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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.
ANALYSIS: ‘This is a new Syria, not a new Kurdistan’ Middle East Eye
Published by Middle East Eye 17 March 2016 SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq - They have been locked out of Syrian peace talks, and by extension a future Syrian government, despite controlling much of northern Syria, being the only force to successfully oppose the Islamic...
Statement issued by the Constituent Council for The Federal System in Rojava/Northern Syria
To the Syrian, regional, and global public. In response to the appeal made by the General Coordination of Democratic Self-Administration Areas (Al Jazira, Kobane and Afrin), all components of political forces, parties, and social actors in the cantons of Rojava and...
TAK claims responsibility for the bomb action in Ankara
Published by ANF 17 March 2016 Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (also known as the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks, Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan, or TAK) has released a statement claiming responsibility for the bomb action that hit Turkish capital Ankara's Kızılay Square on March...
1st International Conference on Faylee Kurds in European Parliament
In cooperation with 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FAYLEE KURDS IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Brussels, European Parliament, Monday 2 May 2016 Interpretation available in English and Arabic The Faylee Kurds constitute an important part of the overall picture of...
EU-Turkey ‘Agreement’ On Syrian Refugees: An Illegal And Shameful Deal – Mehmet Ugur
Published by Social Europe 17 March 2016 I used to enjoy researching European integration because the subject struck me as a rich laboratory for distilling evidence on the dark undersides of national governments. I have...
Stop the criminalization of the Kurdish movement!
33 Kurds are currently being prosecuted by the Belgian courts. What did they do? They spoke out for the Kurdish cause and promoted Kurdish culture. On the demand of the Turkish state these innocent people are criminalized in Belgium for supposedly being involved in...
Vertaler gezocht voor Koerdische film // Translator wanted for Kurdish film
Beste We zijn op zoek naar een vertaler die zich twee maanden (betaald) wil inzetten voor een Koerdische langspeelfilm. Heel concreet zoeken we iemand die: In mei en juni vrij is. Kan vertalen in Koerdisch, Turks en Nederlands of Engels. Geïnteresseerd?...
DECENTRALIZATION FOR PEACE IN TURKEY, IRAQ & SYRIA – Turkish Policy Quarterly
Published by Turkish Policy Quarterly 7 March 2016 The Republic of Turkey is ill. The violent upheaval taking place just over the border in Iraq and Syria have laid bare the flaws in the very foundation of its present administrative structure. To keep the republic on...
The Kurds Should Prepare Themselves for Yet Another Betrayal
Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers aim weapons during training led by members of the Dutch Army at a shooting range in Irbil, northern Iraq. (AP Photo / Alice Martins) Published by The Nation 14 March 2016 They’ve been the most effective fighting force against ISIS. But they...
