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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.
For the pro-Kurdish party HDP, a heavy defeat to digest – A report from Chris Den Hond in OrientXXI (1 Nov. 2023)
Journalist and author Chris Den Hond published an analysis on the difficult situation of the Democratic People's Party HDP via the online journal of OrientXXI. This report is the result of a recent HDP congress in Ankara and in particular the results of the Turkish...
Disastrous assessment of the recent Turkish bombing on civilian targets in Rojava (AANES report)
Wars and armed conflicts to which the international community pays full attention are taking place in Ukraine and – since last weekend – in Israel and Gaza (Palestine). The Kurdish Institute will not pass any judgment on the impact of these conflicts, but raises...
Rojava once more under heavy attacks. “Civilian infrastructure will be our main target”, declares the Turkish Foreign Minister
"The perpetrators of the Ankara attack did not pass through our regions as Turkish officials claimed. We are not a party to the civil conflict in Turkey and we do not encourage the escalation of this conflict. Turkey's search for excuses to justify its ongoing attacks...
Report of a successful conference in the European Parliament: “Iran at the crossroads between Repression or Revolution?”
The Iranian Democratic Platform and the Brussels Kurdish Institute organized the “Women Led Uprising in Iran: Iran at the crossroads between Repression or Revolution?” on 6 June in Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union. The conference, which was held in the...
April 24 marks the memorial of the Armenian Genocide – The Kurdish Institute expresses its solidarity with the Armenian people
April 24 is the national day of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide, both in Armenia and in neighboring Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). To commemorate the victims, thousands of people in Yerevan walk to the Tsitsernakaberd National Monument to lay flowers at the eternal...
Declaration ‘Community of Kurdistan Societies’ – Giving Non-Violent Politics a chance in Turkey
The Community of Kurdistan Societies (KCK) launches an “Analysis Report” and Press Release at the same time. In this dossier, the KCK declares a Military Halt and the International Community’s Responsibility in Turkey’s May 14 Elections. With this declaration, the KCK...
Chamber of Representatives receives delegation of young Yazidi women, victims of Islamic State
On Thursday, March 30, 2023, a delegation of young Yazidi women was received in the Chamber of Representatives. In particular by Federal MPs Koen Metsu and Georges Dallemagne because they are behind the voted resolution - which recognizes the heinous crimes committed...
17th International Conference of EU Turkey Civic Commission – Final resolution
On 8 and 9 March 2023, the 17th Conference of EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) took place. An annual international conference organized by the EUTCC at the European Parliament in Brussels, i.c.w. some European Parliament groups and with the support of the Kurdish...
Crimes against humanity by Ankara regime now at the International Criminal Court – Results of Press Conference The Hague
News update and video message from Info-Türk - chief editor Doğan Özgüden (Mars 1, 2023) A law firm and two nongovernmental organizations advocating human rights and the rule of law have sent a communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking the launch...
