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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 AKP government is trying to manipulate the Kurdish ceasefire and the massacre
Press Release, October 19, 2015 The Kurdish Freedom Movement, PKK, declares a new ceasefire, but the Turkish military and police are attacking the Kurdish civilians and the guerrillas daily. As soon as it was understood that the PKK was going to declare a ceasefire,...
URGENT CALL FOR ACTION: Global Rally for the freedom and reconstruction of Kobane
Date for Global Rally: 1 November 2015 The determined resistance of the Kurdish men and women in this strategic border region of Rojava (Western Kurdistan in Syria) inspired people and governments all over the world when they successfully repelled the siege of their...
CALL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BY HDP
On October 10th, a Peace Rally that brought together many civil society organizations, revolutionary unions, and progressive and democratic parties, among them HDP, was the target of a horrendous attack. Unfortunately, at least 128 of our fellow citizens were murdered...
Press Release: Massacre in Ankara
It has been reported that at least 35 people have lost their lives and many more have been injured in the attack. Paramilitary forces have attacked a demonstration organised by non-governmental organisation and trade unions such as KESK, DISK, TMMOB and TTB in Ankara,...
Turkish state is committing crimes against humanity in Kurdistan! – KNK
The AKP government-state, which lost its majority at 7 June 2015 general elections due to the success of pro-Kurdish Democratic Party of the People (HDP), is plunging the whole country into misfortune. After it became totally clear that it is not interested in peace...
PYD leader: Russia will stop Turkey from intervening in Syria – Amberin Zaman
Published by Al-Monitor, October 1, 2015 Russia’s stepped-up military intervention in Syria is poised to dramatically alter balances in the war-wracked nation. The one group that benefited most from the upheaval is the Kurds, which have steadily expanded areas under...
Will Russia’s move ruin Erdogan’s plan for Syria? – Kadri Gursel
Published by Al-Monitor, September 28, 2015 Turkey's July decision to finally open its air bases near Syria and Iraq, including Incirlik, to the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State was a game changer for the region. It meant the coalition’s air raids against...
Dispatch Russia’s First Strikes in Syria Hit U.S. Ally, Not Islamic State – David Kenner
Published by Foreign Policy, 30 september 2015 Barack Obama’s administration said Wednesday that it doesn’t know whom Russia is bombing inside Syria. Rebel leaders on the ground there say they know precisely whom Moscow is targeting — and it isn’t the Islamic State....
Washington Post Editorial: Turkey’s president is destabilizing the nation in his quest for more power
Published by The Washington Post, Editorial Board, 30 September 2015 RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES are not the only complicating factor as the Obama administration continues to search for a Syria strategy. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared ready to join with the...
