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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.
Once We Beat ISIS, Don’t Abandon Us – Sinam Mohamad
Published on the Opinion Pages of The New York Times on May 11, 2017 AMUDA, Syria — At long last, those of us struggling to maintain a fledgling democracy in Northern Syria have been buoyed by the announcement from the Trump administration that the American military...
DAY 65 and DAY 77 OF HUNGER STRIKE BY DISMISSED ACADEMICS and BEREAVED FATHER in TURKEY
Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça are in the 65th day of their hunger strike with a simple demand: “I want my job back!” Gülmen and Özakça are two education professionals among more than 7,880 academics and 150,000 public-sector workers sacked by the Turkish government...
Demirtaş’s Poem Has Been banned! (HDP-statement)
Published by HDP on May 4, 2017 Contagious Courage They’ll say ‘silence!’ And, they’ll say ‘no colors!’ You would have been rising up in joy, But they’ll say ‘no roses should blossom’ Then, let’s laugh so that your revolt does not get orphaned. And, if that’s a crime;...
Coalition confirms Tabqa liberation, calls SDF ‘most committed’ partner against ISIS
Published by ARA News on May 12, 2017 The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will arm Syria’s Kurdish fighters “as necessary” to recapture the key ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, despite intense opposition from NATO ally Turkey, which sees the Kurds as “terrorists”....
Statement by Demirtaş’s Lawyers (HDP)
Published by HDP on the 10th of May, 2017 Today our co-Chair Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş’s lawyers held a press conference regarding his judicial process. To the Esteemed Members of the Press, and our Esteemed Guests; As you know, our client, the Co-Chair of the Peoples’...
Free Media association condemns Turkey’s attempt to shut down Kurdish channels, accuses Eutelsat of following Turkish policies
This article was published on ARA News on 3 May 2017. ARA News The Free Media Union (Yekîtiya Ragihandina Azad, or YRA), based in Qamishli, condemned on Tuesday Turkey’s attempts to pressure the French company Eutelsat to shut down three Kurdish TV-stations. “Under...
Turkey waging war against Kurdish media: official
This article was published on ARA News on 2 May 2017. The Turkish government is pressuring the French satellite company Eutelsat to close down the Kurdish outlets NewsChannel and Syrian Kurdish Ronahi channel closely affiliated to the Democratic Union Party (PYD),...
Update on jailed HDP and DBP politicians
The pressures on the democratic opposition in general, and on the HDP in particular, have not ceased after the referendum on 16 April in Turkey. Two days after the referendum, on 18 April 2017, the countrywide state of emergency rule was extended for another three...
Tensions escalate between Kurdish YPG forces and Turkish troops north Syria
Clashes continued for the third consecutive day between Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Turkey’s military in several areas in northern Syria, military sources reported on Friday. The Turkish Army bombed several villages in the Kurdish Afrin...
