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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.
Turkey detains top Kurdish party leaders, Demirtas, Yuksekdag
Published by Ekurd Daily on November 4, 2016 DIYARBAKIR-AMED, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— Turkish police on Friday detained the two co-leaders of the country’s main pro-Kurdish party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), and several other MPs in a major escalation of...
Turkey: Deepening Crackdown Over 2 Days – Human Rights Watch
Cumhuriyet Journalists Held; Kurdish Media Closed; Mayors Jailed Published by Human Rights Watch on November 3, 2016 (Istanbul) – The detention of journalists from independent newspaper Cumhuriyet, the closure of the remaining Kurdish media, and the jailing of elected...
Belgium court decided not to prosecute the Kurdish associations and politicians for terrorism.
Press Release of the Kurdistan National Congress, November 3, 2016 In 2009 an investigation was opened by the Belgian Federal prosecutor against Kurdish politicians and associations for terrorism. Amongst them were Remzi Kartal, Zubeyir Aydar, Adem Uzun, the Kurdish...
A letter from the president of San Miguel PEN about the situation in the Kurdish region of Turkey
Dear President and Members of the Peace Committee of International PEN, Dear President and Members of the PEN Turkey Centre and Kurdish PEN Centre, As many of you know, the Turkish government is continuing their harsh repression of the civil rights and Freedom of...
Kurds salute second anniversary of Kobane resistance
This article was published on ARA News on November 2, 2016. Kobane – Co-heads of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on Tuesday praised the resistance of Kobane during the second anniversary of the fight by the Kurds against ISIS in the Syrian Kurdish city...
REPORT ON DETAINMENT OF GULTAN KISANAK & FIRAT ANLI, CO-MAYORS OF DIYARBAKIR
The Metropolitan Municipality of DIYARBAKIR (Amed) issued the following report on the arrest of their co-Mayors GULTAN KISANAK & FIRAT ANLI last Tuesday, October 25, 2016 REPORT ON DETAINMENT OF GULTAN KISANAK & FIRAT ANLI, CO-MAYORS OF DIYARBAKIR Diyarbakir,...
Turkey launches probe into Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas after speech
DIYARBAKIR-AMED, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— Turkish prosecutors launched a probe Thursday into pro-Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas after he condemned the detention of two mayors of the country’s biggest Kurdish city in Turkish Kurdistan. Gultan Kisanak and Firat...
Senior Kurdish politician says Turkey labels anyone who is pro-Kurd as ‘terrorist,’
Posted by Ekurd Daily on October 28, 2016 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— A prominent Kurdish politician and MP from a pro-Kurdish party in Turkey complained Thursday that anyone who espouses Kurdish rights is labeled a terrorist by the Turkish government. “I...
Syrian Democratic Forces accuse Turkey of ethnic cleansing, call for investigation
Published by ARA News on October 28, 2016 Aleppo – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday accused Turkey of ethnically cleansing whole villages in northern Aleppo Governorate and called for an investigation. The SDF also accused Turkey of bombing their...
