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Thai ministers travel to Xinjiang to visit deported Uyghurs
Bangkok (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 Two senior Thai government ministers travelled to China's northwestern Xinjiang region on Wednesday to assess the conditions of dozens of Uyghurs deported from the kingdom last month. Thailand last month sent at least 40 Uyghurs back after they had spent years in Thai detention facilities after fleeing China more than a decade ago. The move sparked international condemnation, with the United States announcing visa bans last week for Thai officials involved in the deportations. Thailand defe ... read more |
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Thailand says assured of Uyghurs' safety after US visa bansBangkok (AFP) Mar 15, 2025 Thailand on Saturday responded to a United States visa ban on officials from the kingdom involved in deporting dozens of Uyghurs back to China, saying it had "received assurances" of their safety. ... more 
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan sign border deal to boost regional stabilityBishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed on Thursday a border agreement seen as key for the stability of Central Asia, a move that follows three decades of conflict between the two former Soviet republics over water resources and land. ... more 
PKK must disarm 'immediately': Turkey defence ministry sourceIstanbul (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Outlawed Kurdish group PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm "immediately", a Turkish defence ministry source said on Thursday, apparently referring to Kurdish forces in Syria. ... more 
US aid cuts hinder Iraqi repatriations from IS-linked Syria camp: officialBaghdad (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 US President Donald Trump's decision to cut foreign aid hinders Baghdad's efforts to repatriate its nationals from an IS-linked detention camp in Syria by the end of 2025, Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji told AFP on Wednesday. ... more |
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'Turks, Kurds want the war to end': MP involved in talksAnkara (AFP) Feb 21, 2025 For nearly two months, pro-Kurdish lawmakers have been engaged in shuttle diplomacy between the Turkish government and jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan in the first such negotiations for almost a decade. ... more
Jailed PKK leader working on Turkey-Kurd peace plan: lawmakerArbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is working on a "democratic" settlement to the four-decade conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants, a pro-Kurdish party delegation member said Monday after wrapping up talks in Arbil. ... more
Jailed PKK leader working on Turkey-Kurd peace plan: lawmakerArbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is working on a "democratic" settlement to the four-decade conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants, a pro-Kurdish party delegation member said on Monday after wrapping up talks in Arbil. ... more
Turkish pro-Kurd MPs meet veteran Kurdish leader in IraqArbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Pro-Kurdish Turkish lawmakers conveyed a message Sunday to Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani from Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who is expected to decide on a long-awaited peace process with Turkey. ... more 
India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border: reportsSrinagar, India (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across the heavily militarised Kashmir frontier that divides the two archrivals, with at least four casualties reported by the Pakistani side Thursday. ... more |
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China repressing Tibetans, Uyghurs in Switzerland: Bern
Geneva (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 China could be inciting Tibetans and Uyghurs in Switzerland to spy on their own communities and exert pressure on them, a Swiss government report concluded Wednesday. Members of the two Chinese minority groups are subject to "transnational repression", the report said. Besides inciting Tibetans and Uyghurs to spy on their fellow members in Switzerland, "there are also indications that politically active people are systematically observed, photographed and filmed," a Swiss government statement s ... read more 
Syria Kurds aim to empty camps of Syrians, Iraqis; Unpaid Kurdistan salaries cause trouble i BaghdadQamishli, Syria (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration aims to empty camps in the northeast of thousands of displaced Syrians and Iraqi refugees, including suspected relatives of jihadists, by the end of the year, an official said. ... more |
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Three PKK fighters killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Drone strikes killed a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) commander and two fighters in northern Iraq on Thursday, Kurdish authorities said, blaming Turkey for the attack. ... more
China eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains 'severe' controls: reportBeijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 China has eased travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains "severe restrictions" on those seeking to go abroad or visit family in Xinjiang, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said Monday. ... more
Turkey FM calls for regional cooperation to fight PKKBaghdad (AFP) Jan 26, 2025 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for combined regional efforts to combat outlawed Kurdish fighters in Iraq and neighbouring Syria during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday. ... more
Turkey says will fight terror after death of Iraqi border guardsIstanbul (AFP) Jan 25, 2025 Turkey vowed on Saturday to work closely with Iraq to secure their common frontier after two Iraqi border guards were killed in a shooting blamed on outlawed PKK militants. ... more
Four killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey: sourcesSulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Four people were killed on Monday in an air strike blamed on Turkey in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish sources said. ... more |
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