Arts, Culture and Sport
Youth of Qeladize say “no” to the massacre of nature
QELADIZE, SOUTHERN KURDISTAN Young women planted saplings in the district of Qeladize in Southern Kurdistan as part of the 'Em Dibêjin NA' move under the leadership of young women. Young people and young women stated that they planted the saplings against the massacres of nature and said, "We say NO...
PKK calls for united struggle against KDP and AKP collaboration in southern Kurdistan
CENTRAL NEWS The Cultural Committee of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has called on intellectuals and artists to unite in the struggle against AKP/MHP fascism and the collaboration of the South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP with Turkey. In the statement, the committee points out the current threat of war in...
Women guerrillas release song from Heftanin front with guns in one hand, instruments in the other
BEHDİNAN, SOUTHERN KURDISTAN On September 26, as enemy forces begun to surround the Martyr Kendal Area, the women guerrillas said: "We made a new song for the war". Despite three days of trying to film the guerrillas singing, one of the guerrillas who sang was a fighter and one a...
Kurdish Filmmaker imprisoned for “terrorist propaganda” after releasing Rojava documentary
CENTRAL NEWS Kurdish filmmaker Kutbettin Cebe has been sentenced to almost two and a half years in prison in Turkey for “terrorist propaganda”. The basis for the sentences is his documentary "Roza - The Land of Two Rivers" about the Rojava revolution. Kurdish filmmaker Kutbettin Cebe has been sentenced to...
Silent-play performed in Martyr Arin Mirkan square in Kobanê for Halloween
CENTRAL NEWS As we approach World Kobanê day on 1 November, the young people of Kobanê staged a play to highlight the meaning of Halloween for the Kurdish people. Explaining that as the rest of the world wear masks for one night in the name of creating fear, the fear...
Nathan Felix presents chamber opera inspired by Öcalan
CENTRAL NEWS A new chamber opera inspired by the people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan has been composed by Nathan Felix. The chamber opera is sung in Kurdish and features soprano Katrina Saporsantos and Inversion Ensemble singers Trevor Shaw and Robbie LaBanca. The album titled, Öcalan has been released and available to...
Mother who witnessed the Heftanin war recites Dengbêjî
CENTRAL NEWS A Dengbêjî was written by a mother who witnessed the Heftanin war. The mother sings about all which she has witnessed, starting off by explaining that a dark thick smoke is ruling over Heftanin. The start of the Dengbêjî is as follows: Come my dear, my dear A...
EXCLUSIVE – A world-renowned Taekwondo team from Rojava and their success
HESEKÊ, WESTERN KURDISTAN The taekwondo teams internationally representıng Rojava at tournaments, students at the Piling school in Heseke, spoke to our agency on their successes and the culture of the sport in Kurdistan and the Middle East. Student at the taekwondo school, and a member of team Sun, Fatma Xalid...
Toes of 1,200 year-old Buddha submerged in Yangtze River flood
CENTRAL NEWS Some 100,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas after the the Yangtze River rose to dangerous levels following some of the heaviest rainfall in recent memory. Part of a 1200-year-old Buddha statue on the Yangtze river which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List in China's Sichuan...
RedHack infiltrated the walls of Galata restoration company’s website
CENTRAL NEWS RedHack hacked the website of the restoration company which destroyed the walls of the historic galata tower in Istanbul. The iconic 67-meter (220-foot) structure overlooking the Golden Horn was the ancient city's tallest structure when completed by the Genoese in 1348. The website of Taksim Yapı, the company...
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