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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.
Former minister Vande Lanotte challenges Turkish regime before the International Criminal Court
Former Belgian minister Johan Vande Lanotte is taking the Turkish regime before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The least that can be said is that lawyer Vande Lanotte – in collaboration with organization “Turkey Tribunal” – has worked very carefully before...
CONFERENCE – THE EUROPEAN UNION, TURKEY, MIDDLE EAST AND THE KURDS (8 & 9 March 2023)
The Kurdish Institute invites you to the 17th International Conference of the “EU Turkey Civic Commission” (EUTCC) on 8 and 9 March 2023 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The theme of the conference is: THE EUROPEAN UNION, TURKEY, MIDDLE EAST AND THE KURDS For...
Urgent Call for help for the victims of the earthquake in North and West Kurdistan, Turkey and Syria
Early this morning, a massive earthquake struck the North of Kurdistan (Turkey) and Rojava/North and East Syria, leading to a humanitarian catastrophe. This earthquake, with a reported magnitude of 7.8, had its epicenter near Mereş (tr. Kahramanmaraş) and Dîlok (tr....
23 December 2022 – An attack and murder on Kurds in Paris: this reminds us of the murders in 2013
The Kurdish Institute has serious questions about this attack! Today, December 23, 2022, in the heart of Paris, an armed man attacks first the Kurdish cultural centre, then a restaurant and hairdresser, also run by Kurds. There are dead and injured. The shooter has...
The Kurdish Institute is satisfied with the recent visit of Minister Lahbib to Turkey: “She is clearly not intimidated!”
At the end of last week, Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib visited Turkey. It was a bilateral meeting with her Turkish foreign minister colleague, Mevlüt Çavsoglu. According to Çavusoglu, Belgium urgently needs to take action against the “Turkish-Kurdish terrorist...
Members of the European Parliament write a letter to Von Der Leyen and Borrell about the latest attacks of Iran and Turkey
On November 29, 2022, Members of the European Parliament wrote a letter addressed to the President of the European Commission (Ursula Von Der Leyen) and the Vice President of the Commission/High Representative (Josep Borrell). In this letter, the MP's raised their...
Report of a successful Conference in the Flemish Parliament (28 Nov. 22) – “Jin – Jîyan – Azadî”
Report of the Conference on November 28, 2022, in the Flemish Parliament “Jin - Jîyan – Azadî”, a revolution in the making in Iran? Yesterday, November 28, 2022, a successful conference took place in a committee room of the Flemish Parliament. All attention was drawn...
Turkey destroys the oil and gas infrastructure in northern and eastern Syria (ANF News – 24 Nov.)
The strategy that Russia has been using in its war against Ukraine in recent weeks and months is now also being used by Turkey. We refer to the destruction of the energy supply by continuous bombing, causing also civilian casualties. The Turkish airstrikes and...
A massive call to the VN, EU, NATO and the US to stop Turkey’s military invasion of Northeast-Syria (Rojava)
21 November 2022 In consultation with the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), the Kurdish Institute Brussels (Kurdish Institute) has addressed both European and Belgian-federal parliamentarians from the various political groups to help put an end to the new military...
