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Meet the Kurdish woman imprisoned for singing in Turkey

Turkey has arrested Nudem Durak for promoting Kurdish culture

Nudem Durak sings and teaches Kurdish folk songs to kids in Turkey. She says her work honors her heritage, but the government recently imprisoned her for promoting Kurdish propaganda.

Caught in a decades-long conflict between Turkey and the Kurds, Durak’s future is now uncertain.

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