Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) The Turkish government has shut down an independent Turkish broadcaster on Friday after accusing it of supporting Kurds. …
Washington Kurdish Institute

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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On February 10, 2016, the Washington Kurdish Institute conducted a Skype interview with Professor Abbas Vali on the political situation in Rojhelat (Iranian Kurdistan) …
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Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) In Cizre district where a state of siege continues for over two months despite the recent announcement that …
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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Mehmet Gurses Feb 23, 2016 Turkey, under the Justice and Development Party (AKP), has adopted an increasingly anti-Israel discourse, moved …
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Mehmet GursesMehmet Gurses is a professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University. His research interests include ethnic and religious conflict, post-civil war peace …
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Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş stated that genocide was taking place in Cizre Province, and called …
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Feb 12, 2016 Updated 02:12pm On February 10, 2016, the Washington Kurdish Institute hosted Mr. Osman Baydemir, the Parliamentarian of People’s Democratic Party (HDP) …
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Washington Kurdish Institute Hozan Afrini Feb 9, 2016 Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam) was formed through the merger of several organizations, and many of …
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Hozan Afrini Aref Khalil Morshed, known as Hozan Afrini, was born in Afrin Canton in Rojava (North Syria) in …
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Turkey (Bakur or North of Kurdistan) Dozens of people who remained trapped in the basement of a largely demolished building in Cizre for …