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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.
Video footage of the destruction of Cizre
CIZRE, the Kurdish district with a population of 130.000, has been destroyed by Turkish state forces. Hundreds of civilians were killed in the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBq98PzlhBc
KNK Statement: Turkish State About to Commit Massacre in NUSAYBIN!
The Turkish state’s dirty and genocidal war against the Kurdish people is intensifying by the day. According to the latest news we have received from the town of Nusaybin in Mardin, tens of civilians have been severely wounded from Turkish tank fire. Medical...
Info-Türk editor Doğan Özgüden was honored by EAFJD
On May 31, 2016, the European Armenian Federation for Justice & Democracy (EAFJD) organized a panel at European Parliament in Brussels on "Armenian Genocide: Recognition&Restoration of Cultural Heritage", with the participation of: Geoffrey ROBERTSON, QC,...
Kaya: Everyone must be wary of a possible civilian massacre in Nusaybin
Published by Kurdish Info 26 May 2016 Nusaybin Municipality Co-Mayor Sara Kaya spoke after the YPS declared they withdrew their forces from Nusaybin and called on everybody to be “conscious of a possible civilian massacre.” YPS/YPS-JIN declared they have withdrawn...
The Turkish State Goes Rogue: the Chair of our partner organization Kurdî-Der in Northern Kurdistan, Mr. Ozan Kiliç, has been arrested!
The Kurdish struggle is committed against identity denial, assimilation and total annihilation. Since the foundation of the Turkish state, many languages, cultures, religions and peoples have been denied and have completely disappeared. The politics of the state have...
Rojava officials negotiate Iraqi Kurds over reopening Semalka border crossing
Published by ARA News 26 May 2016 KOBANE – A delegation from Rojava’s Auto-Administration, led by Syrian Kurdish politician Aldar Xelil, met with a delegation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of northern Iraq to discuss the closure of the Semalka border...
Turkish State About to Commit Massacre in NUSAYBIN!
The Turkish state’s dirty and genocidal war against the Kurdish people is intensifying by the day. According to the latest news we have received from the town of Nusaybin in Mardin, tens of civilians have been severely wounded from Turkish tank fire. Medical...
Decentralizing Iraqi Kurdistan key to solving region’s crises: Sulaimani governor
Published by Ekurd 25 May 2016 SULAIMANI, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Decentralization and greater self-governance in Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s provinces would help solve the ongoing political and economic crises, Sulaimani Governor Aso Faraidoon said in a press...
Amed Dîcle – The Raqqa operation is the start of a new and strategic period.
The Raqqa operation is the start of a new and strategic period. Balances will be disrupted and new developments will emerge. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 10:30 AM BRUSSELS - ANF - The Raqqa operation that the world was waiting for was officially launched on May 24. There...
