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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.
German President, Christian Wulff visits Turkey (18 Oct. 2010); legal proceedings against 151 Kurdish politicians begin
Wulff is called on to revive "fading hopes of a peaceful solution to the Kurdish question" in Turkey
TURKEY: 10 Newspapers Seized 27 Times in 2009…
BDP deputy Birdal stated that both the Turkish Criminal Law and the Anti-Terror Law are being used to restrict freedom of expression.
PKK invites Danish prosecutors to Qandil Mountains
PKK’s acting leader Murat Karayilan invites Danish prosecutors to Qandil Mountains saying that they can testify before court for the case against Kurdish satellite TV channel.
Tragedy of the Kurds in Syria
In a 35-page report, Human Rights Watch said the situation of Kurdish people has worsened under Syrian President Bashar Assad's rule.
Irish government called to issue a licence to Kurdish ROJ-TV
Kurdistan Solidarity in Ireland called on the Irish Minister for Communications to issue a licence to ROJ- TV if the Danish court shuts it down.
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Turkey: Kurdish Question is worrisome
"We don't need a cross border operation. PKK just declared a ceasefire and there is a chance that this ceasefire will become an indefinite one. What does this mean? This means 'we won't attack. We won't hold attacks against Turkey in or outside of the country'. In this situation it's Turkish governments responsibility to take a step forward…"
About Muharrem Erbey
This is to become an open letter to human right organizations and the
parliaments in the countries of the European Union and the other democratic
countries in the World
The End to a Long Conflict? Owen Matthews
"Some Turks still worry that granting such unprecedented freedom to the Kurds will pose a threat to national unity. But others have come to see that ethnic diversity in their country is a small price to pay for ending decades of bloodshed…"
