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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.
Saudi Arabia & Turkey are greatest dangers to world peace – VA state Senator
This article was published on Russia Today on January 12, 2016. Republican Virginia state Senator Dick Black said Saudi Arabia and Turkey are the greatest threats to world peace in an interview with RT, adding that Saudi Arabia’s “absolute barbarity” is overlooked...
Amnesty International Report – TURKEY: INDEFINITE 24-HOUR CURFEW, OVER 200,000 IN DANGER
Published by Amnesty International, 11th January, 2016 URGENT ACTION INDEFINITE 24-HOUR CURFEW, OVER 200,000 IN DANGER Twenty four-hour curfews have been declared since 11 December in the Sur district of the city of Diyarbakır, and since 14 December in the towns of...
Turkey claims 12 PKK killed in raid, Kurds say they were civilians
Screenshot of the aftermath of the raid in Van shows the dead bodies lying in the snow. DHA footage. Published by Rudaw, 10th January, 2016 ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Turkey said it had killed 12 PKK fighters in a raid Sunday in the Kurdish city of Van, but Kurdish...
Persconferentie – Escalerend staatsgeweld in Turkije tegen Koerden
Press conference - The Escalating State of Violence in Turkey: Kurdish People under Attack For English, scroll down. De afgelopen weken is het Turkse staatsgeweld in de Koerdische regio nog verder geëscaleerd. Op dinsdag 12 januari 2016 vindt in het Europees parlement...
Kurds as Peacemakers in the Middle East by Mehmet Gurses and David Romano
Published by Carnegie Endowment, 5th January 2016 Supporting Kurdish groups in Syria could empower them to play a role in resolving regional conflicts, not just in Syria but also in Iraq and Turkey. A number of analysts have recently rung alarm bells regarding...
Turkey: Mounting Security Operation Deaths – Human Rights Watch report
Published by Human Rights Watch, december 22, 2015 Scores of Civilians Among Hundreds Killed in Southeast (Istanbul)— Kurdish civilians, including women, children and elderly residents, have been killed during security operations and armed clashes since July 2015 in...
29 – 31 January 2016: New World Summit in Utrecht focusses on Rojava
Published by New World Summit 29 – 31 January 2016 Aula Utrecht University, Utrecht (NL) Entrance free, registration required due to limited seating: [email protected] The New World Summit, in collaboration with BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht...
Update on the situation in the Kurdish towns under siege by the Turkish army
HDP INFORMATION DESK (05.01.2016) Civilian deaths in sieges imposed by the security forces The first of these sieges, described as “curfews,” was imposed in Varto, starting on 16 August. There are sieges still in course in Cizre, Silopi and Sur districts. “Curfews”...
Background-interview: Syrian Democratic Forces set sights on IS stronghold – Sardar Mlla Drwish
Published by Al-Monitor on 15 December 2015 KIZILTEPE-MARDIN — In October 2015, Kurdish, Arab, Turkmen and Christian military factions came together to form the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeastern Syria. In their first offensive against the Islamic State (IS),...
