Statement 13.04.2011 – The demonstrations for the “freedom for civil disobedience” executing by the Kurdish community in Turkey and Syria are still in continuance. The attacks against these attempts by the governments are also still continuing. Nearly all of the cities in north Kurdistan (Turkey Kurdistan), and the cities in Turkey which there are a…
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Press Release
Kurdish People are Standing Firm in the Defence of Their Freedom and Existence
Statement 28.03.2011 – This year’s Newroz celebrations have been the largest mass demonstrations in Kurdistan. Millions of people attended the Newroz festival of resistance, freedom and peace. The Kurdish people sent a message to Turkey first of all, to regional powers and to the whole world, that they would not let the policies designed to…
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Massacres and mass graves are crimes against humanity
Statement 07.02.2011 – The Kurdish nation has repeatedly drawn humanity’s attention to the genocide carried out by the Turkish state against the Kurdish people. However neither international forces, nor European countries, nor the USA nor wider international public opinion have heeded the call of the Kurdish nation. Today it has become obvious that Turkey has…
Analysis, Northern (Turkey), Press Release
Open Letter: Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan commits crime agaiagainst humanity
The Language and Education Commission of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) send an letter to United Nations(UN) and EU Presidency on the Kurdish language education in Turkey. We said hat “Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan commits crime against humanity”. We hereby present to you extracts of select documentation of crimes by state and government…
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KNK concerned to hear that Kurdish leaders are being questioned by MI5
Statement 08.12.2010 – The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) has been informed that over the last few days several leading members of the Kurdish community in Britain have been questioned by members of MI5. As far as it can be ascertained a total of 15 individuals have been visited at their homes by officers who identified…
Northern (Turkey), Press Release
Turkish soldiers exploded bombs on Hakkari village road and killed 10 civilians
Statement 16.09.2010 – The Turkish State punished Kurdish people as a result of their decision to boycott the referendum. Today early in the morning on the Hakkari Pinyanis (Gecitli) road a minibus, which was carrying the villagers, was exploded by a landed mine; 10 civilians died and two were injured. After that the villagers, who went…
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The Turkish army is conducting an unjust war and atrocities in Kurdistan
Statement 15.07.2010 – We want to draw your attention to atrocities and war crimes committed by the Turkish army.Humanity has been trying since the earliest ages to create a law of war and for over 150 years has applied some form of treaty for the rules of war time. Turkey is an subscriber to many…
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Turkey is preparing to carry the war to outside its borders
Statement 22.06.2010 – After the skirmish that took place between Kurdish guerrillas and Turkish army on 19.06.2010 in Semdinli district of Hakkari, the Turkish state has started to deploy special units on the borders of Southern Kurdistan by helicopters. Intense military deployment is an indication of a land operation. Ten thousand soldiers are stationed on…