been abandoned to Al-Qaeda, which later became HTS, with some factions linked to ISIS. Thousands of Kurds face massacres. Why has the NYT stayed silent on this?
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
@nytimes.com For years, the US allied with the Kurds in Syria—not out of solidarity, but to protect Western interests. Now, they have been abandoned to Al-Qaeda, which later became HTS, with some factions linked to ISIS. Thousands of Kurds face massacres. Why has the NYT stayed silent on this?
Several outlets covering Kurdish issues were banned in Turkey, forcing them to open new accounts. This is a direct attack on freedom of information and expression. They are among the few reporting on massacres in Rojava, Syria. @FrontlineJourn @RSF_inter @NUJofficial, please raise awareness.
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Several outlets covering Kurdish issues were banned in Turkey, forcing them to open new accounts. This is a direct attack on freedom of information and expression. They are among the few reporting on massacres in Rojava, Syria. @FrontlineJourn @RSF_inter @NUJofficial, please raise awareness.
@nytopinion.nytimes.com For years, the Kurds were frontline allies against ISIS in Syria. Yet Kurdish writers and voices rarely appear in major Western outlets. As massacres unfold and HTS rises, why does @nytopinion give so little space to those who have lived it? #Rojava #KurdishVoices
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
@nytopinion.nytimes.com For years, the Kurds were frontline allies against ISIS in Syria. Yet Kurdish writers and voices rarely appear in major Western outlets. As massacres unfold and HTS rises, why does @nytopinion give so little space to those who have lived it? #Rojava #KurdishVoices
Reposted by Hilal Seven
Sırrı Süreyya Önder'in durumu stabil
Sırrı Süreyya Önder'in kızı Ceren Önder'den hastanedeki misafirlere açıklama:
Durumu stabil. Bu hal iyi. Uzun süre yeni bilgi gelmeyecek. Yansıyan çok iyi ya da kötü haberler doğru değil.
video: Jiyan Kışanak
Sırrı Süreyya Önder'in kızı Ceren Önder'den hastanedeki misafirlere açıklama:
Durumu stabil. Bu hal iyi. Uzun süre yeni bilgi gelmeyecek. Yansıyan çok iyi ya da kötü haberler doğru değil.
video: Jiyan Kışanak
April 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Sırrı Süreyya Önder'in durumu stabil
Sırrı Süreyya Önder'in kızı Ceren Önder'den hastanedeki misafirlere açıklama:
Durumu stabil. Bu hal iyi. Uzun süre yeni bilgi gelmeyecek. Yansıyan çok iyi ya da kötü haberler doğru değil.
video: Jiyan Kışanak
Sırrı Süreyya Önder'in kızı Ceren Önder'den hastanedeki misafirlere açıklama:
Durumu stabil. Bu hal iyi. Uzun süre yeni bilgi gelmeyecek. Yansıyan çok iyi ya da kötü haberler doğru değil.
video: Jiyan Kışanak
Muse has postponed their Istanbul concert following calls from fans to boycott DBL Entertainment, the event organizer, after it criticized the protests. The band has not announced a new date yet. #Muse #Istanbul #BoycottDBL
April 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Muse has postponed their Istanbul concert following calls from fans to boycott DBL Entertainment, the event organizer, after it criticized the protests. The band has not announced a new date yet. #Muse #Istanbul #BoycottDBL
"Since March 19, police have arrested nearly 2,000 people, among them many students, prompting many young people to begin their own boycott of companies seen as close to Erdogan and his ruling party, the AKP" www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Turkish fans, artists urge Muse to cancel Istanbul gig
British rock band Muse was facing pressure on Tuesday from fans and artists to cancel an upcoming Istanbul gig after the Turkish concert promoter lashed out at those involved in recent anti-government...
www.france24.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"Since March 19, police have arrested nearly 2,000 people, among them many students, prompting many young people to begin their own boycott of companies seen as close to Erdogan and his ruling party, the AKP" www.france24.com/en/live-news...
1/ For the past two days, I’ve been struggling to reach my family in Turkey. Since yesterday, when Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained, it's been almost impossible to contact my brother and sisters. x.com/netblocks/st... #IstanbulMayor #TurkeyInternetBan
NetBlocks on X: "⚠️ Update: Network data show internet restrictions remain in place in #Turkey a dozen hours after social media platforms were filtered by authorities; the measures come as over a hundred people including Istanbul mayor Imamoglu are detained on grounds of corruption and terrorism https://t.co/q7QkWxaRTY" / X
⚠️ Update: Network data show internet restrictions remain in place in #Turkey a dozen hours after social media platforms were filtered by authorities; the measures come as over a hundred people including Istanbul mayor Imamoglu are detained on grounds of corruption and terrorism https://t.co/q7QkWxaRTY
x.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
1/ For the past two days, I’ve been struggling to reach my family in Turkey. Since yesterday, when Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained, it's been almost impossible to contact my brother and sisters. x.com/netblocks/st... #IstanbulMayor #TurkeyInternetBan
Reposted by Hilal Seven
Turkey arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of Istanbul, the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on accusations of corruption and terrorism on Wednesday. Imamoglu was set to be named the opposition’s presidential candidate. nyti.ms/4ho834z
March 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Turkey arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of Istanbul, the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on accusations of corruption and terrorism on Wednesday. Imamoglu was set to be named the opposition’s presidential candidate. nyti.ms/4ho834z
Reposted by Hilal Seven
Huge development in Turkey- Ekrem Imamoğlu, Erdoğan’s likely presidential election opponent and charismatic mayor of Istanbul, arrested on corruption charges: www.dw.com/en/turkey-de...
Turkey detains Istanbul mayor Imamoglu in corruption probe – DW – 03/19/2025
The Turkish president's main political rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, was set to be nominated as his party's presidential candidate. His detention comes after he was stripped of his university diploma, disqua...
www.dw.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Huge development in Turkey- Ekrem Imamoğlu, Erdoğan’s likely presidential election opponent and charismatic mayor of Istanbul, arrested on corruption charges: www.dw.com/en/turkey-de...
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: ‘We’d show off our injuries, then protest again’
www.thetimes.com/article/03fc...
www.thetimes.com/article/03fc...
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: ‘We’d show off our injuries, then protest again’
Mohammad Rasoulof’s film about the Iranian women’s revolt has been nominated for an Oscar. Now he is living in exile, as are his female stars, who took part in the demonstrations
www.thetimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: ‘We’d show off our injuries, then protest again’
www.thetimes.com/article/03fc...
www.thetimes.com/article/03fc...
