Published on the website of the KNK on 17 October 2017. During a time of critical developments in the Middle East and Kurdistan, the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) conducted its 17th General Meeting in the Eindhoven, Holland on 14-15 October with the participation...
URGENT CALL TO THE EU-INSTITUTIONS, PRESS & PUBLIC There are worrying news surrounding the health of the Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan. For the past two days, some circles are spreading news on social media that Mr Ocalan has died in prison. We as the...
On Monday the 23th of October the Kurdish Institute, in coordination with several other organisations and supportive individuals, will launch an new campaign called #SOSTurkey The goal is to form a broad solidarity network in support for those suffering from...
Syria’s Kurds have a long history of opposition and a long history of struggle for the legitimate rights of their people in Syria and now the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, formed in March last year, is fighting for democratic rights for all in the...
URGENT CALL We call on all democratic forces to condemn alleged state executions by the Turkish state. This actions of Turkey must not be tolerated any longer and the United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe and all those who stand for democracy must condemn...
This article by Asli Aydintasbas was posted on the website of The Washington Post on 2 October 2017. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was angry last week with the neighboring Iraqi Kurds for holding a referendum on independence. “Once we put our sanctions in...