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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.
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...
Kurdish Institute was invited by the World Solidarity Forum for a conference on human rights
Our president Derwich Ferho was invited as speaker by the World Solidarity Forum for a Conference on October 30th 2019. The main focus for this conference was on Human Rights, Independence and Self-determination which are of course strategic objectives and daily...
Amnesty International publishes a report accusing Turkey of war crimes in the north of Syria
The report here beneath from Amnesty International - dated from 18 October - is devastating. Turkish troops and Syrian Jihadist militias - supported by Turkey - commit gross war crimes against the civilian population of Northern Syria. Amnesty International (AI)...
The Turkish Invasion of Syria: New Hope for Jihadists
This article was first published on Orient XXI on October 15, 2019. Author: Chris Den Hond As soon as President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of US troops operating in northern Syria, Turkey launched an offensive against a region dominated by Arab-Kurdish...
A new and clear political coup from the AKP government in Turkey: 3 democratically-elected mayors removed from duty
The communication below was distributed by the Central Executive Board of the HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party in Turkey) on August 19, 2019. Our Municipal Co-chairs, who were elected with 63% of the vote in Diyarbakır, 56% of the vote in Mardin and 53% of the vote in...
Kurdish Institute Brussels facilitates cooperation between Belgian delegation and Kurdish authorities
The repatriation of 6 ISIS children to Belgium has been confirmed. At the beginning of June a Belgian delegation left for the refugee camps in northeast Syria to check on the mental and physical situation of the children. Among the participants were initiator Gerrit...
