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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.
US Senator McCain urges Turkey to stop attacking Syrian Kurds
Published by ARA News on October 28, 2016 Erbil – US Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Thursday called on Turkey to stop its attacks on Syrian Kurds. His committee will review the participation of US forces in the battle...
Peshmerga official says Kurds won’t enter Mosul City, denies Turkey part of Mosul operations
Published by Wladimir van Wilgenburg for ARA News on October 28, 2016 Erbil – Lieutenant General Jabbar Yawar, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, told ARA News that after liberating Bashiqa District from Islamic State (ISIS), Kurdish forces will...
European Parliament votes strong resolution urging Turkey to release journalists
European Parliament resolution on the situation of journalists in Turkey (2016/2935(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on Turkey, in particular that of 15 January 2015 on freedom of expression in Turkey: Recent arrests of...
Reporters Without Borders: Gov’t controls 7 out of 10 most-watched TV channels in Turkey
Published by Turkish Minute on October 27, 2016 In a report released on Thursday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in cooperation with Turkish news portal monitor bianet, government domination of the media is described in detail, with findings including the fact that...
Pro-Erdoğan association head calls on supporters to take up arms
Published by Turkey Purge on October 20, 2016 The chairman of Ottoman Hearths 1453, Emin Canpolat, has called on all supporters of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to take up arms in the event of a second coup attempt in...
European Union concerned over Kurdish politicians’ detention in Turkey, Federica Mogherini
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini 2016 davos. Photo: Courtesy/European External Action Service ISTANBUL,— Top European Union officials have voiced concern over the detention of two leading Kurdish political figures in the...
Turkey: Emergency Decrees Facilitate Torture – Human Rights Watch
"Because of the state of emergency, nobody will care if I kill you. I will just say I shot you while you tried to run away." -Police officer to a detainee, overheard by family members of another detainee "You won’t make it out of here alive. We now have 30 days."...
Syrian Kurds say they are ready for Raqqa operation
Published by ARA News on October 27, 2016 US Secretary for Defence Ashton Carter said that the battle for Raqqa would start within weeks, and Syrian Kurds confirmed they are ready to join the offensive on the Islamic State’s (ISIS) capital. Aldar Xelil, a member of...
The government will not be able to make the people’s will surrender (HDP statement)
Last night the co-mayors of Diyarbakir City Council, Ms. Gültan Kışanak and Mr. Fırat Anlı, were detained and their houses and the city council buildings were searched. This is an extremely unlawful and arbitrary practice. The Erdoğan-AKP government is continuing to...
