James Kelman looks at the recent history of the Kurdish people’s oppression by Turkey and complicit European nations.

James Kelman argues that if we are to defend writers in exile, we should look at how people are also censored and marginalised inside the UK.

James Kelman argues that if we are to support Kurdish writers, we should demand proper media coverage and fully engage with their political cause.

A previously unpublished essay by James Kelman on the relationship between artists, the working class, and fighting injustice.

This is an edited extract from two essays by James Kelman relating to Turkey and Kurdistan, contained in his collection, And the Judges Said… and other essays [Polygon Books 2008] and is being reprinted here with the writer’s permission. The first “Freedom for Freedom of Expression Rally”, organised by a 200-strong group of artists and activists took place in Istanbul […]

“Armenian Whispers” – Worldwide reading to commemorate the centenary of the Armenian Genocide Led by the International Literature Festival Berlin and the Lepsiushaus Potsdam, there will be a worldwide reading on 21st of April from “The Book of Whispers” by Varujan Vosganian to commemorate the centenary of the Armenian Genocide. In addition to remembering the victims of this horrible event, […]