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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.
The Declaration of Political Resolution by the Democratic Union Party (PYD)
Since the independence of Syria, the pan-Arab chauvinism trends escalated within the Syrian state, as a result of the prevailing political atmosphere in the Middle East and the Arab world at that stage.
Kurdish News periodic Briefing of People’s Council in Western Kurdistan
Turkey spares no effort to back up its diplomacy against our people’s aspirations and hopes in Western Kurdistan,
Human Rights violation increased in first six months of 2012
Human Rights Association (IHD): 15 thousand 109 rights violations have been registered in eastern and southeastern regions in the last six months
Dr. Ismail Besikçi*: Roboski massacre was an intimidation act
Roboski slaughter is an important milestone in terms of law, democracy and human rights, says sociologist Besikçi
KURDISH NEWS WEEKLY BRIEFING, 28 June – 5 July 2012
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Kurkcu MP on human rights at PACE
Ertugrul Kürkçü, Member of the Assembly (UEL), Mersin Peace and Democracy Block deputy, has released a statement at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) about the human rights situation in Turkey, under the light of recent prison fires?.
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Invitation to a press conference on the KCK trial of intellectuals
Freedom of Thought, Expression and Publication under serious threat.
Monday 2nd July 2012 at 16.00, TGC Headquarters Cagaloglu
Message of Solidarity with Ragip Zarakolu and Busra Ersanli
We wish to express our solidarity with the distinguished publisher Ragip Zarakolu and the equally distinguished academic Professor Busra Ersanli whose trial is due to open on 2 July 2012 at the court of special authority in Istanbul.
