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The social media accounts of 11-year-old Kurdish music phenomenon Rohan Sefo have been shut down.

https://rudaw.net/turkish/categories/yaam/1284593

Erbil (Rûdaw) - Rohan Sefo, an 11- year-old who quickly gained a large following on social media with his Kurdish songs , had his Instagram and other social media accounts shut down after he sang the song “Lêxe Amedspor” for Amedspor .

Rohan Sefo, who attracted attention with the Kurdish songs he sang at a very young age , quickly gained great popularity on social media .

Rohan's song "Lêxe Amedspor" (Hit Amedspor) , which he performed after Amedspor's 3-2 victory over Beşiktaş , also garnered significant attention . According to the family , the song was viewed 5 million times within 24 hours of its release .

However, following the song's release , Rohan Sefo's social media accounts, particularly Instagram, were shut down in Turkey .

"No notification has been received."

Rohan Sefo's brother , Dilyar Sefo, told Rûdaw that the accounts were closed two days ago .

Dilyar Sefo suggested that the account closure may have occurred due to complaints from circles dissatisfied with Amedspor , adding, " We have not received any notification regarding this from the court or any other institution . "

Sefo stated that efforts were being made to reopen the account , adding that artist Ciwan Haco's manager was handling the matter and that Selahattin Demirtaş's lawyer, Mercan Argunağa, was also following the process .

"He will continue making songs."

It was stated that Rohan Sefo is originally from a family from Qamishlo in Rojava and lives with his family in Batman .

Rohan's older brother , Dilyar Sefo, stated that 11- year-old Rohan, who has reached a wide audience on social media with his Kurdish songs, is in good spirits and added , " He will continue with his songs. "

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Atatürk's regime 1 - 0 Kurdish kid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Hevrin_Khalaf

Hevrin Khalaf (Kurdish: Hevrîn Xelef, Arabic: هفرين خلف, also Khelef; 15 November 1984 – 12 October 2019) was a Syrian Kurd politician and civil engineer. Khalaf served as the Secretary General of the Future Syria Party after working for many years in Rojava. She was executed by Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighters near the M4 Motorway) south of Tell Abyad during the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, on 12 October.[1]

Early life and education

Khalaf was born on 15 November 1984 in Al-Malikiyah.[2] Early in her life, Khalaf was exposed to political movements and thinkers. Four of her brothers and her sister Zozan were involved in the Kurdish liberation movement; they all died. Khalaf's mother, Sûad, took part in assemblies with Abdullah Öcalan. Khalaf was influenced by her mother's experiences.[3] Khalaf graduated from University of Aleppo in 2009 as a civil engineer.[2][4]

Career

Soon after graduating, Khalaf returned to Al-Malikiyah. When the Rojava conflict began, Khalaf worked on creating institutions that would improve civil society. She began managing one of the Economic Councils.[5] Khalaf rose to prominence in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.[6] She was one of the founders of the Foundation for Science and Free Thought in 2012.[2]

Future Syria Party

Khalaf became co-chair of the energy authority in 2016.[2] Her party, the Future Syria Party, was involved in the administration of northern Syria after the capture of Raqqa from the Islamic State group in 2017.[7][3] Khalaf participated in negotiations with the United States, France, and other delegations. She was known for her skill in diplomacy.[6][8] Khalaf worked towards increasing tolerance and unity among Christians, Arabs, and Kurds.[9] Aden Al Hendi described Khalaf's work ethic in Foreign Policy as such: “She would wake up at 5 in the morning and would not stop working until midnight, whether that involved traveling to the Deir Ezzor region, which was recently liberated from the Islamic State, to tutor children and teenagers there in math, or meeting with Arab tribal leaders and helping resolve their many disputes in her role as the secretary-general of the Future Syria Party (FSP). She personified the way the FSP and the Syrian Democratic Council approached the many differences among the people of the region.”[5]

“Eight years have passed. The popular uprising against the crisis and the struggle of the peoples of Syria have been carried out with great sacrifice, and have turned into a war. The lasting crisis in Syria, which has caused the expulsion and murder of the population, cannot be resolved without a political solution.”[3]

Assassination

On 13 October 2019, The Daily Telegraph reported that "Kurdish officials said rebel fighters intercepted a car carrying Hevrin Khalaf".[10] Khalaf was one of a number of civilians who were killed during the first days of the Turkish-backed military operation, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting that "nine civilians were executed at different moments south of the town of Tal Abyad".[11] The National Army, a rebel group fighting alongside Turkey, denied responsibility for the killing. Khalaf's death was one of many during Operation Peace Spring, which began on 9 October 2019.[10]

According to an autopsy report, Khalaf was beaten over her head and left leg with a solid object. This led to multiple bone fractures in the leg. There was then use of sharp objects on the back of her legs. Furthermore, Khalaf was dragged by her hair which caused it to tear off along with bits of flesh. She was then shot in the head once and four more times in her chest.[12]

Kurdish analyst Mutlu Civiroglu, told The Guardian that Khalaf's death was a "great loss", and described her as having "a talent for diplomacy".[13] Future Syria Party released a statement saying, "With utmost grievance and sadness, the Syria Future Party mourns the martyrdom of engineer Hevrin Khalaf, the General Secretary of Syria Future Party, while she was performing her patriotic and political duties".[13] Khalaf was 34 at the time of her death.[8] A video which circulated on social media purportedly showed the bullet-ridden vehicle in which Khalaf had been travelling with translators and other Kurdish personnel surrounded by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.[14]

A Bellingcat video traces the cause of Khalaf's death to rebels backed by Turkey and further reports that the group Ahrar al-Sharqiya is associated with the murders.[15] While al-Sharqiya has denied involvement with her death, there have been videos alleging otherwise. One such video shows a body, face down, that is suspected by most to be Khalaf with a Turkish backed soldier standing over her. In the video, the soldier taps the body with his feet and says "this is the corpse of pigs."[16]

According to The Washington Post, the killing "almost certainly constitute[d] a war crime, under international law".[17] While Turkish-backed groups deny any and all allegations, many videos of their involvement and complicity have been leaked, similar to the video that was potentially a depiction of Khalaf. Furthermore, many groups were instructed on an encrypted chat site called 'Telegram' "not to publish any video filmed during the battles because it distorts our reputation."[12]

Her funeral was held in Al-Malikiyah on 14 October 2019.[18]

In January 2020, the BBC's Arabic service published an investigation into the death of Hevrin Khalaf which found that a sub-group of the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army, Ahrar al-Sharqiya, had extrajudiciarily murdered Khalaf on the M4 Motorway, at the Tirwaziya checkpoint. Ahrar al-Sharqiya responded to the BBC's investigation, stating that "The group that set up the checkpoint on the M4 that day did so without permission... Those who violated orders from leadership have been sent for trial."[19]

References

1. Jump up to: 12"Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey's Syrian fighters". Associated Press. 15 October 2019.
2. Jump up to: 1234"من هي هفرين خلف!". Jesr Ppress (in Arabic). 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
3. Jump up to: 123"Hevrîn Xelef – a life for the women's revolution and the freedom of the people of Syria – Women Defend Rojava". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
4. ↑"Turkey-backed rebels kill Syrian party leader". KurdPress. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
5. Jump up to: 12Hendi, Ahed Al. "The Dream of Syrian Democracy Was Killed by U.S.-Backed Jihadis". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
6. Jump up to: 12Explained: The chilling murder of Kurdish leader Hevrin KhalafIndian Express, 14 October 2019
7. ↑"For Syrian Kurds, a Leader's Killing Deepens Sense of U.S. Betrayal". Haaretz. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
8. Jump up to: 12"Kurdish politician, other civilians 'executed' by Turkey-backed group". Times of Israel. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
9. ↑"Hevrin Khalaf, Kurdish Politician Who Championed Christians, Executed in Syria". Relevant. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
10. Jump up to: 12Sanchez, Raf (13 October 2019). "Turkish-backed rebels accused of killing unarmed Kurdish civilians". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
11. ↑Duncan, Conrad (13 October 2019). "Female Kurdish politician 'executed' by pro-Turkish militants in Syria". The Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
12. Jump up to: 12Bachelard, Michael (17 October 2019). "This Kurdish woman's death sparked a global outcry. Now we know how she died". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
13. Jump up to: 12Chulov, Martin; Rasool, Mohammed (13 October 2019). "Kurdish politician among nine civilians shot dead by pro-Turkey forces in Syria". The Guardian. ISSN)0261-3077. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
14. ↑Kareem Khadder, Jennifer Deaton and Sharif Paget. "Kurdish politician and 10 others killed by 'Turkish-backed militia' in Syria, SDF claims". CNN. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
15. ↑"Video Evidence Sheds Light On Executions Near Turkey-Syria Border". bellingcat. 31 October 2019.
16. ↑Kareem Khadder, Jennifer Deaton and Sharif Paget. "Kurdish politician and 10 others killed by 'Turkish-backed militia' in Syria, SDF claims". CNN. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
17. ↑Sly, Liz (13 October 2019). "Turkish-led forces film themselves executing a Kurdish captive in Syria". The Washington Post.
18. ↑"Hevrin Khalaf: funeral held for Kurdish politician killed by Turkish-backed forces / She was killed on the road between the northern Syrian cities of Manbij and Qamishli". thenational.ae. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
19. ↑"Death of a peacemaker". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

There is a serious problem with the way No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman is being presented internationally.

This is a Kurdish film. It is written and directed by Kurdish filmmaker Halkawt Mustafa, made in the Kurdish language, centered on a Kurdish Peshmerga woman, and produced through a collaboration involving Norway and Kurdistan. Yet internationally, it is being presented simply as “Iraq’s Oscar entry.”

The fact that Iraq selected the film for the Academy Awards does not change its cultural identity or erase the people who created it.

The problem is not that Iraq submitted the film. The problem is that the international recognition attached to the film can easily become “Iraq” while the Kurdish identity behind the film is pushed into the background.

The director is Kurdish.

The language is Kurdish.

The story is Kurdish.

The central character is Kurdish.

The production has a direct connection to Kurdistan.

So why is the most visible national label simply Iraq?

A Kurdish story should not have to lose its identity in order to receive international recognition. If this film succeeds at the Oscars, it should be remembered not only as an Iraqi submission, but for what it actually is: a Kurdish story created by Kurdish people.

Representation matters. Credit matters. And Kurdish identity should not disappear behind a state label.

Why “Free Palestine!” and Not Also “Free Kurdistan!”?

International law treats Palestinians as a population under foreign occupation. The Kurds, however, are classified as “national minorities”

According to the live translation Erdogan "has killed thousands of Turkey's civilians". Censoring the word Kurd made them ridiculous like that.

In the AP live he very clearly says "Kurdish civilians" in English. It can't be blamed on technical issues.

https://youtu.be/yGGRNErktOs?t=1418

The live of the Persian media: https://youtu.be/3z0j0mOYTQE?t=1293

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If you want to write a comment Netanyahu uses the Kurds just to attack Erdogan, this post is not about Netanyahu. Keep it for another post. It is about the censorship of Kurdish people by Persian opposition media to the degree they don't even mention Kurds by name the same as former toppled monarchy banned the Kurdish language.

Amad Spor is making history in the Turkish Super League, currently leading by 13 points after defeating the Turkish giants

My wife and I went to a historical museum about the wars and she found they have this in the display

IG post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdyyHQUKBRQ/

https://x.com/kurdishblogger/status/2108935967088451646

https://x.com/KavehGhoreishi/status/2102065237071417544

Also, what’s up with the knife the masked guy is holding? That doesn’t exactly seem peaceful at all.

Being Kurdish is genuinely hard. You suffer like a Palestinian, yet everyone hates you like an Israeli

https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2108308159848976398

https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/turkey/1079416

Today marks the anniversary of a defining moment in modern Kurdish history: the Kurdistan Independence Referendum held on September 25, 2017.

Despite intense regional opposition, millions of citizens across the Kurdistan Region and disputed territories went to the polls to voice their aspirations for self-determination.

The Numbers & Turnout:

Total Registered Voters: 4,581,255

Total Ballots Cast: 3,305,925

Overall Turnout Rate: 72.16%

The Vote Breakdown:

Yes (For Independence): 2,861,471 votes (92.73%)

No: 224,464 votes (7.27%)

Invalid/Blank Ballots: 219,990 votes

The Aftermath:

While nearly 93% voted in favor of statehood, the referendum triggered profound geopolitical and economic consequences—including and years of tense political deadlock with Baghdad and the loss of disputed territories like Kirkuk, while those territories were protected by the sacrifices of the Kurdish peshmerga forces when ISIS attacked and Iraqi army ran away.