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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.
Press release 10 January 2019: the imprisoned Leyla Güven HDP MP and all political prisoners
On 7 November 2018, the imprisoned HDP deputy Leyla Güven started an indefinite hunger strike to protest against the isolation of the Kurdish political leader Abdullah Öcalan. After 67 days, her state of health is critical. In the meantime, 157 other political...
Press Release KNK: Urgent Appeal – Our Demands considering the Turkish threats against the Syrian Kurds
The Turkish state’s threats and preparations for a full-scale military attack against and occupation of Rojava (Northern Syria) are intensifying. In January of this year, the Turkish state initiated a campaign of military aggression against the once peaceful region of...
Press Release: Turkey’s attack on Rojava resuscitates ISIS
December 13, 2018 The Turkish state’s hostility towards the Kurdish people and its threats against Rojava continue. On December 12, 2018, the Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during his speech at a meeting with the defense industry, declared the following: “Whilst we...
APPEAL: Don’t let the Syrian Kurds, who defeated the Islamic State along with their allies, get butchered by Turkey!
Turkish president Erdoğan announced that in a few days he will invade the rest of the predominantly Kurdish region in northern Syria. After unjustly occupying the region between Jarabulus and Azaz in 2016, followed by Afrin at the beginning of this year,...
Kurdish conference in EP: Turkey is outside the law
Human rights defenders spoke in the first session of the 15th Kurdish Conference in the European Parliament. IHD officials spoke about the rights violations and stated that Turkey has lost the characteristic of a state with the rule of law. The first panel discussion...
PKK’s inclusion in EU Terror Organisations not motivated enough
The Court of Justice argued that the arguments to include the PKK in the European Union Terror Organisations List were not sufficient. The case against the inclusion of the PKK in the the European Union List of Terror Organizations which is renewed every 6 months,...
Documentary: For the Sins of the Fathers: Episode One (English version)
VRT's war correspondent Rudi Vranckx has produced a series of documentaries focusing on the fate of the children of Belgian IS fighters and their partners. How should Belgium treat these children who are too young to bear any responsibility for the acts of their...
Press statement: The European women and children of Daesh, and the role of Europe
The military campaign, launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in coordination with the international coalition, managed to liberate large swathes of lands in north and east of Syria. It is estimated that about 30% of the total area of Syria has been liberated...
Invitation: Press Conference: The European women and children of Daesh, and the role of Europe
Invitation Press Conference: The European women and children of DAESH in ROJAVA and North/East Syria, and the role of EUROPE When: 31/10/2018, at 11:00 Where: Press club, Rue Froissart 95: 1040 Brussels The representative of the Autonomous Region in...
