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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.
The Turkish Government’s All-out War against the Kurds (KNK press release)
This press release was published on the website of the Kurdistan National Congress on February 4, 2016. Turkish President Erdogan: “Presidency or Chaos” Since the 24th of July, 2015, the Turkish state initiated a comprehensive and dirty war against the Kurds. Up till...
European Lawyers report Massive Human Rights Violations in Diyarbakir (Turkey) due to curfew –immediate international action needed
Published by ELDH 26 January 2016 Statements & Publications European Lawyers report Massive Human Rights Violations in Diyarbakir (Turkey) due to curfew –immediate international action needed Press Release A delegation* of 10 lawyers from Austria, Belgium,...
Noam Chomsky on Erdoğan and the war against Daesh
Published by Al Jazeera, 22 January 2016 We speak to the renowned US academic, and look at the state of Egypt five years after the Arab Spring To view the interview, please follow this link. In this episode of UpFront, Mehdi Hasan speaks to the renowned American...
Gatestone Institute: Turkey’s All-Out War on Kurds and Media
Published by the Gatestone Institute, 28 January 2016 By Uzay Bulut On January 20, Turkish police opened fire at a group of civilians who were holding up white flags as they tried to remove the dead and wounded from the street in Cizre, one of the Kurdish towns...
ECtHR Refuses Interlocutory Injunction for the Cizre Basement
Published by Bianet 04 February 2016 Click here to read the article in Turkish / Haberin Türkçesi için burayatıklayın. European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected the application requesting interlocutory injunction for the injured stuck in the basement in...
The World Today: State Terror in Turkey. An interview by Tariq Ali with Giran Ozcan
Published in Peace in Kurdistan, 29 January 2016 The World Today’s Tariq Ali speaks with Giran Ozcan, of the Kurdistan National Congress, about the current situation in Turkey. They discuss how the failure of Erdogan’s AK party to secure a majority at the last...
MAP: THE BATTLE FOR ALEPPO – THE “MOTHER OF ALL BATTLES”
Published by South Front, 02 February 2016 Written by Peto Lucem exclusively for SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence; Edited by Rachel Lane On February 1, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched their long awaited offensive in the northern Aleppo countryside. The...
Final Resolution of the 12th International Conference on “The EU, Turkey and the Kurds” (26-27 January 2016)
The 12th International Conference on “The EU, Turkey and the Kurds”, hosted by the European Union Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC), was held at the European Parliament on the 26th and 27th of January. The conference was organised under the title “Old Crisis – New...
Turkey, Daesh and the PKK (film)
25 min. program about Turkey, Daesh and the PKK. Part 1. Producer: Johnny Miller. Cameraman: Chris Den Hond. Translator: Berivan Akyol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpYHD4wzoxg&feature=youtu.be