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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.
Interview with Kino Gabriel, spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Forces
"There is an increase of negative propaganda against the Syrian Democratic Forces" That is one of the observations made by Kino Gabriel in the interview published below. Kino Gabriel is leading spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Further in this...
Interview with lawyer Jan Fermon on PKK vs. Turkey in Belgian Courts
A Brief Introduction From the Perspective of an International Law Attorney (Author's name withheld) In January of this year (2020), the Belgian legal system cleared 40 individuals and their respective organizations with ties to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), of...
PETITION – GIVE THE KURDS AN IDENTITY AND VOICE @ THE UNITED NATIONS
In the United Kingdom, a petition has been launched to recognize the Kurds as “people” at the United Nations. With an estimated 35 to 45 million people, the Kurds are one of the larger peoples in the world without an own state. It is high time to grant the Kurds an...
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The Kurdish Institute carefully follows the imposed measures to avoid further contamination of the coronavirus. Consequently, all our employees work from home compliant with the general guidelines and advice. However, we remain available. On a daily basis, we read and...
Prevent coronavirus infection! Herewith the guidelines in Kurmancî, Sorani and English.
The Kurdish Project, based in the US, sent a Kurdish translation of the coronavirus health guidelines (COVID-19). Below are images with the guidelines in Kurmanci, Sorani and English. (By clicking on the respective images, you will obtain an enlarged version) The...
Belgian Courts decide: the PKK is not a terrorist organisation but a party in a civil war. Towards a turning point in the approach by the EU and its member states?
On 8 March 2019 the Brussels Court of Appeal (Indictment Chambers) dismissed the case in which the Belgian Federal Prosecutor prosecuted 41 individuals and entities as leaders of- or participants in the activities of a terrorist organisation (meant is the Kurdistan...
The “Theatre of Wrong Decisions” denounces the situation in the north of Syria in an incredibly creative and artistic way
The "Theatre of Wrong Decisions" (www.theatreofwrongdecisions.com ) is an 'online theatre' denouncing world issues that deserve the attention of the general public. It is a Dutch group of artists who respond to these events in short video clips of up to 60 seconds via...
Declaration INGOs – Council of Europe on Turkish invasion of Northeast-Syria
The Kurdish Institute is very pleased with a recent firm statement on the Turkish invasion of Rojava. It concerns a declaration produced by representatives of INGOs having a participatory status within the Council of Europe. This declaration was prepared and presented...
Risking Turkey’s ire, Iraqi Kurds back Syrian brethren (Amberin Zaman)
This article was written by Amberin Zaman and first published on November 4 on Al-Monitor. An oft-cited reason for why the Kurds do not have their own state is the unremitting disunity among themselves. But Turkey’s Oct. 9 assault against a US-backed Kurdish militia...
