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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.
IS IT THE OBJECTIVE TO FINALLY SILENCE THE KURDISH DEMOCRATIC VOICE IN WESTERN EUROPE?
PRESS RELEASE - KURDISH INSTITUTE - 23 april 2024 Has there ever been any evidence of a danger of terrorist activities from the Kurdish diaspora in Belgium and neighboring countries? Are people actually aware of where the real danger to our Western democracy lies?...
NEWROZ-reception: Join and celebrate the Kurdish New Year with us, symbol of freedom and living together in peace
You are very welcome to join us on Friday 22 Mars 2024 (7 PM – 10 PM), Stadhuis Antwerp, Leyszaal, (Grote Markt 1, 2000 Antwerpen) We would like to invite you to our reception on the occasion of Newroz. This year the reception will take place in the recently renovated...
Öcalan locked up in isolation for exactly 25 years – VRT-interview with Derwich Ferho (15 Febr. 2024)
Today marks exactly 25 years since Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party PKK, was kidnapped in Kenya by Turkish special forces. Since then, Öcalan has been locked up in complete isolation on a deserted Turkish island. The Kurdish Institute can...
“The Virgin with the Child” by director Bêrivan Binevsa, premiered at the Ostend film festival
Welcome to the premiere of the film 'The Virgin with the Child'. The staff of the Kurdish Institute would like to share this unique opportunity with you on January 30 at 8:15 PM at the Ostend Film Festival. See https://www.filmfestivaloostende.be/.../la-vierge-lenfant...
The political concept of Democratic Confederalism
Conference Sovereignty or Nationalism? Free State Rijeka Association and the Coppieters Foundation November 22, 2023 Dear attendees, my name is Orhan Kiliç and for many years, I am a member of the Board of Directors for the Kurdish Institute Brussels. Over the recent...
THE EUROPEAN UNION, TURKEY, THE MIDDlE EAST AND THE KURDS – 18th Conference of the EUTCC
With support of the Kurdish Institute Brussels, the EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) will hold its 18th International Conference on 6 and 7 December 2023 in the European Parliament. The theme of the conference is: THE EUROPEAN UNION, TURKEY, THE MIDDlE EAST AND THE...
“Democratic Confederalism” the contribution from the Kurdish Institute during the Coppieters conference on “Sovereignty or Nationalism”
On November 22nd, an international conference titled "Sovereignty or Nationalism?" will be held in Rijeka, organized by the Free State Rijeka Association and the Coppieters Foundation, with the support of the Primorsko-Goranska County. As partner and member of the...
A scandal for France. “Fatwa” by the French Minister of Interior against Remzi Kartal
Remzi Kartal, co-chairman of Kongra-Gel, the highest-ranked Kurdish diplomatic entity in Europe, received an administrative ban from French Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin to gain entry into French territory. Darmanin explains it as follows: “you pose a serious...
“Balance and imbalance in nowadays Iraq” – Preacher G.J. Blankers interviews prominent politician Mala Bakhtyar
During his recent trip through Başȗr (Iraqi Kurdistan), Gerhard J. Blankers, preacher at the Restored Reformed Church in the Netherlands, managed to meet Mala Bakhtyar and set up a fascinating conversation with this thinker and writer. Mala Bakhtyar is best known as a...
