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MHP leader Devlet Bahceli became the first to sign a new Kurdish peace process bill, renewing his call for Abdullah Ocalan to be granted a legal "right to hope." theamargi.com/posts/bahcel...
Bahceli renews call for Ocalan’s ‘right to hope’
After becoming first signatory to Turkey’s peace process bill, Bahceli also called for imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Ocalan to be granted a legal “right to hope”.
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Who holds political authority in Iran—the people or divine law? Our latest analysis explores how the 1906 Constitutional Revolution transformed the state but left the question of sovereignty unresolved. www.theamargi.com/posts/the-co...
The constitution that didn’t settle sovereignty
Iran’s 1906 Constitutional Revolution introduced representative government but never reconciled it with divine law.
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In this interview for The Amargi, Holly Mason Badra discusses Sleeping in the Courtyard and amplifying Kurdish voices in the diaspora. theamargi.com/posts/holly-...
Holly Mason Badra: I want Kurds to be seen in their fullness
In this interview for The Amargi, I sat down with Kurdish-American writer, academic, and editor Holly Mason Badra to discuss her landmark anthology, Sleeping in the Courtyard: Contemporary Kurdish…
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A new Kurdish language and culture center has opened in Istanbul. Zimanxane aims to preserve and promote the Kurdish language and cultural heritage theamargi.com/posts/zimanx...
Zimanxane opens as new Kurdish language center in Istanbul
A new center dedicated to the Kurdish language and culture has opened on Istanbul’s Asian side. Zimanxane (Association for the Research and Development of Kurdish Language and Culture / Komeleya…
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Should the Kurds abandon their armed struggle in Iran? Prof. Abbas Vali answers. To watch the full interview, visit The Amargi's Youtube channel.
Trump halted plans for a major strike on Iran, claiming progress on a Strait of Hormuz deal. Tehran denied it and resumed its hardline rhetoric. theamargi.com/posts/iran-r...
Iran rejects Trump’s talks claims
After another apparent cycle of escalation, in which both sides carried out military strikes, Donald Trump suspended plans for a major attack on Iran and suggested that Washington and Tehran were…
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Why is staying alive under oppression a political act? In conversation with Mahtab Mahboub, anthropologist Professor Shahram Khosravi explains why survival is not passive. Under repression, war, poverty and exile, the act of keeping hope alive can become a form of resistance.
Who is the winner of the Iran war? Rojin Mukiryan is joined by Prof. Abbas Vali to unpack the latest geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
What Does Iran’s War Reveal About the Regime’s Power and Insecurity? Rojin Mukiryan is joined by Prof. Abbas Vali to break down for you the current geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3--...
What Does Iran’s War Reveal About the Regime’s Power and Insecurity?
The Iranian regime shows no sign of yielding, either at home or abroad. Despite growing domestic discontent and sustained international pressure, it appears to be becoming more repressive, not…
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Twelve years after the Yazidi genocide, Chinar still searches for answers. At the Grave of Mothers, she mourns loved ones lost to ISIS. Recognition alone has not brought justice. theamargi.com/posts/voices...
Voices from Şingal: the Yazidi Genocide
SOLAGH, ŞINGAL – Twenty-three-year-old Chinar stands silently at the memorial known as the Grave of Mothers, where nearly ninety Yazidi women were murdered by ISIS. She has been here before, some…
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In an interview with The Amargi, anthropologist Shahram Khosravi examines Iran’s fragmented diaspora, the rise of monarchist nostalgia, and how war and foreign intervention weaken civil society, while everyday solidarity remains a form of resistance. youtu.be/zDXH0-2_W8g
How Tehran Uses the Language of the Left to Silence Labour
In an interview with The Amargi, Dr. Azadeh Neman, a member of the National Education Union (NEU), an International Solidarity Officer (ISO), and a co-founder of the Iran Solidarity Campaign–NEU,…
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As Turkey's parliament prepares to debate the long-awaited framework law, Abdullah Öcalan says the legislation is the key to unlocking the next phase of the Kurdish peace process. theamargi.com/posts/ocalan...
Ocalan calls framework law key to ‘historic’ democratic transformation as parliament awaits draft
As Turkey’s parliament prepares to vote, PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan and the DEM Party describe the new framework law as the key to the Kurdish peace process.
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An old copy of The Odyssey resurfaced from the bottom shelf of my study after my son, Nawzad, watched Christopher Nolan's film in Lyon. Inspired, he took the book to bed that very night. theamargi.com/posts/i-am-o...
I am Odysseus: a Kurdish woman’s reading of Homer
An old copy of The Odyssey resurfaced from the bottom shelf of my study. It was my son, Nawzad, who brought it back into our lives after seeing Christopher Nolan’s film in Lyon two weeks ago.…
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Can a state speak for workers while silencing their unions? Sara Karmanian asks Dr. Azadeh Neman how the Islamic Republic of Iran uses the language of the left, workers’ rights and anti-imperialism while repressing independent labor movements inside Iran. Watch it on The Amargi's YouTube Channel.
Exclusive: Afghanistan Freedom Front leader Gen. Yasin Zia discusses the Taliban’s return and the future of resistance with The Amargi. theamargi.com/posts/exclus...
Exclusive Interview with Yasin Zia, the rebel general fighting to overthrow the Taliban
Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, various opposition movements emerged and began armed resistance against the group. Among the most prominent of these movements is the…
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France still speaks like a global power, but can it still shape events? In a new analysis, Asso Hassan Zadeh examines the widening gap between Paris’s ambitions and its influence in a multipolar world, from Europe to the Middle East. www.theamargi.com/posts/france...
France’s declining power in a multipolar world
France’s performance at the recent World Cup left the impression of a country determined to return to the top but which, despite its potential, is no longer able to turn its ambitions into victory…
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The Kurdish-led SDF is set to disband under a deal with Damascus, opening a new phase for northeast Syria. But key questions remain over the YPJ, displaced families, missing detainees and the future of Kurdish political gains. ✍️ Eve Morris-Gray& Abbas Abbas link in comments.
More than 1,700 people were killed in Suwayda’s 2025 violence. A year later, filmmakers and artists are preserving victims’ lives, documenting destroyed communities and resisting erasure. Soha Ezzi reports. www.theamargi.com/posts/the-ar...
The artists who refuse to let Suwayda’s massacre be forgotten
When the 2025 massacres began in Suwayda, southern Syria, documentary maker Kinan Hilal found himself stuck in Damascus, less than a hundred kilometers from his home in Suwayda. Before he lost…
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The EU can now transfer asylum seekers to countries where they have no personal ties. Supporters call it necessary reform; critics warn Europe is outsourcing refugee protection. Nima Ghadakpour examines what the new rules mean. www.theamargi.com/posts/eu-wil...
EU will now expel refugees to foreign countries
Until recently, asylum seekers could generally be transferred to a country outside the European Union only if they had a meaningful connection to it, such as previous residence or close fmily ties.…
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China has spent years expanding across Iraq’s oil fields. Now US companies are returning fast. Can Baghdad turn the rivalry into leverage without choosing sides? Muntadhar Al-Attiyah examines Iraq’s delicate balancing act. www.theamargi.com/posts/the-us...
The US-China game in Iraq’s oil fields
For years, the People’s Republic of China has entrenched its presence in Iraq’s oil sector through its major and independent companies, which operate 10-13 oil fields and exploration blocks, with…
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In Turkey, digital profiling platforms are turning posts, follows and reactions into public archives, fueling anti-Kurdish racism, harassment and hate speech. Şilan Bingöl examines how racism learned to track you. Read the full article at the link in comments.
Seven years after being detained without trial during Turkey’s 2019 offensive in northern Syria, two Kurdish healthcare workers are finally free following an SDF-Damascus agreement. theamargi.com/posts/health...
Two health workers disappeared by Ankara’s proxy Syrian militias freed years later
Freed after seven years in detention, two Syrian healthcare workers recount arbitrary imprisonment by Turkish-backed militias in northern Syria.
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Iran has repeatedly targeted Iranian Kurdish bases in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region since Operation Epic Fury, killing at least 19 Kurdish fighters since late June theamargi.com/posts/irans-...
Iran’s strikes raise a question for Kurdish groups: what does deterrence mean?
As Iran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq, parties weigh armed response against political survival, organisation and preserving future influence.
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UN spokesperson declines to confirm whether the UN Secretary-General met Kurdish representatives during his Syria visit, saying only that he addressed issues related to northeast Syria and the SDF. theamargi.com/posts/un-ref...
UN refuses answering if Guterres met Kurds in Syria
UN spokesperson Farhan Haq refused to say if SG António Guterres met Kurdish leaders in Syria, despite praising progress with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
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Leaked footage of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham reveals his push for regime change in Iran and a broader US military campaign against the Islamic Republic. theamargi.com/posts/us-sen...
Late US Senator Graham’s drive for Iran war revealed in leaked footage
Leaked footage reveals Lindsey Graham’s campaign for Iran war and strategic miscalculations behind his push for military action.
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The DEM Party says talks with Abdullah Ocalan produced a negotiated understanding that should now be translated into law. theamargi.com/posts/turkey...
Turkey’s peace law must match Imrali agreement, DEM Party says
Turkey’s DEM Party says a framework peace law must match the agreement reached with Abdullah Ocalan on Imrali, without unilateral changes.
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As a teenager in Aleppo, I learned from Ziad Rahbani that music could argue, resist, and refuse silence. theamargi.com/posts/a-kurd...
A Kurd’s letter to Ziad Rahbani;I miss you, Ziad
I was in my late teens in Aleppo when I first learned that a song could be a form of argument; that a melody could refuse to act obsequiously as plainly as a written article could. Long before I had…
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The PKK says its decision to end armed struggle stems from a long internal transformation, arguing armed resistance in North Kurdistan has fulfilled its historical purpose. www.theamargi.com/posts/the-pr...
The process, the security regime, and Kurdish political time
Rüştü Demirkaya and three scholars debate the Kurdish peace process, political agency, and the struggle to produce a new Kurdish political time.
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Prominent Kurdish photojournalist Mehdi Tavakoli and two family members were killed by Iranian security forces in Iran's Kurdistan Province, KHRN reports. theamargi.com/posts/kurdis...
Kurdish photojournalist killed alongside family after years of pressure from Iranian authorities
Kurdish photojournalist Mehdi Tavakoli, who had previously been imprisoned on national security charges, was killed alongside two family members by Iranian security forces, according to the Kurdistan…
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