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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.
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“Enlargement conditionality is used as an excuse to delay it while pretending to upgrade it” – Axel Wallden
The Institut d’Etudes Européennes (IEE) of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) debated Fragmegration- The Double dimension of EU enlargement (Internal and External) with Günther Dauwen – Secretary general of the Centre Maurits Coppieters – Laura Batalla –...
Doctors Without Borders Open New Hospital In Kobanê
The medical relief organization Doctors Without Borders has begun work for a new 13-bed hospital in Kobanê, according to an article from DIHA carried in Özgür Gündem. Until now the city had just two hospitals – one military and one civilian – with a total capacity of...
Syrian Kurdistan’s PYD officially invited to Geneva III Conference
Posted on April 28, 2015 by Ekurd Daily - Editorial Staff in Kurdistan. GENEVA,— The Syrian Kurdish PYD (Democratic Unity Party) has been officially invited to Geneva III summit. Democratic Autonomy Administration European Representative Sinem Mihemed said the...
Recapitulative political statement on the main issues discussed in the General Assembly
Implementing the right to self-determination in a gradual, democratic way is a XXI century solution to XXI century socio-political problems in Europe. The European Free Alliance, European political party created in 1981 that groups more than 40 parties fighting for...
To Barak Obama, President; John Kerry, Secretary of State, and United States Congresspeople
April 16, 2015 Dear Mr. President, dear Mr. Kerry, dear Congresspeople, I am writing to urge you to remove the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. This organization presents no threat to the United States nor any of its...
European Parliament resolution on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide
(2015/2590(RSP) / RC8-0342/2015) (Adopted in Brussels on the 15th of April 2015) The European Parliament, – having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, – having regard to its resolution of 18...
HRW Report: ISIS Escapees Describe Systematic Rape
(New York) – The extremist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS) has carried out systematic rape and other sexual violence against Yezidi women and girls in northern Iraq. Human Rights Watch conducted research in the town of Dohuk in January and February 2015,...
The Turkish Armed Forces opened fire on civilians from the ground and air; a civilian was killed and many wounded
The Turkish Armed Forces began an operation just before the Spring Festival and Tree planting event that was scheduled to take place on Mount Tendürek in the Diyadin town of Ağrı. The Turkish Chief of Staff declared on its website that they had heard the ‘Spring...
Dutch Parliament Recognizes Assyrian, Greek and Armenian Genocide
Joel Voordewind, member of the Dutch Parliament.The Hague (AINA) -- The Dutch Parliament passed a binding resolution yesterday recognizing the genocide of Assyrians, Greeks and Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One. The resolution, tabled by MP Joel...
