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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.
How Turkey began the slide towards civil war – Cengiz Gunes
Published by The Conversation, September 16, 2015 The speed with which Turkey has became engulfed in violence since the Suruç massacre on July 20 2015 is causing mass anxiety. While public discussion has largely focused on questions of whose fault it is and why the...
INVITATION for INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS – Early legislative elections in Turkey on November 1st, 2015
The HDP is calling for international observers for the upcoming early general elections in Turkey on 1st November 2015. Information on logistics, registration form and other details are enclosed. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have further...
Time Running Out to Rescue Yazidi Women Captured by IS – Sharon Behn
Published by The Voice of America, September 17, 2015 DOHUK, IRAQ— His only weapon against Islamic State extremists is a simple cellphone. But Khaleel al Dakhi has used that phone to rescue at least 100 Yazidi women and girls grabbed from their homes by Islamic...
Turkey violates the international humanitarian law: Amnesty’s Heuschmann
Published by Ekurd Daily, 21 September 2015 BASEL,— Maya Heuschmann, Coordinator of the Turkey Section of Amnesty International Switzerland, stated that the Turkish state openly violated the international humanitarian law. Heuschmann underlined that; “The massacre of...
Syrian Kurdish leaders planning to capture last border crossing with Turkey held by Isis
Patrick Cockburn, Kobane, Monday 21 September 2015 Published by The Independent Syrian Kurdish leaders plan to capture the last border crossing point between Syria and Turkey held by Isis, making it impossible for jihadist volunteers from Europe and elsewhere to reach...
Over 80 HDP, DBP members detained in Turkey’s southeast
Published by Hürriyet Daily News, 20/09/2015 BATMAN - Doğan News Agency As many as 85 officials from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the Democratic Unity Party (DBP), including the mayor of the southeastern province of Batman and...
US Congress resolution on the genocide
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Greetings.. The Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council’s delegation represented by Mr. Luis Caro, member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Mr. Raed Isaac member Iraqi Council of Representatives, Ms. Wahida Yako member of the...
After mass rape by the Islamic State, Yazidi women still struggle to break the silence – Brenda Stoter
Published by Al Monitor, 9 September 2015 DAHUK, Iraq — The first man Aniya was forced to marry was an Islamic State militant called Abu Safouan. She was 41 and he was 22, but still he bought her and her 3-year-old daughter at a slave market in Raqqa. After he had...
PKK says ready for mutual consolidated ceasefire in Turkey
Published by EKurd Daily on 17th September 2015 QANDIL,— The Kurdistan Workers’ Party PKK said that they appreciate the calls voiced by Turkey’s democracy forces, European Union and political groups from the European Parliament for a mutual ceasefire and return to...
