Kurdish News Weekly Briefing, 29 August – 4 September 2015 Wednesday, 09 September, 2015 In partnership with Peace in Kurdistan Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Question www.peaceinkurdistancampaign.com photo credit: Bianet.org Drowned Syrian Toddler Is Buried in Kobane 4 September 2015 / Vice NewsThe body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi has been…
Sunday, 23 August, 2015 In partnership with Peace in Kurdistan Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Question www.peaceinkurdistancampaign.com photo credit: Today’s Zaman PKK leader: Turkey is protecting IS by attacking Kurds 10 August 2015 / BBC NewsThe man leading the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has accused Turkey of trying to protect…
Sunday, 23 August, 2015 In partnership with Peace in Kurdistan Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Question www.peaceinkurdistancampaign.com photo credit: Defense One PKK threatens to send fighters to southeast Turkey as violence flares 18 August 2015 / Middle East EyeThe military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) warned that it…
Monday, 03 August, 2015 In partnership with Peace in Kurdistan Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Question www.peaceinkurdistancampaign.com photo credit: The Guardian/ Murad Sezer/Reuters Syrian safe zone: US relents to Turkish demands after border crisis grows 26 July 2015 / GuardianAfter several days of prevarication, US officials have confirmed the Obama administration’s agreement…
Saturday, 01 August, 2015 In partnership with Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representation, www.uk.gov.krd Photo credit: www.rudaw.net Humanitarian Iraq human rights commission: Fallujah refugees exceed 70,000 families UN closes Iraq health programs Iraq hit by heatwaves, making life for refugees even tougher Please donate to Kurdistan Emergency Appeal Defence and Security…
Wednesday, 22 July, 2015 In partnership with Peace in Kurdistan Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Question www.peaceinkurdistancampaign.com photo credit: Hurriyet Daily News At least 30 dead in suspected ISIL suicide bombing in Turkey’s border with Syria 20 July / HurriyetAn explosion has killed at least 30 in a municipal culture…
Saturday, 11 July, 2015 In partnership with Peace in Kurdistan Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Questionwww.peaceinkurdistancampaign.com photo credit: Press TV Turkish troops on Syria border in bid to outmanoeuvre Kurds 5 July 215 / Gulf Times The recent advances by Kurdish militias in northern Syria, seizing key territories from…
Sunday, 22 March, 2015 By Rosa BurcRosa Burc completed a BA in Politics and Sociology at the University of Bonn in Germany, followed by an MSc in International Politics at SOAS, University of London. She is currently one of the coordinators of the London-based Centre for Kurdish Progress. She tweets…
Sunday, 22 February, 2015 Unite the Union offers its support and solidarity to the people of Kobane who have been in a relentless battle over the past month to protect the city, their human rights and secular society from the fundamentalist politics of IS militants. Unite applauds the progressive forces,…