Stories written by Jake Hess

IRAQ: ‘We’re Not Living, Just Not Dying’

By Jake Hess
Compared to most internally displaced Kurds in northern Iraq, Shamal Qadir is almost lucky. Since the Turkish army devastated his village, Kuzine, in a bombing raid Jul. 1, he's been living in a schoolhouse, where room temperatures are comfortable and basic amenities are accessible.
Smoke rises from the fire on Cudi mountain. Credit: Sirnak Municipality

Turks Let Kurdish Forests Burn

By Jake Hess
The Turkish General Directorate of Forestry claims to devote the bulk of its resources to combating forest fires, but it is passively observing the Turkish army ignite forested areas in the country's predominantly Kurdish southeastern region.

Torture – Live and Well in Turkey

By Jake Hess
Six years after the ruling Justice and Development Party government declared ‘zero tolerance’ for torture, the practice prevails in Turkey, human rights monitors in the country’s predominantly Kurdish southeastern region say.


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