Our stringer Ahmed Ghafur reports on the tragedy in Mosul, where over a hundred people have died as a result of a ferry that was capsized in the Tigris River due to carrying more passengers that it was allowed. May remain missing as authorities face difficulties in retrieving the bodies from the river.

Raportî peyamnêrman Ehmed Xefûr em hefte ye sebaret be tradjîdya y nûqum bûnî belemêke le rûbarî Dicle, ke zortir le 100 kes ta êsta giyanyan le destdawe û jimareyekiş nadiyarin.

We speak with Kurdish folk singer Sirus Emami, who is visiting Australia for the first time to perform in Melbourne and Sydney. These concerts are organised by Kurdish Concerts Australia, to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year.

Sirus Emami tells SBS Kurdish that he first started singing at the age of 16, and his ideal have always been Hesen Zirek and Nasir Rezazi, which are considered among the giants of Kurdish folk music.

SBS Kurdish also spoke to Kurdish singer and musician Majid Almasi, one of the orgnisers from Kurdish Concerts Australia, regarding their work and details of the concerts for Sirus Emami (below).

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Le em lêdwane da le gell hunermendî goranî-bêjî Kurd Sîrûs Îmamî (Sirus Emami), ke êsta serdanî Australya dekat bo saz kirdinî konsêrt le şarekanî Melbourne û Sydney, basî seretayî jîyanî hunerî xoyman bo dekat. Berêz Îmamî le temenî 16 sallî ye we destî kirdûwe be goranî gutin. Gurupî Kurdish Concerts Australia, rêkxerî ew konsêrtanen ke beboney Newroze we ancam dedrên.

SBS Kurdî herweha le gell hunermendî Kurd, daniştû y şarî Sydney Berêz Mecîd Allmasî (Majid Almasi) giftûgoman kird sebaret be karekanîyan û konsêrtekanî Berêz Sîrûs Îmamî.

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The disputed multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk has been under full Iraqi government control for almost two years, after a controversial military seizure from Kirkuk's Kurdish administration on 16th of October 2017.

This year Kurds in Kirkuk celebrated the Kurdish New Year of Newroz, which coincides with the remembrance of 1991 Kurdish uprising against Iraq's Baathist regime and liberation of Kirkuk city that same year.

Pola Zendi, a resident of Kirkuk send us a video of the event, that took place on the historic Kirkuk citadel. We spoke to him about the event and the situation in the city in general post 16th of October 2017.

Pola Zendî daniştûyekî şarî Kerkûk e û be berdwamî le ew şare jiyawin. Le em lêdwane da pirsiyaryan lêdekeyn sebaret be ahengî Newrozî em sall le şarî Kerkûk û webirhênanewey raperrîn û rizgar kirdinî Kerkûk le 1991. Aye êsta barûdoxî ew şare çone bo hawwillatîyanî Kurd paş 16y Oktoberî 2017...?

The disputed multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk has been under full Iraqi government control for almost two years, after a controversial military seizure from Kirkuk's Kurdish administration on 16th of October 2017.

This year Kurds in Kirkuk celebrated the Kurdish New Year of Newroz, which coincides with the remembrance of 1991 Kurdish uprising against Iraq's Baathist regime and liberation of Kirkuk city that same year.

Pola Zendi, a resident of Kirkuk send us a video of the event, that took place on the historic Kirkuk citadel. We spoke to him about the event and the situation in the city in general post 16th of October 2017.

Pola Zendî daniştûyekî şarî Kerkûk e û be berdwamî le ew şare jiyawin. Le em lêdwane da pirsiyaryan lêdekeyn sebaret be ahengî Newrozî em sall le şarî Kerkûk û webirhênanewey raperrîn û rizgar kirdinî Kerkûk le 1991. Aye êsta barûdoxî ew şare çone bo hawwillatîyanî Kurd paş 16y Oktoberî 2017...?

We speak with Kurdish musician Majid Almasi from Kurdish Concerts Australia, about their upcoming events in Melbourne and Sydney. For the first time in Australia Kurdish folk singer Sirus Emami will be performing in Mebourne on the 23rd of March, and in Sydney on the 30th of March. 

Le em lêdwane le gell hunermend û jenyarî Kurd Macîd Elmasî le gurupî Kurdish Concerts Austrsalia sebaret be ancamdanî konsêrtî Kurdî û mîwandarî le hunermend Sîrûs Îmamî le Australya. Yekem konsêrt le Melbourne berêwe deçêt rojî 23î Mars û rojî 30 mangî 3 le Sydney debêt.

We speak with Kurdish musician Majid Almasi from Kurdish Concerts Australia, about their upcoming events in Melbourne and Sydney. For the first time in Australia Kurdish folk singer Sirus Emami will be performing in Mebourne on the 23rd of March, and in Sydney on the 30th of March. 

Le em lêdwane le gell hunermend û jenyarî Kurd Macîd Elmasî le gurupî Kurdish Concerts Austrsalia sebaret be ancamdanî konsêrtî Kurdî û mîwandarî le hunermend Sîrûs Îmamî le Australya. Yekem konsêrt le Melbourne berêwe deçêt rojî 23î Mars û rojî 30 mangî 3 le Sydney debêt.

About 100 members of the Yazidi community in Wagga Wagga travelled to Canberra on Thursday March 21 to hold a peaceful rally in front of Parliament House in Canberra.

Rasheed Shani Baqi is from Wagga Wagga’s Yazidi community; he and the Yazidi community are calling on the Australian government and the international community to continue to fight for the freedoms of the Yazidi women and children who remain in IS hands.

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Roja Pencşemê 21 Adarê civaka Êzîdî ji Wagga Wagga çû Canberra. Sedema çûna wan, bi hêviya bi hin nûner û berpirsiyarên hukmeta Australya re derbarê jin û keçên ku hîn di destê DAIŞ de girtîne danishtin.

Em bi Re şîd Şanî Baqî re derbarê çûna Canberra (Kanbêra) axifîn. Wî ji SBS Kurdî re got ku ew bi hin berpirsiyar û nûnerên ji hukmeta Australya û herweha bi berpirsiyar ne Brîtanî re jî rûni ştin. Soz dan wan ku dê peyama wan derbarê jin û zarokên di destê DAIŞ de girtî bidin Neteweyên Yekirgtî.

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Musician Rewend Ahmed lived in Italy for 15 years prior to coming to Australia eight years ago. The reason he came to Australia was for a better life, work and to continue his love for music.

We spoke to Mr Ahmed about the obstacles he faced when he initially arrived in Australia, his new album and his settlement since he's been in Australia.

Hunermend Rewend Ehemd berî hatina Australya 15 salan li Italya jiya bû û ev bû 8 salin hatiye Australya. Hatina wî bo Australya ji bo jiyaneke baştir, kar û berdewambûna karê hunerî. Ew di nav malbateke niştîman perwer û hunermend de mezin bûye. Meraqa mûzîkê ji brayê xwe yê mezin girtiye.

Berêz Ehmend albomeke xwe ya nuh çêkiriye û dê di van nêzikan de derkeve. Em derbarê jiyana wî ya hunerî û jiyana li Australya bi wî re axifîn.

The Kurdish community in New Zealand is in shock about the terror attack in Christchurch on Friday March 15.

Hevpeyvîneke taybet ji New Zealand e li gel berêz Serkewt Abdullazada derbarê êrîşa teror ya ku di 15 Adarê de li Christchurch rûdayî de ye. Berêz Abdullazada serokê komeleya Kurd li New Zealand e ye.  Em derbarê helwêsta civaka Kurd, rewş û jimara Kurdan li New Zealand e axifîn.

The Kurdish community in New Zealand is in shock about the terror attack in Christchurch on Friday March 15.

Hevpeyvîneke taybet ji New Zealand e li gel berêz Serkewt Abdullazada derbarê êrîşa teror ya ku di 15 Adarê de li Christchurch rûdayî de ye. Berêz Abdullazada serokê komeleya Kurd li New Zealand e ye.  Em derbarê helwêsta civaka Kurd, rewş û jimara Kurdan li New Zealand e axifîn.