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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.
Turkey-Kurds talks a positive, but first, step that must remain focused
"We fully support the courageous move towards dialogue between the Turkish government and imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan" said German GUE/NGL MEP Jürgen Klute in today's European Parliament debate on the Kurdish issue in Turkey.
Open Letter to the French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira
Dear Mrs Christiane Taubira
The arrest of the prominent Kurdish peace advocate Adem Uzun in Paris last year came as a great shock to us all as it coincided with progress towards the opening of peace talks between Turkey and the Kurds.
FREE ADEM UZUN-Friends of Adem Uzun
Initiative by Peace in Kurdistan Campaign and Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC) UK
Info. and Relations Centre Of Democratic Union Party
Please find the Briefing News and Activities in West Kurdistan and Syria
Western Kurdistan Revolution
KURDISH NEWS WEEKLY BRIEFING, 25 January–1 Febr. 2013
FREE ADEM UZUN!
Peace in Kurdistan campaign and Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC) has begun a series of actions as part of the campaign to release Adem Uzun from custody in France. Our Friends of Adem Uzun initiative is already underway, with the list of friends who have shown their solidarity growing by the day. The list will be sent to the French government on Monday.
Geneva Declaration 29 January 2013
The Syrian International Conference took place in Geneva 28-29 January 2013. The Conference aimed to promote and encourage a real dialogue between the Syrian democratic opposition structures in an open dialogue about the consequences of using violence, the sectarian risks and the future of the democratic project.
Open letter to UK ‘s foreign Ministry
The Rt Hon William Hague MP Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Office
Legal Profession in Turkey under attack: Four lawyers sentenced to long prison terms
On 24 January 2013, four Ankara lawyers, Ms Filiz Kalayci, Mr Hasan Anlar, Mr Halil Ibrahim Vargün and Mr Murat Vargün received sentences ranging from 6 years and 3 months to 7 years and 6 months in jail on charges of being a member of “an armed, illegal organization”.
Declaration of the Syrian International Conference in Geneva
The Syrian International Conference took place in Geneva 28-29 January 2013. The Conference aimed to promote and encourage a real dialogue between the Syrian democratic opposition structures in an open dialogue about the consequences of using violence, the sectarian risks and the future of the democratic project.
