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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.
Stop Turkey’s use of chemical weapons, says Peace in Kurdistan — ANF NEWS (13 October 2021)
"Peace in Kurdistan" Campaign issued a statement to condemn the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish state. In a statement on ANF News, Peace in Kurdistan mentioned that since Turkey’s armed forces invaded northern Iraq/South Kurdistan on 23 April 2021 there have...
Press Release – Prosecution of 4 Turkish nationals for participating in the terrorist activities on Kurdish representatives
PRESS RELEASE - Prosecution of 4 Turkish nationals for participating in the activities of a terrorist organization that targeted an attack on Kurdish representatives and a Brussels institution On Friday 1 October at 8.45 a.m., the 23rd Correctional Chamber of the...
“STOP TURKISH WAR CRIMES IN KURDISTAN” — PROTEST ACTION / SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 (12 AM) / Place de Luxembourg, Brussels
We hereby condemn the attack by Turkish warplanes on a hospital in the village of Sikêniyê in the Sinjar region, where civilians were being treated. On August 17, 2021, the hospital was bombed three times in a row. We express our condolences to the families of the...
Three dead after Turkish strike on clinic in Sinjar (Sources: Middle East Eye, France 24 & AFP)
Various news sources (AFP, Middle East Eye, France 24) report that on Tuesday, August 17, at least three people were killed and five injured after a Turkish airstrike on a hospital in Sinjar (NW of Iraq). While all the attention of the world press is, for...
“The Rojava-Revolution of 19 July 2012 is based on the legacy of a long struggle” – Interview with Hesen Koçer on ANF News
Last Monday (July 19) marked the anniversary of the beginning of the Rojava revolution. On July 19, 2012, the uprising in Kobanê gave birth to an emancipatory, social project that is drawing the hopes of people worldwide. The digital newsplatform ANF interviewed Hesen...
The unique Rojava society model — Webinar 5: The voice and future of the young generation
The young generation has an essential role to play in the development towards independence, both for themselves and for others. The participants of this webinar obtained impressive and even captivating testimonials from our two young speakers, who, despite all...
Turkey: indictment approved seeking the closure of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)
The General Assembly of the Turkish Constitutional Court unanimously accepted the indictment seeking the closure of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) On Twitter, the representation of the HDP in Europe writes: "The ‘political wishes’ of the Erdogan regime approved....
Letter: Clarification of Events During Turkish Occupation Campaign in South Kurdistan (June, 12 2021)
The Kurdish Institute supports the letter addressed to the international representatives and diplomatic missions in Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan). The reason is on one hand to denounce the Turkish invasion that started in northern Iraq since April. Another attack on the...
DEFORESTATION with the aim of DEPOPULATION – A criminal way to make the Kurdish region uninhabitable
The Kurdish region in northern Iraq near the Turkish border is being deforested and devastated during Turkish military operations. It is a criminal way to make the region uninhabitable for the local population. According to local witnesses, this inhumane strategy has...
