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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.
State of emergency in Iranian Kurdistan’s Mahabad amidst reports of casualties
Published by Ekurd.net, May 8, 2015 MAHABAD, Iranian Kurdistan,— Protests continue in Mahabad city of Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhelat) after a young Kurdish woman committed suicide to avoid rape by intelligence officers. Farinaz Khosrawani, 25, jumped off the fourth...
60 MEPs call on EU to support reconstruction of Kobanê
60 members of the European Parliament have issued a statement calling on EU and member states to provide urgent support for the reconstruction in Kobanê and ensure the opening of a humanitarian corridor into the town. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 12:00 PM BRUSSELS -...
Turkey: Young Kurdish singer Nûdem Durak imprisoned
Al Jazeera has published a video by a Turkish-Kurdish filmmaker about the Kurdish singer Nûdem Durak. The singer’s future is uncertain, because the Turkish government allegedly has convicted her to 10.5 years imprisonment for “promoting Kurdish propaganda”, according...
Rome Declares Kobane ‘Sister City’
05 April 2015 - ANF - Amed Published by Kurdish Question The Municipality of Rome has taken the decision to recognise Kobanê municipality as a ‘sister city’. Councillor Gianluca Peciola said the resistance put up by the people of the city and the new system they had...
Iraq’s Kurds win own seat in future talks at European Union
Published by Rudaw, May 1, 2015 BRUSSELS, Belgium – The autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq will henceforth be allowed to attend high-level meetings between the European Union and Baghdad, according to an EU decision. “Now that we are...
A Kurdish Yazidi artist’s brush with death
Published by Ekurd.net, May 3, 2015 DUHOK, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— In happier times, Ammar Salim Khidhir dedicated much of his art to children, making larger-than-life statues of characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants from materials including sponge and silicone....
Kurdish Leader Backs Off Demand That Weapons Be Supplied Directly to Kurdistan
Published by Foreign Policy, John Hudson - May 6, 2015 The president of Kurdistan’s regional government on Wednesday backed off a long-held demand that the United States directly supply arms to the northern Iraqi region he heads in the war against Islamic State...
Turkey’s electoral body rejects Kurdish complaint against Erdogan
Ekurd.net- May 6, 2015 ANKARA,— Turkey’s electoral commission has rejected a complaint from the Kurdish opposition that accused President Tayyip Erdogan of breaching the constitution with speeches backing the ruling AK Party ahead of a June election. The decision is...
Syrian Kurdistan’s PYD officially at UN talks
Ekurd.net - May 6, 2015 GENEVA,— UN special Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has begun talks with Syrian opposition forces in Geneva as part of efforts to reach a solution to the crisis in the country. The PYD (Democratic Union Party) of Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), is...
