editor's pick

08:10

Viyan Peyman, one of the commanders of the Kobanê Resistance, was one of those who turned the resistance into victory with their courage, determination and voice.

09:22

September marks not only the anniversary of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” uprising that sparked in Rojhilat Kurdistan following the killings of Shiler Rasouli and Jina Mahsa Amini but also the death anniversary of Kurdish singer Merziye Feriqi.

09:36

The uprising that sparked in Iran following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini crossed borders with the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” slogan.

14:53

Aslîka Qadir was born into a Yazidi family in Alagyaz, Armenia. She hosted programs about literature and poetry at Radio Yerevan and is known as “the voice of Radio Yerevan”.

09:13

The diary of Carina Cuanna, a 23-year-old Dutch woman studying Anthropology who was killed in the Sivas Massacre on July 2, 1993, tells what happened in Sivas. The “Madimak: Carina's Diary” is a documentary based on her diary.

08:48

From Olympe de Gouges, who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman in France to the women who led a revolution and drafted the Social Contract, women continue to weave their struggle and resistance together on March 8.

10:12

Ayşe Şan was a Kurdish singer, who created herself through her songs reflecting her experiences and by fighting the patriarchal system.

09:35

After the declaration of the curfew in Cizre on December 14, 2015, people taking shelters in basements were burned alive. Eight years have passed since the atrocity.

09:26

Zeynep Kınacı (nom de guerre: Zilan), who wanted to be “Kurdish women’s symbol of awakening” and made her mark on the Kurdish struggle for freedom, has kept leading the Kurdish resistance for 27 years.

13:26

Qamishlo Canton co-chair Yousra Darwish and her deputy Lîman Şiwêş, who were killed by the Turkish state, left behind a legacy of struggle. Before being killed, these two revolutionary women said, “They cannot scare us by killing us.”

12:22

In the interview with eight international women, who have been taking an active part in the revolution in Rojava and rebuilding of life in Rojava, told us that they have learned how to look inside themselves in Rojava.

09:09

13-year-old Xurbet İlhan immortalizes the resistance of 90-year-old Xanê Benek, who was sitting to protest the Iraqi army in Makhmour refugee camp, by taking her photo. “Xanê Benek is an old woman but I am impressed with her stance.”

09:56

“My execution will wake up thousands of Kurds from their sleep,” said Kurdish political activist Leyla Qasim, who was executed in Baghdad 49 years ago today.

10:45

Today marks the 31st anniversary of the death of Hozan Mizgîn, Kurdish artist, singer and revolutionary. Her song “Hawar Gundîno” is still sung by thousands, particularly by women.

09:27

The struggle of Lucy and Lizzie, who played an important role in the building of the International Workers' Day of unity, struggle and solidarity, and in the organization of the working class, sheds light on today.

09:42

30 years have passed since the death of Üveyş Öcalan, mother of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. Üveyş Öcalan still inspires the Kurdish Women’s Freedom Movement with her mutiny.

09:35

09:40

Let’s listen to “Jin, Jîyan, Azadî” song by the Hevra musical group together.

11:20

Evîn Goyî (Emine Kara), one of the pioneers of the Kurdish Women’s Freedom Movement, was murdered in Paris on December 23. “My aunt served not only Kurdish people but also all humanity,” Evîn Goyî’s niece Hêlîn Kara said.

09:12

Stateless is a documentary film directed by Esra Yıldız. The documentary film tells the story of two dissident journalists, who were forced to leave Turkey after the 1971 Turkish military memorandum.