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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.
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...
Call for 3rd Global Hasankeyf Action Day on June 7-8, 2019!
Published by Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive + Mesopotamia Ecology Movement on 18.05.2019 We call on social movements, NGO's, activists and others in the world to join the 3rd Global Day of Action for the defense of the 12,000 year old town Hasankeyf and the Tigris...
Voters mysteriously added, subtracted for Istanbul election rerun
Jasper Mortimer: May 14, 2019 Read More: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/05/istanbul-election-do-over-lawyers-complain-voter-roll-padded.html#ixzz5o5tzO1Ob Image Source
Erdoğan’s Civil Coup
Güney Işıkara/Alp Kayserilioğlu/Max Zirngast: May 9, 2019 Turkey's recent election saw the ruling party's control over Istanbul broken. Now, the regime wants a re-do. Published by Jacobin on 9 May 2019. On May 6, Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) decided by a...
Why did Turkey allow jailed Kurdish leader to meet lawyers after long pause?
Amberin Zaman: May 6, 2019 Read More: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/05/ocalan-calls-calm-sdf-turkey.html#ixzz5o5xtPSl4 Image source
15 political prisoners turn their hunger strike into “death fast” on 30 April 2019 (HDP statement)
Hişyar Özsoy: 30 April 2019. Call letter by HDP vice co-chair Hişyar Özsoy to the international community regarding the 15 political prisoners who have turned their hunger strike into "death fast". Published by HDP on 30 April 2019. Image Source Leyla Güven, the...
SOS Rojava & Shengal
This campaign mobilizes support for the reconstruction of Kurdish regions in northern Syria (Rojava) and the Yezidi city of Shengal (Sinjar) in Iraq. These were both severely damaged when they were attacked by the Islamic State in 2014 and the reconstruction costs a...
