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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.
Syriac-Assyrian Christians in Syria warn NATO:
No Turkish intervention in Syria against the Democratic Self-Administration We ask for peace but we will defend ourselves against a Turkish attack We, Syriac-Assyrian Christians in Syria have been one of the peoples suffering most under the violence of ISIS. All the...
Na de aanslag in Suruc – vrijheidsstrijd in Rojava verdient onze actieve solidariteit
Hoe meer steun links-radicale krachten aan het proces weten te geven, hoe overbodiger dat leunen op Amerikaanse luchtsteun wordt, hoe makkelijker het ook wordt om daarmee te breken. Zolang de PYD vrijwel alleen staat, hebben critici als ik een beetje makkelijk praten,...
Crowdfunding Campaign for Kobanê
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ISIS’s strategy of terror – Hanin Ghaddar
Published by Now, July 14, 2015 Der Spiegel investigative journalist Christoph Reuter is probably known to the English-speaking readership for his recent story on coming into possession of ISIS’s initial planning documents. However, this story is only part of his...
Legislative Proposal from HDP to Abolish Highest Election Threshold in Europe
HDP pointed out 10% election threshold was an obstacle for democratization and gave legislative proposal for threshold to be abolished. Ankara - BIA News Desk, 15 July 2015 Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) gave legislative proposal to Grand National Assembly of Turkey...
Ankara cracks down on IS; but is it too little too late? – Noah Blaser
Published by Al-Monitor, July 13, 2015 Released pending trial, Murat returned to his tumbledown home district of Haci Bayram, in Ankara, to find police staking out the men who had helped funnel recruits like himself into Syria. “It was never like this before,” said...
Is the Islamic State really a terrorist group? Turkey’s lawyers don’t think so – Metin Gurcan
Published by Al-Monitor, July 13, 2015 Is the Islamic State (IS) a terrorist organization? The Turkish people are left wondering because of the gaps between public perception and the legal system in Turkey. In June 2014, 70.7% of Turks labeled IS as a terrorist...
Turkey PM ends first coalition talks, only one partner in sight
Published by Agence France Presse, July 15, 2015 .................................................................................................................................................................... ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu...
KCK and Kurdish Women’s Movement meet with Pope Francis
Published by Ekurd Daily, July 13, 2015 SANTA CRUZ,— Representatives of the Kurdish Communities Union (Koma Civakên Kurdistan, KCK) and the Kurdish Women’s Movement joined the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements as guests of honour. The second World Meeting of...
