From the Joint Diplomatic Committee of Kurdistan Political Parties and Organizations, the Treaty of Lausanne Centenary Committee, and Independent Personalities of Kurdistan; An Urgent Appeal to the Public and Government On 23 March 2024, with the participation of representatives of Kurdistan political parties and organizations, the Joint Diplomatic Committee held its twenty-seventh meeting with Treaty…
Press Release
Condolences on the Moscow Attack, We Face the Same Enemy
We strongly condemn the terror attack on civilians during a concert in Moscow and send our deepest condolences to the families and people of the Russian Federation. As Kurds, we share their pain and know from personal experience how inhumane and cruel ISIS can be. Since 2014, we have lost thousands of civilians to the…
Analysis, Dossier
The New Turkish Threat, the Same Old War
The New Turkish Threat, the Same Old War INDEX • Turkey Plans a Renewed War on Kurd • Turkey Preys on an Unstable Iraq • Turkey’s Economy in Tatters • Turkey’s Geostrategic Significance in Peril • Turkey’s Violations of Press Freedom and Human Rights • Turkey’s Foreign Policy of “Neither-Nor” • Kurdistan Is Not a…
Press Release
Response to allegations made by US Secretary of State Blinken Concerning the PKK
Recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Washington DC as part of the series of US-Turkey discussions dubbed the “Strategic Mechanism”. During last week’s meeting, Mr. Blinken parroted the slanderous disinformation of Turkish President Erdoğan’s authoritarian regime, making no mention of the Erdoğan’s comprehensive stifling of opposition…
Eastern (Iran), Press Release
KNK Strongly Condemn Iran’s Brutality Against the Kurdish People and Political Prisoners
This morning, the Iranian regime executed Kurdish political prisoners Mohsen Mazloum, Mohammad Faramarzi, Vafa Azarbar and Pejman Fatehi. Once again, we see that Kurdish lives are being sacrificed to serve political interests, with this most recent round of political murders occurring just after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in…
Press Release
Kurdistan National Congress Statement Regarding the Attacks on Erbil
The invaders of Kurdistan have continuously planned, in every way, to destroy our achievements and wipe our nation off the map. In Northern (Turkey) and Eastern (Iran) Kurdistan, they have implemented the policy of denial and assimilation of our people. In the Western (Syria) and Southern (Iraq) parts of Kurdistan, they have been planning to…
Press Release
Kurds Stand with the Japanese after their 2024 Earthquake
The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the nation of Japan and the Japanese people in the aftermath of the recent New Year’s Day earthquake near the Noto Peninsula. So far, this earthquake has resulted in hundreds of injuries and dozens of casualties, with the possibility of mud slides…
Press Release
The Turkish state is killing the Kurds, and the world is silent!
The Turkish state is attacking hospitals, schools, mosques, service factories, grain warehouses, oil stations, power plants and all service infrastructures in Rojava with all kinds of weapons, targeting civilians and the entire population of the region. The attacks of the invading Turkish state on North and East Syria must be stopped and condemned. During this…