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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.
APPEAL Lift the ban on the PKK – Justice and Freedom for the Kurds
INTERNATIONAL , 3,275 have signed the appeal by 1 June 2009 – PLEASE SUPPORT AND ADD YOUR NAME! Deadline for signatures 15 July 2009!
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Turkey
The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its visit to Turkey, carried out in November/December 2006, together with the response of the Turkish Government. Both documents have been made public at the request of the Turkish authorities.
Problems of Peace Process and Democratization in Turkey
News of a PKK land mine blast on 28 May, killing 6 soldiers in Hakkari, has shocked many in Turkey, whose optimism had been gaining momentum since President Gül's call for a "realistic and rational solution to the Kurdish question".
‘Elite’ Turks unwilling to share power, prosperity with ‘others’
A recently released survey on the attitudes and opinions of Turkey's “elites” has shown that they deem themselves the “real owners of the country” and are unwilling to share their power and prosperity with other groups.
TURKEY’S DIRTY WAR AGAINST THE KURDS
'We Used to Murder People at Night When the Soldiers Weren't Around'
By Daniel Steinvorth in Istanbul
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Turkey
The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its visit to Turkey, carried out in November/December 2006, together with the response of the Turkish Government. Both documents have been made public at the request of the Turkish authorities.
EDITORIAL: Iran’s persecution of innocence
Farzad Kamangar, a 33-year-old teacher, journalist and human rights activist, is awaiting execution in Iran's notorious Evin prison. The Islamic regime calls him a terrorist, but his real crime is being a Kurd.
TURKEY’S DIRTY WAR AGAINST THE KURDS
'We Used to Murder People at Night When the Soldiers Weren't Around', By Daniel Steinvorth in Istanbul
DTP says it is open to a dignified peace
ANKARA – The Democratic Society Party, Ahmet Türk says: We want to contribute to peace and dialogue. What we want is to sit and talk and to find a common ground. We are not eager for a meeting otherwise. The prime minister refuses to meet with members of the DTP
