Europe has witnessed numerous commemorations marking the 45th anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Spread across several cities the events coincided with calls to remove the organisation from the terror list.
The strategically vital Gulf emirate, Qatar, remains central in Hamas-Israel mediation efforts, balancing ties between the US and divergent allegiances in the Middle East. As the agreed four-day ceasefire nears its conclusion, the Qatari intelligence service positions itself within Israel to negotiate an extension.
Medical examinations reveal severe injuries inflicted by Turkish police on detainees arrested during an event marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Kurdish-majority Şırnak (Şirnex), Turkey.
In other news, the Turkish state broadcaster TRT has deleted all recordings of Kurdish Opera singer Pervin Chakar from its archives, after Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel highlighted Chakar's prominence by pointing to her frequent appearances on TRT Kurdi.
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