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US says possible ban of Turkey's People's Democratic Party will undermine
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): A possible ban of Turkey's opposition pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will further undermine democracy in the country, a spokesperson for the US Department of State said on Wednesday (local time).
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6 year jail for two Iraqi Kurdish journalists is unfair, says Committee to
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], February 20 (ANI): The sentencing of Iraqi Kurdish journalists Sherwan Sherwani and Guhdar Zebari to six years in jail "for jeopardising Kurdish national security" is "unfair and disproportionate", according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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Canadian study reveals high risk of death among those with alcohol-related
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], November 23 (ANI): The risk of death is high for people who visit the emergency department (ED) for alcohol use, and the risk increases with frequency, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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US condemns attack on Kurdistan Democratic Party headquarters in Baghdad
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department has condemned the recent attack on the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad, reportedly organised by supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Front (PMF).
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3 bombs explode near Kurdish military prosecutor's office in Syria's Raqqa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Raqqa [Syria], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Three bombs have exploded at the headquarters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military prosecutor's office in the northern province of Raqqa, the Syrian Al-Watan newspaper reported.
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CPM MLA Laxman Munda's PSO found dead in Odisha's Sundargarh
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Sundargarh (Odisha) [India], June 18 (ANI): The personal security officer (PSO) of CPM MLA Laxman Munda was found dead at his residence in Kurda village of Sundargharh district on Thursday morning, police said.
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7 ISIS terrorists escape prison in Syria
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Seven terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State have escaped a Kurdish-guarded prison in northeastern Syria, state media reported Sunday.
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Study reveals physician psychotherapy unavailable to people with urgent me
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ontario [Canada], Mar 11 (ANI): An Ontario study has revealed that only a fraction of people with urgent mental health needs, get publicly-funded physician psychotherapy.
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Turkish military convoy enters Syria: Report
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 3 (ANI): Months after its military offensive in Syria which was criticised by the international community, a large Turkish military convoy entered Syrian territory, reported Al Arabiya.
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Erdogan harassing pro-Kurdish party members to gain Turkish nationalists'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Virginia [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): The major gains made by pro-Kurdish left-wing People's Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2014 presidential polls and 2015 general election of Turkey made President Recep Tayyip Erdogan use his power by punishing his Kurdish opponents through the judicial route to se
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Pompeo briefs Kurdish leader about Iran's missile attacks on US bases in I
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) held a telephonic conversation with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani over the missile attacks by Iran targetting two US bases in Iraq and both agreed to stay in 'close t
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Kurdish leader says Turkey pursuing socio-political genocide against Kurds
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rojava [Syria], Dec 21 (ANI): Turkey is pursuing a policy of political, cultural, social and economic genocide against the Kurds and preventing them from life, claims Ilham Ahmed, president of an executive committee of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDF), adding that such actions may harm
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