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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.
Artillery strike by state forces target houses in Sur, leaving 7 wounded
Published by ANF, december 17, 2015 Onslaught by state forces continues against civilian people in Amed's central Sur district which remains under a heavy curfew for 16 days. Onslaught by state forces continues against civilian people in Amed's central Sur district...
Peshmerga fighters: We stand by guerrillas against Turkish military
Published by ANF on December 17, 2015 Peshmerga fighters who spoke to ANF stated that they do not accept or want the presence of Turkish troops in South Kurdistan, and will be standing by guerrillas against Turkish military in Kurdistan lands. KIRKUK - ANF Peshmerga...
ICG-report: A Sisyphean Task? Resuming Turkey-PKK Peace Talks
New report form The International Crisis Group on resuming Turkey-PKK Peace Talks Europe Briefing N°77 17 Dec 2015 OVERVIEW Locked in their deadliest violence in two decades, the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should urgently resume peace talks....
Kurdish-Arab coalition in Syria creates political wing
Published by Ekurd Daily on December 10, 2015 DERIK, Syrian Kurdistan,— A Kurdish-Arab coalition fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria has announced the creation of a political wing, as momentum builds for a diplomatic solution to the war. The...
HDP Europe call the international community to denounce the ongoing onslaught in Kurdish cities
Published by HDP Europe, December 16, 2015 People in Cizre district of Şırnak have taken to the streets yesterday to protest the fifth curfew imposed alongside Silopi. Mass marches have been staged and barricades have been built in Cudi and Nur neighborhoods where...
URGENT CALL FOR ACTION and SOLIDARITY! End military curfew in Kurdish towns of Turkey!
Call for action and solidarity of the Women Freedom Assembly in Turkey KÖM The war in Turkey is intensifying; people, all living beings and history is being destroyed! As the State becomes more and more ISIS-like, the peoples’ resistance resembles Kobanê! In the...
MESOP : INTERNATIONAL APPEAL TO SAVE HASANKEYF IN KURDISTAN
Published by Mesop, December 2015 1) We would like to share the press release below about the selection of Hasankeyf by Europa Nostra among the the 14 most endangered heritage sites. In March the final selection of the most 7 sites will be done. 2) For around three...
Kurds Resist State-Imposed Curfews In Turkey – Joris Leverink
Published by Roar magazine on December 15, 2015 The scenes of destruction in the Kurdish towns and neighborhoods placed under curfew by the Turkish authorities do not just resemble a war zone – they are a war zone. This is a war of a government against its people. A...
Koerdisch voor beginners bij Elcker-Ik in Antwerpen
Koerdisch voor beginners Begeleiding: Kazim Orak en Orhan Kiliç Locatie Elcker-Ik (lokaal D 2.1) Breughelstraat 31-33 2018 Antwerpen Tel: 03/218 65 60 Rek nr: BE31 001-0559669-55 E-mail: [email protected] Data: Telkens van 18u30 tot 21u30 Wo 6/1/16 Wo 13/1/16 Wo...
