In 1991, Leyla Zana took her parliamentary oath, then added a single sentence in Kurdish. It cost her a decade in prison. Thirty years on, the footage is going viral again, and so is the hostility she still faces. ✍️ Azad Welat www.theamargi.com/posts/the-lo...

Turkey’s peace process faces a critical moment as Ankara and the pro-Kurdish DEM Party push to get PKK disarmament legislation to parliament before summer. But a major hurdle remains: they still can’t agree on what the law is actually supposed to achieve. theamargi.com/posts/turkey...

Amid the recent Gulf conflict, Oman departed from its traditional neutrality, criticizing U.S. intervention and ultimately turning diplomatic friction into influence. theamargi.com/posts/omans-...

Iran is seeking Red Notices against Kurdish opposition figures, but Kurdish leaders told The Amargi they reject Tehran’s legitimacy and see the move as political persecution beyond Iran’s borders. Read full report by @KaweFatehi theamargi.com/posts/irans-...

Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is boosting Gwadar’s strategic value. The Pakistani port handled 11,000 containers in April, more than in all of 2025, as Saudi Arabia and China explore alternative energy routes. ✍️ Syed Fazl-e-Haider www.theamargi.com/posts/pakist...

Turkey, Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan sent senior delegations to Tehran for Khamenei’s funeral, joining regional allies and non-Western states as Iran turns the ceremonies into a display of unity after the war. www.theamargi.com/posts/turkey...

The PUK-New Generation alliance has narrowed the KDP’s parliamentary edge to one seat. But in a region divided by territory, security forces, and patronage networks, seats alone may not be enough to end KDP dominance. ✍️ Renwar Najm www.theamargi.com/posts/will-p...

After war and repression, Iranian women are carrying the costs of collapse: job loss, rising healthcare barriers, pregnancy without reliable care, and intensified domestic violence. Yet many still speak of grief as a reason to resist. ✍️ Mahtab Mahboub www.theamargi.com/posts/irania...

The UK has moved quickly to embrace post-Assad Syria, building ties with Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government.Critics say stability and trade are being prioritized over rights and accountability. ✍️ Eve Morris-Gray www.theamargi.com/posts/how-th...

Syria’s new People’s Assembly is taking shape, but power remains centralized. One third of MPs are appointed by Ahmed al-Sharaa, direct elections are absent, and parliament has limited oversight. ✍️ Soha Ezzi & Eve Morris-Gray www.theamargi.com/posts/syria-...

Six PDKI peshmerga were killed in an IRGC ambush near Piranshahr on July 1. The incident comes amid growing Iranian pressure on Kurdish opposition groups in Iraqi Kurdistan, but does not yet signal a renewed armed insurgency. www.theamargi.com/posts/six-pd...

As Britain strengthens ties with Syria’s new authorities, critics question whether stability and strategic interests are taking precedence over rights and accountability. theamargi.com/posts/how-th...

Balochistan spans Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. Though the Baloch share a common language and culture, their homeland remains divided by borders, political systems, and decades of conflict. theamargi.com/posts/baloch...

Months after Germany’s new government tightened migration policies, anti-Muslim racism is back in the spotlight, with a record number of attacks, threats, and discrimination documented in a new report. theamargi.com/posts/anti-m...

Women’s rights in Turkey face growing political and legal pressure, as activists warn that protections against gender-based violence and gender equality are steadily being rolled back. theamargi.com/posts/turkey...

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The investigation began after a series of audio recordings and private messages circulated on Kurdish social media in June. Soon after, several students provided testimony to the investigating committee. theamargi.com/posts/salafi...

At 84, Kurdish grandmother Khanum Qadir continues weaving intricate rugs on her wooden loom in Kobani, preserving a centuries-old tradition as one of the last women in her community to practice the craft. theamargi.com/posts/weavin...

Roj camp in northeastern Syria is home to more than 2,400 women and children from 55+ countries linked to suspected ISIS fighters. Many children have known nothing but life in the camp. theamargi.com/posts/roj-ca...

Devlet Bahceli, leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Tuesday called for the reopening of military hospitals, describing the issue as part of a broader need to strengthen Turkey’s military readiness amid growing regional instability. theamargi.com/posts/turkis...

On June 28-29, 1987, Iraqi warplanes under Saddam Hussein dropped mustard gas on the Kurdish city of Sardasht, killing more than 113 civilians and exposing around 8,000 people to chemical agents.

Ending the conflict between Turkey and the PKK is only the first step. Business leaders and economists say lasting peace depends on jobs, investment and economic opportunity to prevent a return to violence. theamargi.com/posts/beyond...

Seven years after fleeing Serê Kaniyê, Zaki Haji longs to return home but faces major obstacles. Like many displaced Kurds, he says extortion, insecurity, and a lack of support have made returning impossible. theamargi.com/posts/syria-...

Sixty-three of Iran’s 88 Assembly of Experts members backed a hardline statement on Saturday, warning against compromise in the MoU talks while expressing support for the negotiating team and the “Resistance Front.” theamargi.com/posts/irania...

Fighting between Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and guerrilla fighters of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) has entered a new stage over the past three weeks, according to local sources and figures close to the group. theamargi.com/posts/new-cl...

Turkey hosted a World Decolonization Forum in Istanbul. But when Mireille Fanon turned the language of decolonization toward Kurds and Armenians, the applause stopped. ✍️ Azad Welat www.theamargi.com/posts/decolo...

Ashura returned to the streets of war-battered Nabatieh in Lebanon, where grief for Imam Hussein merged with the pain of a city still living under war. ✍️ Katrine Dige Houmøller www.theamargi.com/posts/ashura...

Baloch activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch and BYC leader Sibghatullah Shahji were sentenced to life imprisonment on June 22, 2026, over the killing of Frontier Corps soldier Shabbir Ahmed. theamargi.com/posts/arrest...

In his biweekly column, renowned novelist and author Bachtyar Ali calls for a rethinking of development, challenging the superficial models often imposed on underdeveloped countries at the expense of cultural and political progress. theamargi.com/posts/rethin...

Ahmet Kaya left Turkey on June 16, 1999, after saying he would sing in his mother tongue, Kurdish. Twenty-seven years later, Gülten Kaya speaks to İrfan Aktan about exile, racism, memory, and the artist Turkey could not contain. www.theamargi.com/posts/ahmet-...

On June 27, 1980, hundreds of political prisoners were executed inside Syria’s Tadmur Prison after a failed attempt to assassinate Hafez al-Assad. Decades later, the massacre remains a symbol of state violence, trauma, and impunity. ✍️ Soha Ezzi www.theamargi.com/posts/explai...

Garo Paylan says Turkey is facing a rare historic opening: the Kurdish process and Ankara–Yerevan normalization are moving at the same time. But he warns the chance may not last long. ✍️ Elif Sarican www.theamargi.com/posts/window...

Özgür Özel opened his Amed visit by relaying greetings from Selahattin Demirtaş, placing Kurdish voters and Turkey’s unresolved Kurdish question at the center of the CHP’s deepening leadership crisis. www.theamargi.com/posts/turkis...

Erdogan’s chief legal advisor has laid out a roadmap for a third presidential run, arguing that moving Turkey’s 2028 elections forward by three weeks would count as “renewal,” not an early election. www.theamargi.com/posts/erdoga...

Ahead of NATO’s July summit in Ankara, Turkish authorities have detained more than 200 people, suspended public events across the capital, and denied accreditation to dozens of journalists from opposition-linked outlets. www.theamargi.com/posts/journa...

The UN says Damascus and the SDF have made progress on the January 29 agreement, including salary payments for integrated brigades and detainee releases. But key issues remain unresolved, from Asayish and YPJ status to civilian administration and education. www.theamargi.com/posts/un-dam...

Deniz Undav came on in the 59th minute, scored twice, and sent Germany into the round of 32. But his story is bigger than a World Cup cameo. It is about a striker who forced his way into German football from outside its usual paths. ✍️ Ammar Goli theamargi.com/posts/deniz-...

Earlier in June, Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi was sentenced to 74 lashes after livestreaming a concert from an empty caravansarai. Her case is the latest chapter in Iran’s decades-long effort to silence women’s solo voices. ✍️ Mahtab Mahboub theamargi.com/posts/how-ir...

Keir Starmer is leaving, and Andy Burnham may be next. But Britain’s Middle East policy is shaped by interests that outlast one leader: defense, Gulf ties, Iran, Gaza, Turkey, Syria, and the US alliance. ✍️ Eve Morris-Gray theamargi.com/posts/will-n...

Across Syria, families are returning to homes they may no longer be able to prove are theirs. A new NRC survey says 62% of Syrian families have at least one member without civil documentation. ✍️ Soha Ezzi theamargi.com/posts/paperl...

At least one member of 62% of Syrian families lacks civil documentation, leaving millions unable to prove ownership of homes and land and vulnerable to eviction, displacement, and expropriation. theamargi.com/posts/paperl...

Detained for 83 days and subjected to solitary confinement and alleged torture, Zholia Parsi continues to defy Taliban rule after founding one of Afghanistan’s few grassroots women’s resistance movements. theamargi.com/posts/afghan...

Syrian researcher Mazen Ezzi warns that shrinking public services and economic protections is deepening social fragmentation, communal tensions, and cycles of violence. theamargi.com/posts/syrias...

Racism once appeared straightforward: a designated group was blamed for society’s problems and considered a legitimate target of hatred. Today, racists remain committed to prejudice but appear increasingly uncertain about where to direct it. theamargi.com/posts/how-to...

As alliance leaders gather in Ankara, Kurdish representatives urge support for negotiations with Turkey and renew calls for international involvement in a peace process that Turkey has long insisted must remain a domestic matter www.theamargi.com/posts/kurds-...

Rojhelat’s four main Kurdish parties say the U.S. war on Iran failed to weaken the regime, instead ending in diplomacy that may allow Tehran to regroup and claim victory. www.theamargi.com/posts/exclus...

Some U.S. evangelicals see Trump as a modern-day Cyrus the Great—God’s chosen leader and heir to ancient Persia’s revered founder. www.theamargi.com/posts/persia...

Syrian Transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa says peace in Lebanon requires dialogue, as President Trump continues hinting at empowering Syria against Hezbollah despite a new ceasefire. theamargi.com/posts/damasc...

In Diyarbakir (Amed), hundreds of Kurdish scholars and activists advanced a “Democratic Islam” rooted in the Medina Constitution, challenging both state-controlled religion and power-driven political Islam with a vision of pluralism and freedom. www.theamargi.com/posts/kurdis...

A series of prison deaths in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, officially labeled as suicides, has fueled fears that some may be disguised killings aimed at silencing sensitive witnesses or political figures. www.theamargi.com/posts/suicid...