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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.
FINDING TRUTH AND JUSTICE
Mustafa Karasu – Journalist Cengiz Candar has prepared a report, Leaving the mountains: How the PKK may laydown arms?
Syrian-Kurds in Europe form opposition front
Germany, July 3 (AKnews) – Syrian-Kurdish opposition parties in Europe have formed a united front to campaign for the rights of Syrian civilians, particularly the country’s Kurds.
North Kurdistan (Diyarbakir) – 28/06/2011, Field report Nina Henkens
Parliamentary elections (12/06/2011), Turkey
Declaration of solidarity with Hatip Dicle
We, the signatories, declare our solidarity with the elected independent candidate of the Labour, Democracy and Freedom block, Mr. Hatip Dicle – and call on the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey (YSK ) – and other responsible bodies – to reverse the decision to revoke his parliamentary mandate immediately.
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance report on Turkey
ECRI REPORT ON TURKEY, 10.12.2010, Published on 08.02.2011
Keep the Kurds poor! The politics of development in Turkey’s Kurdish’ regions, Nina Henkens
The Kurds do not enjoy great fame and if they are spoken of, it is often done in non-flattering terms like 'terrorists' or ' separatists'. But there is more to it. The Kurdish region is chronically underdeveloped.
Special Analysis on General Election in Turkey
To: DEMOCRATIC AUTONOMY HAS TRIUMPHED, STATE POLICY HAS BEEN DEFEATED
Anti-Kurdish police operation against Kurds raises many questions!
During this last weekend, the French police organized a series of raids against the Kurds and their organizations.
For Kurdish social and cultural rights in Turkey
On 20 May 2011, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) adopted concluding observations following its review of Turkey’s initial report on the implementation of the rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
