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In the south of Kurdistan
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In the south of Kurdistan
Location: Hanover
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Her focus is international on gender issues, migration, human rights violations, EU borders and conflicts. Her clients include the NZZ am Sonntag, Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland, Veto Magazin, der Spiegel, Rhein Neckar Zeitung and many more. She...
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On the way to the starting point of the demonstration, there is a view of the landscape around Lake Dukan (Deryaçeya Dûkan in Kurdish). The lake is located in the Kurdistan Region and is near the city of Ranya, east of Erbil. The reservoir on the Little Zab, was created by the construction of the Dukan Dam. As a multipurpose dam, it was built for water storage, irrigation, and power generation.
Since 1992, Turkey has repeatedly attacked the region militarily. According to Turkey, the official targets are the PKK's bases. However, the attacks also repeatedly result in civilian casualties. The two parties, the Democratic Party of Kurdistan (PDK) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), are loyal to Turkey and have a lot of influence on politics and the economy, according to local activists. For this reason, local Kurdish youth repeatedly organize protests.
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Hazar Jaf, an elderly Kurd, reads poetry aloud from an Iranian book while driving.
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A participant in the demonstration sits on a stone by the roadside as peshmerga close the road to the PDK checkpoint for the demonstration.
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In the middle of the barren landscape between the mountains, the demonstration pauses at two large rocks where speeches are held. The colorfully painted rocks have an important meaning for the Kurdish freedom movement. The colorful dresses of the Kurds decorate the barren sand colored landscape.
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Women from the Kurdish freedom movement are in the first rows of the demonstration of the so-called "Long March". They shout "Ocalan" again and again, expressing their solidarity with the leader and founding member of the Workers' Party "PKK".
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Participants of the demonstration stand at the PDK checkpoint, in the middle of the desert. In the background you can see the policemen in protective gear.
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Weapons from the time of Saddam Hussein are on display at the Amna Suraka Museum in Sulaymaniyah.
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17-year-old Maria studying at her parents' house. She comes from one of the many Kurdish families who are not active themselves but support the Kurdish Freedom Movement.
The Kandil Mountains, one of the most important retreats of the PKK, which is classified as a terrorist organization in numerous countries. The "Kandils," an area of around 50 square kilometers, are organized according to the principles of Democratic Confederalism - a concept of Abdullah Öcalan that is also considered a guiding political concept in the northern Syrian regions of Rojava.
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In one of the community centers among the mountains of Kandisl, pictures of fighters from different units decorate the walls.
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Portrait of Sozam Mushir Jalal, 42 years old. She lost one of her legs in a drone attack on Kandil.
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A cemetery in the Kandil Mountains. About 1000 dead are buried here, including both fighters and activists of the movement.
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A cemetery in the Kandil Mountains. About 1,000 dead are buried here, including both fighters and activists of the movement.
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Portrait of Awaz Ismail, mayor of "Kandil" region.
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A place in the Kandil region that was the target of a bomb attack in 2015. Several houses were destroyed in the process. The private belongings of the 12 dead still lie in the same place today.
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