A source from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) told Kurdistan 24 that “Nazism and racism would not be tolerated in the autonomous Kurdish region, and such actions are against the law.”
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Kurdistan Region Asayish shut down ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 04-09-2019 06:37
Missing Yezidi victims continue to ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 30-08-2019 07:14
Although the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) territorially defeated the Islamic State on March 23 in Baghouz, there are still missing Yezidis (Ezidis) who are being rescued from refugee camps in Syria.
Amnesty ‘extremely disturbed’ with ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 29-08-2019 06:04
Amnesty described the developments as “extremely disturbing,” adding the returns “are clearly premature.”
Belgian Kurd spent 40 days in ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 28-08-2019 08:22
Belgian Kurdish student Gulsum Cetinkaya (27), spent 40 days in prison in Turkey for posting on Facebook about Kurds in that country four years ago, local Belgian media reported.
Turkey begins 'Operation Claw 3' ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 24-08-2019 15:43
Turkey launched the "Operation Claw 3" military campaign against fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Friday, crossing over its southern border into the autonomous Kurdistan Region's province of Dohuk, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry announced the following day.
Kurdistan remains a safe haven for ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 24-08-2019 15:43
On Thursday, the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced that the autonomous federal region of Iraq is committed to providing sanctuary to those who have faced danger as a result of their religious beliefs.
UN Special Rapporteur says half of ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 22-08-2019 06:29
"Kurdish political prisoners charged with national security offenses represent almost half of the total number of political prisoners in Iran."
UK opposition leader says Turkey’s ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 22-08-2019 06:27
“Turkey should respect human rights, the rule of law, and not undermine its democracy.”
US criticizes removal of Kurdish ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 22-08-2019 06:26
State Department Spokesperson, Morgan Ortagus, in a press briefing on Wednesday, criticized Turkey’s action two days before in ousting Kurdish mayors from their positions...
Gas bombs have become the Israeli ...
GroenLinks Utrecht 21-08-2019 18:22
An Israeli human rights organisation said on Tuesday that tear gas canisters used to disperse the demonstrators have become an Israeli weapon to kill the protestors of the return marches in the Gaza S...