by Steve Sweeney
International editor
KURDISH journalists continue to be killed or jailed simply for reporting the news, the Morning Star was told today, as reporters vowed to persist in their dangerous but essential work.
Editor of Jin News Gulsen Kocuk explained that the agency is a constant target for the Turkish state as it reports the truth on the front line of the struggle for democracy.
“Women’s organisations are strong here,” she told the Morning Star. “Jin News is vital in creating a space for women’s voices in a male-dominated media.”
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
A chance find when clearing out our old office led us to renew a friendship across 5,000 miles and almost nine decades of history, explains ROGER McKENZIE
Speaking to the Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists LAURA DAVISON outlines the threats to journalism from Palestine to Britain, and the unique challenges confronting the industry through the rise of AI



