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A call for justice in Lesvos
For those cast into the sea, for the hands that grasp in the darkness, for the feet that find no shore: we speak their names,
Where we make our monsters
Part of my job is to try to inform the CPT community about the context in which we work. I’m often the bearer of bad
What’s behind a mask?
Last week, masked agents snatched Rumeysa Ozturk from the street outside her Massachusetts home and disappeared her into one of the US South’s notorious immigration
The spirit of Newroz
As we reflect on the recent celebration of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year – a symbol of spring and renewal – we remember the vibrant
A prayer for such a time as this
We are living through frightening times. Israel has resumed its genocidal attacks on the people of Gaza, with the full support of the US, while
Generating empathy
On Monday, Hamdan Ballal – co-director of Oscar-winning No Other Land – was attacked by settlers in the West Bank, beaten, his home besieged, his
Honouring those who accompany us
We were in a team meeting, coordinating the month’s activities, and this time it was my turn to write the Prayer for the Peacemakers. I
New frontlines
The “ceasefire” in Gaza is over. At 2am on Tuesday, Israel resumed its bombardment, killing over 400. They say it’s just the beginning. Israel’s Defence
Ramadan under Occupation: when freedom becomes a wish
Ramadan has arrived. I had hoped this year would bring good news for my city, my homeland, and just a little freedom. I don’t know
What is happening in Greece?
The second anniversary of Greece’s Tempi train crash has seen massive participation in widespread protests across the country and beyond. Aegean Migrant Solidarity explains why this event has mobilised so many.
Business as usual
In early March, President Trump unambiguously threatened US universities. Aiming to uproot campus solidarity for Palestine, he wrote “Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to
CPT joins protest against the world’s biggest mining convention
Canada’s role in the global mining industry makes it complicit in violent displacement all over the world. Turtle Island Solidarity Network explains its impact on CPT’s work in a global context, laying out why we must resist it.
#FreePylos9 statement: on Frontex’s unaccountable responsibilities in the Pylos state crime
Europe’s border agency Frontex has largely evaded scrutiny for its role in the Pylos shipwreck, which saw over 600 die due to the actions and omissions of state Search and Rescue agencies. We republish a statement from the #FreePylos9 campaign putting Frontex’s actions in the spotlight.
Journalists beaten and arrested while reporting protest in Iraqi Kurdistan
Kurdish security forces targeted members of the press reporting on an oil blockade. CPT Iraqi Kurdistan spoke to some of those affected about what happened.
Updates from the US/Mexico border 6 weeks after Trump
The Mexican government has responded to US threats of tariffs by sending more members of the National Guard (Guardia Nacional) and active duty army (Ejercito)
Turkish military attacks since Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace
CPT Iraqi Kurdistan has documented 14 Turkish attacks in the region since Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace last week.
The kin of the mountains
In the Kurdish borderlands, Mam Qadir tells CPT Iraqi Kurdistan about the loss of his daughter and his family home.
May Vastria never exist
In Lesvos island, the proposed new camp for migrants, Vastria, would be a monument to injustice. Built in a fire-prone forest, it would endanger both
Another kind of loyalty
In “The criminalisation of Palestine Solidarity in Toronto”, CPT highlights the work of the Legal Support Committee, which accompanies 105 people arrested in Toronto for
The criminalisation of Palestine solidarity in Toronto
Since 7 October 2023, Toronto police have arrested 105 people in connection with their Palestine solidarity activism. The Legal Support Committee provides assistance to those targeted.
Hunger strike over wages in Iraqi Kurdistan
Teachers and government employees began this month with a hunger strike outside of the UN office in Sulemani. They were demanding that the government pay
Klemperer’s Diary
From 1933 to 1946, the German philologist Victor Klemperer kept a diary tracking the changing nature of the German language as it deformed. Although a
As we say in Kurdish, “Resistance is life”
On Tuesday 18 February, CPT Iraqi Kurdistan attended a ceremony in Baghdad to celebrate the recent award of the Dutch government’s Human Rights Tulip prize. CPTer Kamaran Othman’s acceptance speech explained what the award meant for the team’s work.
Remembering the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, trans and two-spirit people
On 14 February, CPTers joined the 20th annual Strawberry Ceremony at Toronto Police Headquarters for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, trans and two-spirit people.