Our deepest and most sincere condolences to philosopher Antonio (Toni) Negri’s Family It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of philosopher Antonio (Toni) Negri in Paris, last night. We want to express our deepest and most sincere condolences to his family. Toni Negri was a close friend of the Kurdish people,…
The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) welcomes the step of Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA) to remove the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from their list of terrorist organizations, which complies with the framework of UN 1267. We believe that the Ministry of Justice of Japan have made a responsible decision informed by the facts, rather…
Open Letter to UN Secretary-General Mr. António Guterres and UN Women Executive Director Dr. Sima Sami Bahous On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, the United Nations is launching a campaign entitled “UNITE! Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women & Girls! #NoExcuse”. #NoExcuse should be…
The occupying Turkish state bombed civilians and people in Ranya There are reports that many civilians were injured and killed as a result of the bombing by Turkish UAVs near the Boskênî village of Ranya district of Southern Kurdistan. The Turkish army, which has been committing massacres against the Kurdish people every day in recent…
The European Parliament awarding the Sakharov Prize to the murdered Kurdish woman Jîna Aminî and the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” (Women, Life, Freedom) movement in Iran, is a clear indication of their appreciation for the women’s struggle for freedom in Eastern Kurdistan (northwest Iran). Likewise, it should also be seen as definitive criticism of the misogyny…
The recent attack on the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza reportedly resulted in the death of as many as 500 civilians, most of them women and children. This massacre is a human tragedy and crime against humanity. We as the Kurdish National Congress (KNK) strongly condemn this and all other attacks from both sides against…
Yesterday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan publicly declared that all infrastructure and energy facilities in Rojava/North and East Syria (NES) and northern Iraq/Iraqi Kurdistan are “legitimate targets”, although military attacks on civilian infrastructure clearly violate international humanitarian laws and conventions. Turkish FM Fidan has claimed, without evidence, that those responsible for the attack on the…
For several days a human tragedy is unfolding in front of the eyes of the world, as almost 100,000 Armenians in Artsakh (Karabakh) are being driven into exile. This illegal ethnic cleansing is being carried out by the dictatorships in Azerbaijan and Turkey, motivated by a pan-Turkic geopolitical motivation to connect the two nations. As…