Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) The PACE committee composed of Norwegian parliamentarian Ingebjørg Godskesen, Serbian parliamentarian Nataša Vuckovic and Turkey co-rapporteurs will…
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Washington Kurdish Institute
The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, research and educational organization that was established in September 1996 WKI is committed to increasing public awareness of Kurd-related issues, protecting human, cultural, and political rights throughout Kurdistan, and supporting and developing Kurdistan’s civil society.
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Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) Turkey’s Parliament commission passes a bill to lift Kurdish MPs immunity on May 2, 2016. People’s Democratic Party…
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Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş visited the vigil for imprisoned academics in Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison and stated that…
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Hanar Marouf is Human Rights activist based in Iraqi Kurdistan. She has a master degree in Politics and International Relations. Follow Hanar @Hanar_Marouf
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Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) Around 100 people from Lice have headed to the operation area as human shields against the intense bombing…
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Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) People Democratic Party(HDP) committee headed by co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş continue their visits to German political parties and democratic…
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Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) Turkish fighter jets hit Komuta village and Bukriska village surroundings last night. While two houses were destroyed in…
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Today March 31, 2016, on the sideline of President Erdogan’s speech at the Brookings Institute, hundreds of angry protestors chanted slogans against him and…
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Turkey (Bakur or North Kurdistan) HDP (People’s Democratic Party) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and a delegation of deputies accompanying him have paid a visit to…
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Washington Kurdisan Institute By: Yousif Ismael & Aveen Karim March 21, 2016 In June 2014, the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization completely seized control…