A new spring in Kurdistan? Probably not – but a future is looming

Acclaimed journalist Fréderike Geerdink warns that the oppressive shroud cast over Kurdish politics in Turkey continues to suffocate democracy and minority representation despite shards of light breaking through in the southeast during the country's recent local elections. Discussing her experience of the liberated atmosphere in Kurdish-run municipalities in comparison to constrints under AKP rule, Geerdink says the Kurdish struggle is set to continue.