https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Thousands of Kurds marched through the French city of Strasbourg on Saturday to call for the release of jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan and protest against Turkey's military offensive in Syria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180218/thousands-of-kurds-stage-protest-march-in-france Sun, 18 Feb 2018 03:28:55 +0100 thousands-of-kurds-stage-protest-march-in-france Several thousand Kurds marched in the western Germany city of Cologne on Saturday in support of pro-Kurdish politicians jailed in Turkey the previous day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161105/kurds-march-against-erdogan-in-germany-and-france Sat, 05 Nov 2016 21:21:01 +0100 kurds-march-against-erdogan-in-germany-and-france A French-Turkish student sentenced last week to more than five years in prison for terrorist propaganda on Monday paid bail of 10,000 Turkish lira (€4,250) enabling her to return to France pending an appeal, her lawyer said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130219/student-home-on-bail-after-propaganda-charges-in-turkey Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:44:00 +0100 student-home-on-bail-after-propaganda-charges-in-turkey Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called for the extradition of more than 20 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) arrested in multiple police raids in France and Spain. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130215/turkey-calls-on-france-to-extradite-arrested-kurds Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:05:00 +0100 turkey-calls-on-france-to-extradite-arrested-kurds Kurdish organisations in France and Iraq on Wednesday claimed that the alleged killer of three female activists shot dead in Paris must have been a shadowy double agent working for Turkey. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130123/double-agent-claim-in-murder-of-paris-kurds Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:47:35 +0100 double-agent-claim-in-murder-of-paris-kurds An associate of three female Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris has been charged with their murders, a French prosecutor announced following an indictment hearing on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130121/suspect-charged-with-triple-murder-of-kurds Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:09:00 +0100 suspect-charged-with-triple-murder-of-kurds The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Friday it would hold France responsible if it does not quickly shed light on the slaying of three female Kurdish activists in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130111/kurdish-militants-warn-france-after-paris-killings Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:54:00 +0100 kurdish-militants-warn-france-after-paris-killings A co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and two other militants were found shot dead Thursday in Paris, a day after Turkey and the jailed leader of the banned group were reported to have agreed on a peace plan to end a three-decade-old insurgency. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130110/kurdish-militant-leader-among-paris-dead Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:20:34 +0100 kurdish-militant-leader-among-paris-dead A co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and two other activists were found shot dead Thursday in Paris, a day after it emerged that Turkey and the jailed leader of the banned group were holding peace talks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130110/three-kurdish-women-shot-dead-in-paris Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:08:00 +0100 three-kurdish-women-shot-dead-in-paris French police detained a suspected European leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) and three other members this weekend, judicial sources said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121008/french-police-arrest-pkk-leader Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:37:00 +0200 french-police-arrest-pkk-leader Iraq on Sunday gave French energy giant Total an ultimatum to either end its dealings with the autonomous Kurdistan region in the north or to sell its stake in a giant southern oilfield. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120813/iraq-tells-total-stop-dealing-with-kurds Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:37:35 +0200 iraq-tells-total-stop-dealing-with-kurds A French-Turkish student detained in Turkey for nearly three months on suspicion of links to an outlawed far-left extremist group said Tuesday the case against her is "rubbish". https://www.thelocal.fr/20120808/french-student-slams-turkish-extremism-allegations Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:44:00 +0200 french-student-slams-turkish-extremism-allegations