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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.
Turkey deals death blow to Kurdish leadership with DBP conviction – Amberin Zaman
Published by Al-Monitor on March 28, 2017 One of Turkey’s most promising young Kurdish politicians was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison for a questionable terrorism conviction today. A court in the mainly Kurdish southeast region pronounced Kamuran...
Newroz 2017: No to Dictatorship – Yes to Peoples’ Democracy and Freedom
PEACE IN KURDISTAN CAMPAIGN Statement, 20 March 2017 It is at a most inauspicious time that the Kurdish people everywhere are now celebrating Newroz. Embattled in Turkey and Syria in particular, the Kurds once again renew their determination during the celebrations to...
HRW criticizes Turkey’s crackdown on Kurdish opposition
This article was posted by Ekurd Daily on 20 March 2017. ISTANBUL,— The Turkish government has jailed 13 members of the pro-Kurdish democratic opposition in parliament on terrorism charges and taken direct control of 82 municipalities in the Kurdish southeast region,...
UN says no ethnic cleansing by Kurds in northern Syria
This article was posted by ARANews on 15 March 2017. The U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic released a new report that refused allegations by Amnesty International and Turkey that the Kurds have been involved in ethnic...
More detentions against the HDP before Newroz celebrations on March 17-21 (HDP statement)
Dear friends, On March 16, 2017 the Turkish police carried out operations against HDP executives and members in several provinces, including Antalya, Adana, Antep, İstanbul, İzmir, Hatay, Mardin, Maraş, Muş, Tekirdağ, Adıyaman, Aydın, and Muğla. The majority of the...
On this day: Kawa and the story of Newroz
Published by ROAR Magazine 20 March 2016 The story of Newroz is a story of resistance. True to form, and despite a government-imposed ban, many Kurds in Turkey are celebrating the festival nonetheless. Newroz is the yearly festival at the start of Spring to celebrate...
Opinie: “Het is welletjes geweest met de arrogantie van Turkse leiders”, Dirk Rochtus
De rede lijkt zoek in Turkije. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan zweept zijn aanhangers die in het buitenland wonen op en bruuskeert Europa. Maar zijn fanatisme camoufleert onzekerheid en zal zijn land duur komen te staan. Dat schrijft Dirk Rochtus vandaag in een...
Undemocratic government take-over of Kurdish municipalities continues (update)
Below is the list of democratically elected co-mayors from the Kurdish region imprisoned by the Turkish regime. Added to this is the list of municipalities led by the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), regional sister party to the HDP, which were taken over...
Attacks on Yazidi People in Sinjar
The current state is against the interests of the Kurdistanian peoples (KNK statement) Yesterday, 2 March, an armed group related to the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) entered Şingal, intending to force their way into the town of Xanesor (near Musol in Iraq)....
