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Stay InformedQuite 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.
Iraq: Mass grave discovered with 500 dead
SOCIETY FOR THREATENED PEOPLES
PRESS RELEASE Göttingen, 07.08.2008
Kurdish literature in the former Soviet Union Republic of Armenia
By By Ferhad Pirbal
The Kurdish Globe
Kurdish Group Threatens More Econ Attacks After Pipe
ANKARA (AFP)–Kurdish rebels threatened more attacks on economic targets Friday after claiming responsibility for a blast in eastern Turkey that shut down a strategic oil pipeline, an agency close to the rebels reported.
Turkey: Ergenekon
Ergenekon detainee former Major Fikret Emek said of blacklists seized in his house that eeping records of people is one of Turkish Special Forces' routines
Kurdish rebels threaten more attacks in Turkey, By SUZAN FRASER
ANKARA, Turkey (AssociatedPress) - Kurdish rebels threatened on Friday to stage more attacks on economic targets in Turkey, days after claiming responsibility for a fire at a key oil pipeline, a pro-Kurdish news agency said.Turkish authorities have not confirmed the...
The PKK demands Turkey’s recognition of the Kurds
"The PKK demands Turkey's recognition of the Kurds' identity in its constitution and of their language as a native language along with Turkish in the country's Kurdish areas, the party also demands an end to ethnic discrimination in Turkish laws and constitution against Kurds, granting them full political freedoms".
Nine Turkish soldiers killed in rebel attack
Mon Aug 11, 2008
Iraq : Personal appeal to al-Maliki: Minorities need especial protection
SOCIETY FOR THREATENED PEOPLES
PRESS RELEASE Berlin / Göttingen, 22.07.2008
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF DTP’S II. GENERAL CONGRESS
Democratic Society Party (DTP) held its second general congress in Ankara on July 20 2008, Sunday.