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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.
New Turkish air strikes hit civilians
QENDIL, — Turkish warplanes launched new waves of bombardments of Kurdish villages in the Qendil areas last night hitting civilians.
Many Kurdish lawyers arrested
Reports are coming through of searches at the office of Asrin Hukuk Bürosu in Istanbul.
Press statement: Massive Attacks on Lawyers
Statement of the International Initiative
PEACE IN KURDISTAN CAMPAIGN
Mass Arrest of Lawyers is No Way to Run a Democracy
7–8/12/2011, 8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EU, TURKEY AND THE KURDS
“The Quest for Democracy in Turkey – Universal Rights and Kurdish,
Self-Determination and the Struggles over the New Constitution”,
European Parliament, Brussels, 7 – 8/12/2011 – Room ASP 1G2 – Interpretation available in English, Turkish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Danish, Spanish
Zarakolu’s Arrest Marked the Istanbul Book Fair’s Opening
L'arrestation de Zarakolu a marqué l'ouverture de la Foire du livre d'Istanbul
Did Turkish army use chemical weapons?
Brussels, by Roger Alan
Use of chemical weapons by Turkish army confirmed
INFORMATION FILE ABOUT THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS THE TURKEY November 2011
Peace in Kurdistan Campaign
Prisons and Bombs Cannot Eliminate the Legitimate Demands of the Kurds
