Washington Kurdish Institute January 1, 2018 In 2017, the Kurds, in all parts of Kurdistan, continued to be targeted, oppressed, and attacked by authoritarian …
Turkey (Bakur)
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Washington Kurdish Institute November 3, 2017 One year ago, Turkish police raided the homes of the democratically elected lawmakers from the Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic …
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Statement by the Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP): August 11, 2017 Torture in Şapatan village of Şemdinli/Hakkari and observations of the People’s Democratic Party …
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On July 19, 2017, a coalition of protestors from various groups exercised their First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, expression, press and assembly …
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Washington Kurdish Institute On July 7, 2017 the jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, a democratically elected member of parliament and the co-chair of the …
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Washington Kurdish Institute June 22, 2017 An estimated 20 million Kurds currently live in Turkey. Yet, today these people live in constant fear and …
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Washington Kurdish Institute June 1, 2017 The Turkish court in the city of Batman sentenced a Kurdish lawmaker of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), …
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May 26 On May 25, The Kurdish Policy Research Center held its second annual conference, “The U.S.-Kurdish Collaboration in the Course of Reshaping the …
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May 16 During Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington for meetings with U.S. officials, the Kurdish community organized a protest in front …
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April 27, 2017 Following Turkey’s air strikes on the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in both Iraq and Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayeb Erdogan vows more …