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The young lives caught between dissent and terror in Turkey
Friends on trial — The Kurdish struggle in Turkey has been going on for generations. As a group oppressed by political leaders, some have used violence as a response. But as freedoms and liberties begin to crumble in the Turkish state, five students find themselves at the centre of an alleged terrorist plot.
Written by: Lorena Rios
On the frontlines with the Kurdish female fighters beating back ISIS
Öcalan's Angels — Iraqi pro-government forces are making gains in the start of their large-scale operation to retake Mosul, the last major stronghold of the so-called Islamic State In eastern Syria. Fighting alongside the government forces are a Kurdish feminist army, but what’s driving young Kurdish women to take up arms, knowing they may never return? Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian went to find out for Huck's Defiance Issue.
Written by: Newsha Tavakolian