At the 2023 NATO Summit in Lithuania, world leaders accepted the demands of authoritarian Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄźan, transforming the event into a high-level diplomatic session sanctioning the oppression of the Kurdish people and promising continued bloodshed and displacement throughout Kurdistan. Before the summit, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson…
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Dossier, Press Release
Urgent Call on the Council of Europe, EU and UN for Ad Hoc Mission to Imrali
Serious Threats to Life and Health of Abdullah Ă–calan  – PDF Background Paper on the Imrali Regime In an interview on July 8, Executive Council Member of the Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union (KCK) Mr. Sabri Ok said on the Kurdish TV Channel Sterk TV that threatening letters have recently been sent to Abdullah Ă–calan anonymously…
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Under Permanent Threat – the Makhmour Refugee Camp
Information Paper on the Current State of the Refugee Camp Makhmour (Maxmur) May 2023 Content: KNK’s Urgent Call to UNHCR to stop Iraqi Army’s aggression against the Kurdish refugees in Makhmour (Maxmur) Chronology of incidents in the Makhmour Refugee Camp Letter of the Residents of the Makhmour Refugee Camp to the UNHCR in Geneva A…
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Urgent Call to UNHCR to stop Iraqi Army’s aggression against the Kurdish refugees in Makhmour
Mr. Filippo Grande United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees E-Mail: hqpi00@unhcr.org Twitter: @FilippoGrandi or @Refugees Urgent Call to UNHCR to stop Iraqi Army’s aggression against the Kurdish refugees in Makhmour This morning the Iraqi Armed Forces surrounded the UNHCR Makhmour (Mexmur) Refugee Camp with tens of armoured vehicles, special forces and police personnel, and…
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Marching Against Executions in Iran – Together We Say “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî”!
A popular uprising against the Iranian regime has continued since the heinous murder of 22-year-old Kurdish woman JĂ®na Amini on 16 September 2022. Seven months after this horrific killing outraged the people of East Kurdistan and throughout Iran and brought about a state of revolution, the people of the country remain defiant in the face…
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The genocide at the hand of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 must be recognised by Turkey!
Beginning on the 24th April,1915, the Ottoman Empire and their allies began a major genocide against the local Christians, together with a large number of Yezidi Kurds, living in Mesopotamia and Anatolia. This genocide was led by Ittihad and Terakki Society (The Committee of Union and Progress), the gangs of the Special Organization called TeĹźkĂ®lât-ı…
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We condem the attacks on Sulaymaniyah International Airport!
The occupying Turkish state attached Sulaymaniyah International Airport in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on 7 April 2023. The constant attacks of the Turkish state on South Kurdistan (northern Iraq) violate the principle of sovereignty and international law, and these unprovoked acts of military aggression are a continuation of the non-stop persecution and massacres of…
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Giving Non-Violent Politics a Chance: The KCK’s Declaration of a Military Halt and the International Community’s Responsibility in Turkey’s May 14 Elections
-Background Information-April 2023- PDF en English – PDF en Castellano Introduction Human Rights Violations The Kurdish Alternative ErdoÄźan’s “Turkey First” Strategy ErdoÄźan’s Disaster: The Earthquakes The KCK Declares a Military Halt The May 14 Elections Ă–calan’s Freedom is Crucial for the future of the Kurds *** Introduction One hundred years ago the Treaty of Lausanne divided Kurdistan…