Category: Report
Diyarbakir Sur Neighborhood: Government Sells us our own home!
The people of Sur neighborhood in Diyarbakir are criticizing the Turkish government and say: The government is selling us our own homes! Muhammad Dogan and Tehsin Ekinci, two residents of this very historic and touristic district of Diyarbakir, say that when the PKK entered this historic district in 2015, army forces also came to Sur. […]
Kurdish Literature Association founded in Diyarbakir
Seven Kurdish writers from Turkey founded the Kurdish Literature Association in Diyarbakir. The forum is located in the Dijle Kendi neighborhood, and was attended by guests from Kurdish institutions, including Bedran Ozturk, co-chair of the PKK-affiliated Democratic Society Congress, and Mr. Ozturk was among the speakers. Hogir Birbir, one of the founders of the association, […]
Turkey: role of Kurdish language in earthquake
An earthquake hit Turkey in the early days of the year that killed and injured hundreds. Rescue forces have taken various steps to carry out their duties, including trying to get the living off the rubble as quickly as possible. Since Xarpet and Malatya – quake-stricken areas – are Kurdish, so there is the issue […]
US establishes military bases in KRG
An unnamed Israeli source told Breaking Defense website that the United States is setting up three military bases in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG). Contrary to US President Donald Trump’s statement, the source said the US is currently building at least three military bases in the KRG near the border with Iran, according […]
Kurdish flag or flags?
“The Kurdish National Unity Working Group” was held in Diyarbakir. The group was attended by various Kurdish parties and organizations in Turkey, including the Democratic People’s Party (HDP), the Democratic Society Congress – both affiliated with the PKK. Given that the flag in that group is the same as the flag of Kurdistan Regional Government […]
Hooshmand Alipoor: Armed Human Rights Activity?!
Four Turkish Kurdish political parties issued a joint statement condemning Iran for issuing the death sentence for Hoshmand Alipour and demanded the abolition of the death sentence and releaing him. In their statement, they claim that members of the Komala, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) are in Iran’s prisons. […]
KRG: Qasem Soleimani supported us
Nazem Dabbagh, the representative of the Kurdistan Regionanl Government (KRG) in Tehran, interviewed by Rudaw TV spoke on general Qsem Soleimani and his relations with the officials of the KRG. In the interview, he said that Suleimani’s relations with the KRG were very friendly. He was a person who responded to our requests every moment, […]
Statement of the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch on the tragic events of the last few days
The Executive Council of Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) issued a statement following unfortunate events of the last week affecting the public opinion in Iran. The text of this statement is as follows: “The triangle of violence, extremism and terrorism has become the continuous policy of the ruling system in the international arena. Activists […]
Western experts: The US attack is in contradiction with international law and US doctrine
After the US drone strikes at Baghdad airport and the killing of Commander Qasem Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reactions to the US move were widespread. While US officials, those in favor of Donald Trump, are trying to justify the attack, critical reactions to the attack have […]
Cultural exchange rather than armed confrontation
Looking back on the past two hundred years of history, the Kurds can easily see the same problem repeatedly: uprising and war, defeat, betrayal, devastation, displacement. In the twentieth century, the two attributes of trusting in Western countries and eventually abandonment can be added to this vicious circle. This problem is most evident in the […]