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Quite some interesting information and news from the Kurdish regions – Bakur (Turkey), Başȗr (Iraq), Rojava (Syria) and Rojhilat (Iran) – is rarely, if ever, reported by the mainstream media.
The Kurdish Institute tries to fill this gap by reporting on a regular basis through its own news page recent facts and events, both from the Kurdish regions and from the rest of the world.
Halabja, 26 years ago today
On 16 March 1988, Saddam Hussein unleashed a large scale chemical weapons attack against the rebellious Kurdish town of Halabja that caused for the deaths of at least 5000 civilians.
Weekly Summary of Latest Events in Syria and Western Kurdistan
Democratic Union Party (PYD) -West Kurdistan Media & Public Affairs Office –Europe
Freedom for Öcalan appeal in the Le Monde Diplomatique
Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's writings are been presented these days in Italy. The Italian version of the Road Map has been published some weeks ago in Italian, by Punto Rosso. Yesterday the book was presented in Rome at Palazzo Marini. Organized by SEL (Left, Ecology and Freedom) party, the meeting was chaired by Arturo Scotto, SEL deputy and attended by Öcalan's lawyer Mazlum Dinc, Andrea De Maria, Democratic Party (PD) deputy, Öcalan's Italian lawyer Arturo Salerni, Raffaele Salinari (Punto Rosso Publishing house) and Reimar Heider (International Initiative Publications). The meeting was introduced by former European MP Luigi Vinci.
Judicial Obstacles to fulfill women’s rights in Iraqi Kurdistan
Tuesday 1 april, 13:00-15:30
European Parliament
Remarks by EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Mr Stefan Fule
The full transcript of initial and final remarks by EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Mr Stefan Fule, during this Tuesday's debate on "2013 Turkey Progress report" in Strasbourg (European Parliament). Read HERE
“Living Freedom” – The Evolution of the Kurdish Conflict in Turkey and the Efforts to Resolve It; publication by Adem Uzun
A great Publication from Berghof Foundation By Adem Uzun - “Living Freedom” – The Evolution of the Kurdish Conflict in Turkey and the Efforts to Resolve It Read it HERE
Centre Maurits Coppieters and Kurdish Institute of Brussels present “In het voetspoor van Maurits Coppieters”
The Kurdish Institute of Brussels and the Centre Maurits Coppieters launched their most recent publication “In het voetspoor van Maurits Coppieters” (“Following Maurits Coppieters’ footsteps” in English) at the Flemish Parliament (7 March 2014).
EU-Turkey – final European Parliament resolution (UNOFFICIAL VERSION)
The European Parliament adopted in Strasbourg its resolution on "2013 Turkey Progress Report" (EU Enlargement). Please find in the link an INFORMAL and NON-OFFICIAL version of the FINAL RESOLUTION, as adopted by the plenary, for your urgent consideration (the...
Motion for a resolution
In the link bellow you can find the DRAFT RESOLUTION on "2013 Turkey – Progress Report" (EU Enlargement) as adopted last week by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (the draftswoman is the Dutch EPP Member Ms Ria Oomen-Rujiten). Until...
