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🟣 After five years of telling stories that mattered, Medya News bids farewell. To our readers – thank you for standing with us. To our contributors – thank you for giving voice to the Kurdish struggle for justice, freedom and peace. 🕊️ The fight for truth in Kurdish journalism continues. New voices will rise. Jin, Jiyan, Azadî. Until we meet again, The Medya News Team 📚 Archive & socials remain online until Sept 2025. #MedyaNews #KurdishMedia #JournalismMatters #JinJiyanAzadî #KurdishStruggle #PressFreedom 🔗medyanews.net/allnews/

📢#ANNOUNCEMENT | Medya News closes amid shifting political landscape, makes way for reimagined Kurdish media 📌Medya News will close its doors on 30 June, after five years as a leading English language Kurdish media outlet. May we extend heartfelt gratitude to all our readers for your support and encouragement. To our contributors - thank you - for tirelessly working to give a voice to the Kurdish struggle for rights and recognition, justice and peace. 📌The current political climate and recent developments for the Kurdish movement as a whole call for a renewed approach to its journalism. The Kurdish media continues to face oppression, silencing and censorship. New media ventures will lead the way for a reimagined future - the tradition of Kurdish journalism will endure, carried forward by new voices rising to meet the moment and reach English speaking audiences. ✌️Our best wishes to all who work for a fairer, freer world. Jin, Jiyan, Azadî! Medya News Team ➡️Our archive and social media accounts will remain online until September 2025. 🔗https://medyanews.rs/98MJzyi

After the war the crackdown: in this week’s Kurdish news 🖊️In this week’s Kurdish news review, Sarah Glynn examines the fallout from the short Israel-Iran war — including the crackdown on Kurdish minorities and political prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison. 📜Read More : https://medyanews.rs/lwX4g8i

Turkey's Pro-Kurdish DEM Party delegation engages US officials on peace, democratic reforms 🔷A delegation from pro-Kurdish DEM Party visits the US, engaging with officials and think-tanks to discuss Middle East developments and peace initiatives. https://medyanews.rs/HVoZeW7

🔷International human rights group Amnesty International launches a petition calling for İstanbul’s Galatasaray Square to be opened to peaceful protests without police interference. #SaturdayMothers #Justice https://medyanews.rs/05P2HYq

🔷The Mezopotamya Cultural Centre reopens in İstanbul’s Cihangir on its 35th anniversary, continuing its mission to preserve Kurdish arts and culture despite years of pressure from the state. #KurdishCulture #KurdishArt #MKM https://medyanews.rs/oMxl90a

🔷A Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) official and journalist, İrfan Değirmenci, has been detained at a public gathering in Kadıköy, İstanbul. Police reportedly handcuffed and detained at least 42 people at the event. #İrfanDeğirmenci #PressFreedom https://medyanews.rs/NHVXW3i

🗣️“There is no peaceful future for the Middle East under the nation-state model,” says author Mahir Sayın, calling Abdullah Öcalan’s Democratic Confederalism the only alternative amid deepening regional crises. #FreedomForOcalan #Peace https://medyanews.net/sayin-only-ocalans-model-can-resolve-war-driven-by-corridor-competition/

Kurdish politician says regional unrest urges Turkey to resolve internal conflicts 🔷Turkey must resolve its own internal conflicts to help stabilise the region, says Meral Danış Beştaş, urging renewed peace efforts and democratic reforms. https://medyanews.rs/jiOIv4V

🔴Iran’s intensified crackdown targets political activists nationwide, with Kurdish communities—especially women and young people—bearing a disproportionate share of arrests. Executions and secret trials have also surged amid the ongoing repression. https://medyanews.rs/wKdhrnr

Crackdown on Kurdish journalism widens in Turkey: Metin Yoksu jailed, Nedim Türfent faces arrest 🔷Kurdish journalist Nedim Türfent faces arrest over posts on X, some of which were already used in a prior case that saw him jailed for over six years. He calls the charges “absurd”. #NedimTürfent #MetinYoksu #PressFreedom 🔗https://medyanews.rs/4GSr19V

⚖️Turkey’s Kobanê trial faces backlash over its appeal process. A 32,600-page verdict was uploaded in parts or burned to CD due to tech issues. “The procedure is designed to obstruct the defence,” said DEM Party’s Nuray Özdoğan. #KobaneTrial #Turkey https://medyanews.net/turkeys-kobane-trial-criticised-over-32600-page-verdict-limited-appeal-time/

🔷DEM Party urges progress in Turkey’s peace process, with plans to meet President Erdoğan and party leaders to advance talks. A parliamentary commission is also in discussion. #KobaneTrial #KurdishPeaceProcess https://medyanews.net/pro-kurdish-party-pushes-for-parliamentary-commission-on-turkeys-peace-process/

Report finds severe rights violations in nine Turkish prisons 🔷Nine prisons across Kurdish-majority eastern Turkey face scrutiny as a new civil society report reveals systematic rights violations and heightened isolation of inmates. https://medyanews.rs/zt2CpwC

A UK Parliament peace conference urged Abdullah Öcalan’s release and the restart of talks between Turkey and the Kurds. Speakers called for UK support, an end to airstrikes, and lifting activist bans. #Kurds #TurkeyPeaceTalks #UK https://medyanews.net/british-lawmakers-urged-to-back-kurdish-peace-efforts

🔴DEM Party Co‑Chair Tuncer Bakırhan led a delegation to Germany and the UK, briefing officials on Abdullah Öcalan’s 27 Feb “Call for Peace and Democratic Society” and urging international support for Turkey’s peace process 🔗 https://medyanews.rs/MpOFmpS ✅ http://justpaste.it/f179k

🔴DEM Party leaders met with Turkey’s Justice Minister on 24 June, urging action on the humanitarian crisis in overcrowded prisons #Prisoners #PoliticalPrisoners #Turkey 🔗 https://medyanews.rs/ifM03ND https://justpaste.it/gu72m

🔴After meeting with Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, the DEM Party’s İmralı Delegation remarked that the peace process is now at an important stage #PeaceProcess #Imrali #DEMParty 🔗 https://medyanews.rs/uLhYXX5 ✅ Alternative: https://justpaste.it/hpl8f

🔴A two-day conference in Brussels commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Sheikh Said Rebellion, bringing together scholars, civil society actors and Kurdish leaders #SheikhSaid #1925Rebellion #KurdishResistance 🔗 https://medyanews.rs/v0M3VEU ✅ https://justpaste.it/ck8t7

🔶 #DailyNews | 🔸100 years on: Sheikh Said rebellion remembered 🔸Dem Party meets with parliament speaker 🔸Dem Party urges action on sick prisoners 🔸 Dem Party meets with German, UK officials #MedyaNews 🌍Read the stories in fullon our website 🔗 https://medyanews.rs/mHegLMV Alternative link: https://justpaste.it/dql2y