For a man whose supposed rescue mission had left all thirteen hostages dead, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan looked awfully happy [...]. The Turkish government, followed by a compliant media, put out a story that the hostages had been shot by their PKK captors. They are using this to justify further attacks on the PKK and on opposition politicians and activists, whom they declare to have PKK links. On February 15, more than 700 people were detained across Turkey, including HDP provincial and district chairs and many HDP' members."

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The Kurdish women in Kurdistan and abroad: Past, Present, and Future" was organized by Washington Kurdish Institute and steamed on January 19, 2021.

Throughout history the Kurdish women played an essential role in the freedom movements across Kurdistan. The world recognizes the role of the Kurdish women by being “brave fighters” but they have given a much more vital part in all fields. The Kurdish women continue to face daily challenges by repressive regimes and societies inside and outside Kurdistan.

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This morning, Turkish police arrested 82 leading members of the left-wing, pro-Kurdish HDP, while also mounting a separate assault on the opposition in Istanbul. As its own social base crumbles under the weight of economic and public-health crises, Erdoğan’s regime is mounting an increasingly desperate campaign against “the enemy within.”

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