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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.
UNOHCHR: Need for transparency, investigations, in light of “alarming” reports of major violations in south-east Turkey – Zeid
Published by OHCHR 10 May 2016 GENEVA (10 May 2016) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Tuesday that he had received a succession of alarming reports about violations allegedly committed by Turkish military and security forces in...
From Oslo to Ankara: two Kurdish women walk 5000 km for peace and justice
From Oslo to Ankara: two Kurdish women walk 5000 km for peace and justice Saadet Che Demir and Gulbahar Adanc are two young Kurdish women from Norway, who have a remarkable story to tell. Saadet and Gulbahar had been Kurdish activists for a long time, but the massacre...
The Task of the Kurdistan people in the Hundredth Anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement (16th of May 1916)
Kurdistan is a rich and a fertile land. Therefore, it has been subjected to aggressions and occupations. The richness of Kurdistan has always attracted both neighboring countries and other countries far away in a colonial-interest manner. They all have exploited...
Joint Declaration Against the Palace Coup in Turkey
Joint declaration of a committee consisting of 254 signatories, Civil Society Organisations, political parties, associations, foundations, co-mayors, and individuals gathering upon the call from Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK – Halkların Demokratik Kongresi) and...
Help us urge UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to think again on the planned World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul
Dear Mr/Ms For months now, Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey has been persisting in his genocidal war against the Kurdish people. Hundreds of civilians including women and children are being killed without any consideration for international law or humanitarian...
“To demand peace is not a crime”: Turkish academics on trial – Margaret Owen
Published by Open Democracy on 29 April 2016 President Erdoğan's attack on academics and freedom of speech calls into question whether Turkey will ever comply with the Copenhagen Criteria which govern EU accession. But does Turkey care? Last Friday, April 21st, four...
Turkish parl’t committee approves a bill that strips Kurdish lawmakers of immunity
Published by Ekurd 3 May 2016 ANKARA,— A Turkish parliamentary committee approved late on Monday a bill that strips deputies of immunity from prosecution, paving the way for legislation that members of the pro-Kurdish opposition say is designed to target them and...
Under Turkish siege, thousands of Kurdish civilians suffer shortage of food and medicine in Nusaybin
Published by ARA News on April 21, 2016 NUSAYBIN – Around 35 thousand civilians trapped inside the mainly Kurdish city of Nusaybin southeastern Turkey are suffering from severe shortage of water, food and medicines as well as complete electricity outage, local sources...
TIHV Fact Sheet on Curfews Between August 16, 2015 and April 20, 2016 and civilians deaths
Published by TIHV, april 2016 FACT SHEET on DECLARED CURFEWS BETWEEN AUGUST 16, 2015 and APRIL 20, 2016 and CIVILIANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ACCORDING to the DATA of HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION of TURKEY DOCUMENTATION CENTER Between the dates August 16, 2015 and April 20,...
