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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.
Voice of my Father
Mehmet, soon to be a father, visits his mother in an almost deserted Turkish village. And starts asking questions. About his father, who left the country and died during an accident at work.
Screning : 13/06 – 7 pm – Flagey 5
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The Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize 2012 to Muharrem ERBEY (lawyer in the prison in Turkey)
On 24 December 2009, human rights lawyer, writer and PEN Turkey member Muharrem Erbey was arrested in Diyabakir, south eastern Turkey.
Kurdish News Weekly Briefing, 4 – 10 MAY 2012
NEWS – COMMENT, OPINION AND ANALYSIS – STATEMENTS – REPORTS – EVENTS
“The AKP’s ‘New Kurdish Strategy’ Is Nothing of the Sort”
An Interview with Selahattin Demirtas,
by Jake Hess <http://merip.org/author/jake-hess>
IRAN: Mounting concerns for translator Mohammad Soleimani Nia
PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee is seriously concerned for the welfare of literary translator Mohammad Soleimani Nia, who has started a hunger strike in protest at his detention. Soleimani Nia has been held without charge since 10 January 2012, and is said to be in a fragile condition.
Iran: Political Prisoner Mr. Gulpari at Risk of Execution, Widad Akrawi
Reports about the imminent risk of execution of Mr. Habibollah Gulpari, aged 27, have been leaked recently and several sources have contacted international human rights organizations and the media, asking them to take actions because his death sentence could be carried out soon.
Iraq and the Kurds: The High-Stakes Hydrocarbons Gambit
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW REPORT
Council of Europe concerned about Kurdish hunger strikers
BRUSSELS, April 16 (AKnews) – The Council of Europe's Secretary General is concerned about the life of Kurdish hunger strikers who have not eaten for the last 46 days.
