Genocide on Trial: The Rohingya Plight and Gambia’s Moral Foreign Policy
Gambia became the first nation to bring charges of genocide against another state to the International Court of Justice, setting…
Mothers’ Sit-In Protests in Diyarbakir: A Catalyst for Resistance against the PKK?
The mass protest by the families, whose children were abducted and recruited by the PKK, may become a game changer…
‘Give me my son or I will burn this place down!’: A Kurdish Mother’s Fight against the PKK
Now, Kurdish mothers whose children were abducted by the PKK are encouraging each other to take their children back, and…
Hate crimes increase in the US since Trump’s election
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a prominent U.S. civil rights group said it has identified 900 incidents of harassment…
Contemporary Anti-Semitism in Germany
A country like Germany, with its historical responsibility and its multi-cultural and multi-religious society, faces an outstanding challenge in protecting…
Tortures, Executions, and Sisi’s Unlimited Credibility in the West
Unlike the toppled president Morsi, Sisi has nothing else other than Western support. Those nine young men would be alive…
Nobel Peace Prize Should Have Gone to…
Of course, Murad’s and Mukwege’s experiences are unbearable and the duty they take on is virtuous. However, it does not…
Colonial Past Haunts France (I): Torture in Algeria Finally Confessed
According to historians and newspaper archives, torture was not started by the French military during the war in Algeria. Long…
Canada as the latest “victim” of Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy aggression
Saudi Arabia’s harsh responses during the crisis with Qatar and Canada is an important indicator of how aggressive Mohammad bin…
The YPG’s Child Recruits: An Accustomed Human Rights Abuse?
All the sources and data on the subject indicate that the PYD, which endeavors to idealize its armed conflict in…
Egypt’s Sisi Turned it’s Iron-Fist Towards Secular Opposition
Unlike previous initiatives that were mainly focused on Islamic movements, the Sisi regime will be targeting secular and socialist opposition,…
The Hunchback of Germany: Right Populism
The question has to be asked again: What does Germany stand for? Freedom and liberalism or populism? Is this the…
The PKK’s Exploitation of Women: Assumptions vs. Realities
Although listed as a terror group by many Western states and Western-based institutions such as NATO and the European Union,…
Without a Coherent Strategy, US Strikes Mean More Damage for Syria
If Trump chooses the “minimum strike” option by targeting more than one place including aircraft bases, ammunition stores and command…
Presidential Elections in Egypt and the Future of the Authoritarian Regime
The presidential elections in Egypt in March 2018 is a new step toward consolidating the oppressive regime, which was established…
The PYD’s Forced Migration Policy in Syria
Not only Arabs but also Turkmens, Kurds and Assyrians have suffered from the PYD’s forced migration policy in Syria. The…
Assad regime uses chlorine gas in Eastern Ghouta
On March 12, the Assad regime cut Eastern Ghouta into three distinct parts, to capture southern Hammuriyah, where it also…
YPG/PKK forced recruitment of children: Rights reports
Evidence of the terrorist YPG/PKK using young children uncovered in the Turkish-led operation in Syria’s Afrin region confirms what many…
