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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.
International legal organizations call for an OPCW investigation into Turkish use of chemicals (ANF News – 9 Nov. 22)
The Turkish regime is doing everything it can to silence journalists, human rights activists and even lawyers through detention and/or prosecution. The journalists and lawyers in question are urging the “Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons” (OPCW) to...
“Nobody’s Listening”, report of a successful exhibition and event
On October 11, 2022, the "Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the European Union" organized a successful event. The focus was on the immersive exhibition and 'virtual reality' experience under the name "Nobody's Listening". This Exhibition commemorates...
“Give Her Back Her Kurdish Name: Jina Amini” — Anna Mahjar-Barducci on the MEMRI research platform
In her article of 10 October 2022, Anna Mahjar-Barducci - a MEMRI Senior Research Fellow - calls us to never forget the name of "Jina" Amini. The 22-year-old girl that was tortured and killed by the "religious morality police" of Iran's Islamic Republic. Her name was...
“Jin – Jiyan – Azadi” (“Women, Life, Freedom”) – The Kurdish slogan that rings loudly in the Iranian streets today
“Jin - Jiyan – Azadi” ("Women, Life, Freedom") - This slogan comes from the Kurdish freedom movement, and is a result of decades of grassroots activities and efforts of Kurdish women in one of the most economically deprived regions of Iran, the Kurdish provinces. Last...
Report of the Inter-Parliamentary Working Group on 9/21: Abdulkerim Omar warns the International Community of what is looming
Under the title of “The threatening situation in Northern Syria. Peace or utter destabilization”, an Interparliamentary Working Group (IPWK) took place yesterday, September 21, 2022, in the House of Parliamentarians. The Kurdish Institute, organizer of the IPWKs, once...
Shengal Press Release: Yezidis and Kurds terrorised and murdered by Turkish military drone attacks in Iraq
The new press release form the lawyers Selma Benkhelifa, Joke Callewaert ve Georges-Henri Beauthier who visited Shengal and Maxmur. This is a fact finding mission focussed on the use of Turkish drones against civilians. At the end of July 2022, Iraq filed a complaint...
Civilian Casualties in Turkish attacks on the Kurdistan Region (2015 – 2022) — Washington Kurdish Institute
Since 2015, under the pretext of fighting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey’s attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq resulted in the death of 110 civilians and the injury of 186. The following research uses reports from news media to show the impact on...
Rojava Information Center publishes a SNA Encyclopedia. A Guide to the Turkish Proxy Militias in the occupied territories of Syria
Rojava Information Center (RIC) publishes a report including a compilation of open-source information about the current state of the SNA militias active in the Turkish-occupied territories of Syria (as of August 2022). It updates the already existing descriptions of...
“International Kurdish Solidarity Collective” calls for an end to the Turkish attacks on Kurdish areas (ANF News)
From ANF News, published on Wednesday, 10 Aug 2022 (See article) More than 70 politicians, academics and cultural workers from several countries, who have joined together to form an International Kurdish Solidarity Collective, demand an end to the Turkish attacks on...
