🔷International human rights group Amnesty International launches a petition calling for İstanbul’s Galatasaray Square to be opened to peaceful protests without police interference. #SaturdayMothers #Justice medyanews.rs/05P2HYq

Turkey's Pro-Kurdish DEM Party delegation engages US officials on peace, democratic reforms 🔷A delegation from pro-Kurdish DEM Party visits the US, engaging with officials and think-tanks to discuss Middle East developments and peace initiatives. medyanews.rs/HVoZeW7

🖊️In this week’s Kurdish news review, Sarah Glynn (Sarah Glynn) examines the fallout from the short Israel-Iran war — including the crackdown on Kurdish minorities and political prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison. 📜Read More : medyanews.rs/lwX4g8i

HDK co-leader Meral Danış Beştaş says mistrust of government repression is blocking progress on Turkey's peace talks, even after the PKK declared its armed campaign over.

With regional conflict escalating between Iran and Israel, Turkish writer Mahir Sayın argues for a radical shift: a stateless, democratic solution rooted in grassroots self-governance.

Police broke up a Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) event in İstanbul's Yoğurtçu Park, detaining journalist İrfan Değirmenci and dozens of others. “The struggle for equality and freedom cannot be silenced,” TİP said.

"Art begins with truth," said performer Sakina Jir, reaffirming the Mezopotamya Cultural Centre's stand against restrictions on Kurdish cultural expression, at the opening of the centre's new venue in Istanbul.

Amnesty urges the authorities to respect the rights of the Saturday Mothers, who have, despite repeated police crackdowns, protested peacefully in Galatasaray Square for 30 years, seeking truth and justice for disappeared relatives.

From Washington to New York, Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party leaders share insights on democratic reforms and regional stability during a week-long US visit.

From Iran’s intensified repression to ongoing conflicts and political struggles in Syria, Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan, Sarah Glynn (Sarah Glynn) rounds up key developments across the four parts of Kurdistan.

“We represent a third way,” says Kurdish politician Beştaş, rejecting polarisation and calling for inclusive political reform as Turkey considers forming a parliamentary peace commission. medyanews.net/meral-danis-be…

Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s proposal for Democratic Confederalism gains renewed attention as analysts warn that energy rivalries and great-power competition threaten 40 more years of Middle East instability. medyanews.net/sayin-only-oca…

TİP official and journalist İrfan Değirmenci was among those detained when police intervened in a gathering at Yoğurtçu Park in İstanbul, where at least 43 people were reported to havwe been arrested. medyanews.net/journalist-irf…

The new space of Istanbul's Mezopotamya Cultural Centre honours 35 years of Kurdish artistic resistance, with tributes to iconic figures and a call for peace, remembrance and coexistence. medyanews.net/mezopotamya-cu…

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of the right to peaceful assembly for the Saturday Mothers. But the police continue to detain the protesters in Galatasaray Square, prompting calls for urgent change. medyanews.net/amnesty-intern…

Turkey’s DEM Party meets US Senate members and KRG representatives to advance talks on national unity and democratic progress. medyanews.net/turkeys-pro-ku…

What does the future hold for Kurdish autonomy and peace efforts? Read Sarah Glynn’s final weekly news column. medyanews.net/after-the-war-…

📢#ANNOUNCEMENT | Medya News closes amid shifting political landscape, makes way for reimagined Kurdish media 📌Medya News will close its doors on 30 June, after five years as a leading English language Kurdish media outlet. May we extend heartfelt gratitude to all our readers

🟣 After five years of telling stories that mattered, Medya News bids farewell. To our readers – thank you for standing with us. To our contributors – thank you for giving voice to the Kurdish struggle for justice, freedom and peace. 🕊️Jin, Jiyan, Azadî medyanews.net/allnews/