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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.
17-18/11/2010, 7th International Conference on “EU, TURKEY AND THE KURDS”
"The road to peace – facing the challenge", European Parliament, Brussels, 17th & 18th November 2010,Room ASP 3G2
(Interpretation available in English, French, German, Turkish and "passive" Dutch)
Neither today’s terrorist, nor tomorrow’s hero, Kardo Bokani
It has been said that “today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s hero”.
A special report on Turkey : All Turks together?
Turkey is overcentralised and treats minorities badly
Second day of trial in Diyarbakir
Members of the delegations which came from Europe to follow the KCK case, have sent a file to the court stating their concern for the indictment of the KCK case, collection of evidences and charges.
Defendants Request Permission for Kurdish Defence
Erhan ÜSTÜNDAĞ – 151 defendants, mostly Kurdish politicians and rights defenders, were taken to court for the first time on 18 October, after some of them were detained for 552 days.
European Lawyers demand:Take the PKK off the Terrorist List of the EU
In 2002, at the demand of the Turkish Government, the Workers Party of Kurdistan (PKK) was put on the European Union Terrorist List.
Danish court lift ban on RojTV accounts
A Danish court in Copenhagen upheld the objection by the Kurdish satellite TV and lifted the freezing on the TV station ban accounts which had been requested by the Danish prosecutor office.
Declaration of democratic solution to the Kurdish question in Iran
Iran is currently running through a sensitive and historic stage.
Press Statement: Kurdish Trial in Diyarbakir
Press Statement from UK Delegation in Diyarbakir to observe the trial of 151 Kurdish political activists and human rights defenders:
